Population in cities of more than 1 million rose 4.39% to 23.0 mil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in cities of more than 1 million in Dem. Republic of the Congo reached an all time high of 23.0 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.980 mil in 1960.
Dem. Republic of the Congo has been ranked 15th within the group of 121 countries we follow in terms of population in cities of more than 1 million, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population in Cities of More Than 1 million | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | mil | 7.02 | 7.27 | 7.52 | 7.77 | 8.04 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cameroon | mil | 6.07 | 6.38 | 6.72 | 7.07 | 7.36 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chad | mil | 1.19 | 1.23 | 1.28 | 1.32 | 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | mil | 2.96 | 3.09 | 3.23 | 3.37 | 3.48 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 17.8 | 18.6 | 19.4 | 20.3 | 21.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Namibia | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sudan | mil | 5.13 | 5.26 | 5.40 | 5.53 | 5.68 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 5.95 | 6.30 | 6.66 | 7.05 | 7.43 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 2.19 | 2.29 | 2.41 | 2.52 | 2.65 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | mil | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 1.52 |
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