Democratic Republic of Congo vs France: Urban population

Democratic Republic of Congo
50.90 million
in 2025
France
54.18 million
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
18th
France rank
17th

Urban population over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 54.18 million against 50.90 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 3.28 million.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and France ranks 17th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.