Democratic Republic of Congo vs United Kingdom: Urban population

Democratic Republic of Congo
50.90 million
in 2025
United Kingdom
57.90 million
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
18th
United Kingdom rank
16th

Urban population over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 57.90 million against 50.90 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 7.00 million.

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

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

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 16th 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.