Which has higher urban population, Democratic Republic of Congo or Lesotho?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 45.1% against 44.7% in Lesotho as of 2025.

What is the difference in urban population between Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho?

0.4%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Lesotho: Urban population

Democratic Republic of Congo

45.1%

in 2025

Lesotho

44.7%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

162nd

Lesotho rank

163rd

Urban population over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Lesotho

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 45.1% against 44.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 162nd and Lesotho ranks 163rd of 218 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1960s	23.0%	6.2%	16.7%	Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s	25.2%	10.7%	14.6%	Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s	28.3%	11.4%	16.9%	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	32.3%	16.0%	16.3%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	37.1%	22.4%	14.7%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	41.1%	33.2%	7.9%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	44.2%	42.2%	2.0%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Democratic Republic of Congo or Lesotho?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 45.1% against 44.7% in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho?: 0.4%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho rank globally for urban population?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 162nd and Lesotho ranks 163rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.