Australia vs Congo: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Australia
60.7%
in 2025
Congo
65.3%
in 2025
Australia rank
7th
Congo rank
6th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Australia
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 65.3% against 60.7% in Australia, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 7th and Congo ranks 6th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.3% | 21.2% | 35.1% | Australia |
| 1970s | 62.6% | 29.6% | 33.0% | Australia |
| 1980s | 61.5% | 41.7% | 19.8% | Australia |
| 1990s | 61.0% | 46.5% | 14.6% | Australia |
| 2000s | 58.9% | 51.8% | 7.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 57.7% | 2.5% | Australia |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 64.0% | 2.7% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Australia or Congo?
- Congo, at 65.3% against 60.7% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Australia and Congo?
- 4.6%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Congo?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Congo rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Australia ranks 7th and Congo ranks 6th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.