Urban population in the Republic of the Congo in 2025 — 4,158,058 people. Ranked 110 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 971.6%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.16M | +112,144 | +2.77% |
| 2024 | 4.05M | +109,724 | +2.79% |
| 2023 | 3.94M | +95,317 | +2.48% |
| 2022 | 3.84M | +92,389 | +2.46% |
| 2021 | 3.75M | +91,084 | +2.49% |
| 2020 | 3.66M | +89,830 | +2.52% |
| 2019 | 3.57M | +88,890 | +2.56% |
| 2018 | 3.48M | +88,576 | +2.61% |
| 2017 | 3.39M | +86,770 | +2.63% |
| 2016 | 3.3M | +84,946 | +2.64% |
| 2015 | 3.22M | +83,208 | +2.65% |
| 2014 | 3.14M | +81,605 | +2.67% |
| 2013 | 3.05M | +80,426 | +2.71% |
| 2012 | 2.97M | +89,317 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 2.88M | +99,707 | +3.58% |
| 2010 | 2.78M | +120,469 | +4.52% |
| 2009 | 2.66M | +111,816 | +4.38% |
| 2008 | 2.55M | +89,934 | +3.65% |
| 2007 | 2.46M | +97,150 | +4.11% |
| 2006 | 2.36M | +98,487 | +4.35% |
| 2005 | 2.27M | +94,112 | +4.33% |
| 2004 | 2.17M | +88,529 | +4.25% |
| 2003 | 2.08M | +74,117 | +3.69% |
| 2002 | 2.01M | +64,257 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.95M | +89,278 | +4.81% |
| 2000 | 1.86M | +86,439 | +4.88% |
| 1999 | 1.77M | +63,012 | +3.69% |
| 1998 | 1.71M | +51,848 | +3.13% |
| 1997 | 1.65M | +48,234 | +3% |
| 1996 | 1.61M | +55,560 | +3.58% |
| 1995 | 1.55M | +53,471 | +3.57% |
| 1994 | 1.5M | +53,244 | +3.69% |
| 1993 | 1.44M | +51,055 | +3.66% |
| 1992 | 1.39M | +47,481 | +3.53% |
| 1991 | 1.35M | +46,312 | +3.56% |
| 1990 | 1.3M | +45,322 | +3.61% |
| 1989 | 1.25M | +44,846 | +3.71% |
| 1988 | 1.21M | +44,213 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 1.16M | +43,962 | +3.92% |
| 1986 | 1.12M | +43,703 | +4.06% |
| 1985 | 1.08M | +44,633 | +4.32% |
| 1984 | 1.03M | +43,019 | +4.35% |
| 1983 | 989,622 | +42,620 | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 947,002 | +45,398 | +5.04% |
| 1981 | 901,604 | +46,347 | +5.42% |
| 1980 | 855,257 | +45,736 | +5.65% |
| 1979 | 809,521 | +44,007 | +5.75% |
| 1978 | 765,514 | +41,182 | +5.69% |
| 1977 | 724,332 | +37,213 | +5.42% |
| 1976 | 687,119 | +32,340 | +4.94% |
| 1975 | 654,779 | +28,171 | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 626,608 | +25,153 | +4.18% |
| 1973 | 601,455 | +23,227 | +4.02% |
| 1972 | 578,228 | +21,981 | +3.95% |
| 1971 | 556,247 | +20,657 | +3.86% |
| 1970 | 535,590 | +19,381 | +3.75% |
| 1969 | 516,209 | +18,181 | +3.65% |
| 1968 | 498,028 | +16,982 | +3.53% |
| 1967 | 481,046 | +15,862 | +3.41% |
| 1966 | 465,184 | +14,821 | +3.29% |
| 1965 | 450,363 | +13,762 | +3.15% |
| 1964 | 436,601 | +12,750 | +3.01% |
| 1963 | 423,851 | +11,767 | +2.86% |
| 1962 | 412,084 | +10,860 | +2.71% |
| 1961 | 401,224 | +13,199 | +3.4% |
| 1960 | 388,025 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
