Congo - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Congo was 3,742,867 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,742,867 in 2020 and a minimum value of 321,778 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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 321,778
1961 337,115
1962 353,329
1963 370,444
1964 388,517
1965 407,540
1966 427,609
1967 448,745
1968 471,025
1969 494,466
1970 519,200
1971 545,250
1972 572,661
1973 601,385
1974 631,990
1975 664,820
1976 699,040
1977 734,631
1978 771,738
1979 810,452
1980 850,865
1981 892,999
1982 936,914
1983 982,510
1984 1,029,650
1985 1,072,780
1986 1,111,988
1987 1,152,189
1988 1,193,497
1989 1,236,128
1990 1,280,275
1991 1,326,046
1992 1,373,503
1993 1,422,781
1994 1,474,008
1995 1,527,400
1996 1,583,234
1997 1,642,924
1998 1,705,051
1999 1,769,309
2000 1,835,639
2001 1,903,599
2002 1,973,547
2003 2,046,738
2004 2,124,992
2005 2,209,458
2006 2,301,053
2007 2,399,049
2008 2,501,002
2009 2,603,311
2010 2,703,396
2011 2,800,042
2012 2,894,148
2013 2,987,549
2014 3,083,054
2015 3,182,829
2016 3,287,507
2017 3,396,521
2018 3,509,318
2019 3,625,007
2020 3,742,867

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Congo was 67.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 67.83 in 2020, 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. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 31.60
1961 32.32
1962 33.05
1963 33.78
1964 34.52
1965 35.27
1966 36.03
1967 36.80
1968 37.57
1969 38.35
1970 39.13
1971 39.92
1972 40.72
1973 41.51
1974 42.36
1975 43.26
1976 44.18
1977 45.09
1978 46.01
1979 46.93
1980 47.86
1981 48.78
1982 49.71
1983 50.63
1984 51.56
1985 52.22
1986 52.64
1987 53.06
1988 53.49
1989 53.91
1990 54.32
1991 54.74
1992 55.16
1993 55.58
1994 56.00
1995 56.41
1996 56.83
1997 57.30
1998 57.77
1999 58.23
2000 58.70
2001 59.16
2002 59.62
2003 60.08
2004 60.53
2005 60.99
2006 61.44
2007 61.89
2008 62.35
2009 62.80
2010 63.26
2011 63.71
2012 64.17
2013 64.63
2014 65.09
2015 65.54
2016 66.00
2017 66.46
2018 66.92
2019 67.37
2020 67.83

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization