Bhutan vs Congo: Urban population growth

Bhutan
2.7%
in 2025
Congo
2.7%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
54th
Congo rank
52nd

Urban population growth over time

  • Bhutan
  • Congo
05101520196119932025

How they compare

Congo currently reports 2.7% against 2.7% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bhutan ahead.

Globally, Bhutan ranks 54th and Congo ranks 52nd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,129 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.