Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Congo
Congo: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 65.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Congo, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Congo stood at 65.3%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Congo peaked at 65.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1960.
That places Congo 6th out of 121 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.2% | 17.8% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.6% | 25.4% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.7% | 36.3% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.5% | 44.8% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 49.5% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 53.6% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 62.6% | 65.3% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Congo
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 6.48 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.7% (2025)
- Urban population 4.16 million (2025)
- Urban population 64.1% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.046 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.0% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 36.6% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 34.2% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 14.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Congo?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Congo was 65.3% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Congo ranks 6th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.