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Urban Population rose 3.03% to 3.98 mil in Congo in 2021

Urban Population (mil), 2021
Society | Congo | February 1, 2023
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Urban population rose 3.03% to 3.98 mil in Congo in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, urban population in Congo reached an all time high of 3.98 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.334 mil in 1960. When compared to Congo's main peers, urban population in Cameroon amounted to 15.8 mil, 2.33 mil in Central African Republic, 2.12 mil in Gabon and 44.3 mil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2021.

Congo has been ranked 108th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Urban Population Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Angola mil 17.8 18.7 19.6 20.5 21.4
Cameroon mil 12.6 13.1 13.6 14.1 14.7
Central African Republic mil 1.94 1.99 2.05 2.11 2.18
Chad mil 3.18 3.31 3.45 3.60 3.75
Congo mil 3.32 3.42 3.53 3.64 3.75
Dem. Republic of the Congo mil 33.6 35.3 37.0 38.7 40.5
Equatorial Guinea mil 0.951 0.995 1.04 1.08 1.13
Gabon mil 1.79 1.85 1.90 1.96 2.01
Nigeria mil 88.0 91.8 95.8 99.9 104
Sudan mil 12.9 13.4 14.0 14.5 15.1
Zambia mil 6.81 7.12 7.43 7.76 8.10

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