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 |