Urban population, annual growth rate in Congo
Congo: Urban population, annual growth rate was 2.77 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population, annual growth rate in Congo, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, annual growth rate in Congo is 2.77 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Congo peaked at 5.75 % change on previous year in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2.46 % change on previous year, in 2022.
Congo ranks 52nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Congo, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.4 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.71 % change on previous year | -20.4% |
| 1963 | 2.86 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 3.01 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 3.15 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 3.29 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 3.41 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 3.53 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 3.65 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 3.75 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 3.86 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 3.95 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 4.02 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 4.18 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 4.5 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 4.94 % change on previous year | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 5.42 % change on previous year | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 5.69 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 5.75 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 5.65 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 5.42 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 5.04 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 4.35 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 4.32 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 4.06 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 3.92 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 3.8 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 3.71 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 3.56 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 3.53 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 3.67 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 3.69 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 3.58 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 3 % change on previous year | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 3.13 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 3.69 % change on previous year | +17.9% |
| 2000 | 4.88 % change on previous year | +32.3% |
| 2001 | 4.81 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 3.3 % change on previous year | -31.3% |
| 2003 | 3.69 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 4.25 % change on previous year | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 4.33 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.35 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.11 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 3.65 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 4.38 % change on previous year | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 4.52 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 3.58 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 2.71 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.65 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.64 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.61 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 2.49 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.48 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.79 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 2025 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, annual growth rate in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +32.3% | 3.69 % change on previous year | 4.88 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.22 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | 3.65 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.6 % change on previous year | 3.75 % change on previous year | 5.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.48 % change on previous year | 3.71 % change on previous year | 5.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5 % change on previous year | 3 % change on previous year | 3.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.18 % change on previous year | 3.3 % change on previous year | 4.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2.56 % change on previous year | 4.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 % change on previous year | 2.46 % change on previous year | 2.79 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 49 Bangladesh 2.96 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Eswatini 2.89 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Ghana 2.83 % change on previous year compare
- 53 Equatorial Guinea 2.74 % change on previous year compare
- 54 Bhutan 2.7 % change on previous year compare
- 55 Palestine, State of 2.66 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Congo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 226,333 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 762.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 278.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 484.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.025 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, annual growth rate in Congo?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Congo was 2.77 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 5.75 % change on previous year in 1979.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Congo rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Congo ranks 52nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.