Dem. Rep. Congo - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Dem. Rep. Congo was 40,874,030 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 40,874,030 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3,400,361 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 3,400,361
1961 3,522,079
1962 3,649,210
1963 3,782,270
1964 3,922,365
1965 4,070,458
1966 4,227,233
1967 4,392,306
1968 4,564,674
1969 4,742,358
1970 4,924,315
1971 5,109,552
1972 5,299,138
1973 5,494,407
1974 5,698,654
1975 5,913,935
1976 6,141,743
1977 6,381,643
1978 6,630,163
1979 6,882,720
1980 7,135,883
1981 7,389,311
1982 7,645,261
1983 7,907,634
1984 8,182,625
1985 8,520,033
1986 8,876,846
1987 9,253,674
1988 9,660,137
1989 10,107,030
1990 10,602,700
1991 11,155,610
1992 11,762,420
1993 12,400,110
1994 13,037,940
1995 13,652,810
1996 14,233,460
1997 14,788,170
1998 15,338,240
1999 15,915,280
2000 16,544,510
2001 17,234,260
2002 17,981,230
2003 18,783,710
2004 19,635,480
2005 20,534,300
2006 21,483,250
2007 22,487,130
2008 23,545,870
2009 24,661,570
2010 25,833,940
2011 27,065,210
2012 28,355,100
2013 29,704,530
2014 31,115,110
2015 32,586,910
2016 34,121,210
2017 35,717,780
2018 37,376,670
2019 39,095,680
2020 40,874,030

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 45.64 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 45.64 in 2020, while its lowest value was 22.30 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 22.30
1961 22.52
1962 22.75
1963 22.98
1964 23.20
1965 23.43
1966 23.67
1967 23.90
1968 24.13
1969 24.37
1970 24.61
1971 24.85
1972 25.09
1973 25.33
1974 25.58
1975 25.82
1976 26.07
1977 26.32
1978 26.57
1979 26.82
1980 27.07
1981 27.33
1982 27.58
1983 27.84
1984 28.10
1985 28.51
1986 28.93
1987 29.35
1988 29.78
1989 30.20
1990 30.63
1991 31.07
1992 31.51
1993 31.95
1994 32.39
1995 32.84
1996 33.29
1997 33.74
1998 34.20
1999 34.66
2000 35.12
2001 35.59
2002 36.06
2003 36.53
2004 37.00
2005 37.48
2006 37.97
2007 38.47
2008 38.98
2009 39.49
2010 40.01
2011 40.54
2012 41.08
2013 41.63
2014 42.18
2015 42.74
2016 43.31
2017 43.88
2018 44.46
2019 45.05
2020 45.64

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization