Congo vs Ghana: Urban population, annual growth rate
Congo
2.77 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ghana
2.83 % change on previous year
in 2025
Congo rank
52nd
Ghana rank
51st
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Congo
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2.83 % change on previous year against 2.77 % change on previous year in Congo, a difference of 0.06 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Congo ranks 52nd and Ghana ranks 51st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.22 % change on previous year | 4.88 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1970s | 4.6 % change on previous year | 3.69 % change on previous year | 0.9175 % change on previous year | Congo |
| 1980s | 4.48 % change on previous year | 3.91 % change on previous year | 0.5608 % change on previous year | Congo |
| 1990s | 3.5 % change on previous year | 4.66 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2000s | 4.18 % change on previous year | 4.18 % change on previous year | 0.0001 % change on previous year | Congo |
| 2010s | 2.97 % change on previous year | 3.41 % change on previous year | 0.4415 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2020s | 2.59 % change on previous year | 2.89 % change on previous year | 0.3005 % change on previous year | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Congo or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 2.83 % change on previous year against 2.77 % change on previous year in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Congo and Ghana?
- 0.06 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ghana?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Ghana rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Congo ranks 52nd and Ghana ranks 51st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.