Democratic Republic of Congo vs Post-demographic dividend: Urban population
Urban population over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Post-demographic dividend
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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.