Congo vs Post-demographic dividend: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Congo
65.3%
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend
37.7%
in 2025
Congo rank
6th
Post-demographic dividend rank
6th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Congo
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Congo currently reports 65.3% against 37.7% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 27.6%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.7 times Post-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.
Congo ranks 6th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Post-demographic dividend in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.2% | 28.0% | 6.8% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 29.6% | 30.7% | 1.1% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 41.7% | 32.2% | 9.5% | Congo |
| 1990s | 46.5% | 33.8% | 12.7% | Congo |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 35.0% | 16.8% | Congo |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 36.4% | 21.3% | Congo |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 37.6% | 26.4% | 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- Congo, at 65.3% against 37.7% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Congo and Post-demographic dividend?
- 27.6%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Post-demographic dividend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Congo ranks 6th and Post-demographic dividend 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.