How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Egypt: Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations

Democratic Republic of Congo

24.2%

in 2025

Egypt

24.4%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

54th

Egypt rank

52nd

Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Egypt

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 24.4% against 24.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 54th and Egypt ranks 52nd of 121 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Egypt	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8.1%	20.8%	12.7%	Egypt
1970s	11.4%	22.3%	10.9%	Egypt
1980s	14.4%	22.2%	7.8%	Egypt
1990s	17.1%	23.0%	5.9%	Egypt
2000s	19.7%	23.6%	3.9%	Egypt
2010s	21.9%	23.8%	1.9%	Egypt
2020s	23.6%	24.2%	0.6%	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Democratic Republic of Congo or Egypt?: Egypt, at 24.4% against 24.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?: 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 54th and Egypt ranks 52nd 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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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

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.