Congo vs Late-demographic dividend: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Congo
65.3%
in 2025
Late-demographic dividend
31.5%
in 2025
Congo rank
6th
Late-demographic dividend rank
7th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Congo
- Late-demographic dividend
How they compare
Congo currently reports 65.3% against 31.5% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 33.8%.
That makes Congo's figure about 2.1 times Late-demographic dividend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 6th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th of 121 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Late-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.2% | 11.0% | 10.3% | Congo |
| 1970s | 29.6% | 11.7% | 17.9% | Congo |
| 1980s | 41.7% | 13.3% | 28.4% | Congo |
| 1990s | 46.5% | 16.3% | 30.2% | Congo |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 21.4% | 30.4% | Congo |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 26.2% | 31.5% | Congo |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 30.2% | 33.8% | 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, Congo or Late-demographic dividend?
- Congo, at 65.3% against 31.5% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Congo and Late-demographic dividend?
- 33.8%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Late-demographic dividend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Congo ranks 6th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th 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.