Democratic Republic of Congo vs Post-demographic dividend: Urban population

Democratic Republic of Congo
50.90 million
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend
920.19 million
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
18th
Post-demographic dividend rank
15th

Urban population over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 920.19 million against 50.90 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 869.29 million.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 18.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 15th of 215 countries.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 3.98 million 522.40 million 518.42 million Post-demographic dividend
1970s 5.77 million 614.21 million 608.44 million Post-demographic dividend
1980s 8.77 million 681.25 million 672.48 million Post-demographic dividend
1990s 13.90 million 748.79 million 734.90 million Post-demographic dividend
2000s 21.62 million 819.29 million 797.67 million Post-demographic dividend
2010s 33.08 million 880.03 million 846.95 million Post-demographic dividend
2020s 46.10 million 908.90 million 862.80 million Post-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Democratic Republic of Congo or Post-demographic dividend?
Post-demographic dividend, at 920.19 million against 50.90 million in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Democratic Republic of Congo and Post-demographic dividend?
869.29 million, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Post-demographic dividend?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for urban population?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 15th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.