ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn, ðɪ ˈɛmbəsi ʌvðə kˈɪŋdəm ʌvðə nˈɛðɜːləndz ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd ðæt ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ɐpɹˈɑːksɪmətli fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ dˈʌtʃ spˈiːkɚz ʌv ˈɔːl ˈeɪdʒᵻz ɪnðə dˌiːˌɑːɹsˈiː, spɹˈɛd θɹuːˈaʊt ðə tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi, wɪð vˈɛɹi ˈaɪsəlˌeɪɾᵻd ɡɹˈuːps.
In February 2014, the embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands indicated that there were approximately 420,000 Dutch speakers of all ages in the DRC, spread throughout the territory, with very isolated groups.