# Census mapping continues as DR Congo prepares its second population count

> A planning ministry official described the preparation process for the second population and housing census at ExpoBeton.

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- Published: 2026-10-11T18:18:35+00:00
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Daniel Epembe, secretary-general of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ministry of Planning, discussed the role of the country’s second general population and housing census in development planning at ExpoBeton in Kinshasa on October 10. Agence Congolaise de Presse reported that the census exercise is still under way.

Epembe said cartographers are working in the field to define enumeration areas. The ministry launched that mapping exercise in Kinshasa on September 28. The remarks report a preparatory stage, not a population result or a completed census.

## Data

### Census mapping launched

The planning ministry began fieldwork to delineate census enumeration areas.

Methodology: Dates follow the planning ministry official’s statements as reported by ACP.

| date | label | description | status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | Mapping stage | A ministry official said on October 10 that work was continuing; no census result was announced. | occurred |

Sources: <https://acp.cd/economie/recensement-general-en-rdc-la-planification-presentee-comme-un-levier-du-developpement-socio-economique/> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/drc-rgph2-census-mapping-development-planning-2026/data/census-mapping-process?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/drc-rgph2-census-mapping-development-planning-2026/data/census-mapping-process?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Agence Congolaise de Presse (ACP), reporting the Ministry of Planning secretary-general](<https://acp.cd/economie/recensement-general-en-rdc-la-planification-presentee-comme-un-levier-du-developpement-socio-economique/>) (Source checked: 2026-10-11; Published: 2026-10-10)

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