Congo - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Congo was 2,510,640 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,510,640 in 2010 and a minimum value of 320,292 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.

Source: World Bank Staff estimates based on United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 320,292
1961 336,323
1962 353,161
1963 370,830
1964 389,347
1965 408,741
1966 429,259
1967 450,726
1968 473,252
1969 496,980
1970 522,019
1971 549,569
1972 578,597
1973 608,997
1974 640,583
1975 673,225
1976 708,144
1977 744,210
1978 781,602
1979 820,588
1980 861,379
1981 902,981
1982 946,417
1983 991,578
1984 1,038,271
1985 1,086,361
1986 1,126,430
1987 1,167,462
1988 1,209,527
1989 1,252,729
1990 1,297,174
1991 1,342,795
1992 1,389,636
1993 1,438,043
1994 1,488,479
1995 1,541,246
1996 1,595,585
1997 1,652,405
1998 1,710,854
1999 1,769,709
2000 1,828,156
2001 1,885,582
2002 1,942,438
2003 2,000,258
2004 2,061,257
2005 2,126,973
2006 2,198,182
2007 2,274,181
2008 2,353,210
2009 2,432,666
2010 2,510,640

Urban population (% of total)

Urban population (% of total) in Congo was 62.10 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 62.10 in 2010, while its lowest value was 31.60 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

See also:

Year Value
1960 31.60
1961 32.34
1962 33.08
1963 33.82
1964 34.56
1965 35.30
1966 36.06
1967 36.82
1968 37.58
1969 38.34
1970 39.10
1971 39.94
1972 40.78
1973 41.62
1974 42.46
1975 43.30
1976 44.22
1977 45.14
1978 46.06
1979 46.98
1980 47.90
1981 48.76
1982 49.62
1983 50.48
1984 51.34
1985 52.20
1986 52.62
1987 53.04
1988 53.46
1989 53.88
1990 54.30
1991 54.72
1992 55.14
1993 55.56
1994 55.98
1995 56.40
1996 56.78
1997 57.16
1998 57.54
1999 57.92
2000 58.30
2001 58.68
2002 59.06
2003 59.44
2004 59.82
2005 60.20
2006 60.58
2007 60.96
2008 61.34
2009 61.72
2010 62.10

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization