Population in cities over 1 million — all countries

Population in cities over 1 million — Republic of the Congo

Population in cities over 1 million in the Republic of the Congo in 2025 — 4,237,108 people. Ranked 57 in the world out of 121. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,153%.

2025 4.24M people +3.25% vs 2024
World rank 57of 121
Period maximum 4.24M people2025
Period minimum 188,068 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population in cities over 1 million — Republic of the Congo, 1960–202502M4M6M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 188,068 people1962: 216,751 people1964: 245,081 people1966: 277,109 people1968: 313,423 people1970: 354,491 people1972: 401,066 people1974: 453,991 people1976: 515,127 people1978: 584,422 people1980: 663,184 people1982: 752,465 people1984: 853,955 people1986: 927,925 people1988: 994,881 people1990: 1,066,589 people1992: 1,143,601 people1994: 1,226,082 people1996: 1,315,373 people1998: 1,432,622 people2000: 1,560,509 people2002: 1,699,617 people2004: 1,851,350 people2006: 2,016,398 people2008: 2,196,294 people2010: 2,392,248 people2012: 2,605,693 people2014: 2,838,190 people2016: 3,091,442 people2018: 3,367,302 people2020: 3,602,371 people2022: 3,847,425 people2024: 4,103,934 people2025: 4,237,108 people
Change over the period: +4.05M (+2,152.97%) Average annual rate: 4.91 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 4.24M people
World computed 2.01B people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 204M people
Middle Africa computed 52.55M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 574M people
Population in cities over 1 million — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 4.24M +133,174 +3.25%
2024 4.1M +129,814 +3.27%
2023 3.97M +126,695 +3.29%
2022 3.85M +123,856 +3.33%
2021 3.72M +121,198 +3.36%
2020 3.6M +118,782 +3.41%
2019 3.48M +116,287 +3.45%
2018 3.37M +140,878 +4.37%
2017 3.23M +134,982 +4.37%
2016 3.09M +129,332 +4.37%
2015 2.96M +123,920 +4.37%
2014 2.84M +118,733 +4.37%
2013 2.72M +113,764 +4.37%
2012 2.61M +109,003 +4.37%
2011 2.5M +104,442 +4.37%
2010 2.39M +100,070 +4.37%
2009 2.29M +95,884 +4.37%
2008 2.2M +91,870 +4.37%
2007 2.1M +88,026 +4.37%
2006 2.02M +84,344 +4.37%
2005 1.93M +80,704 +4.36%
2004 1.85M +77,541 +4.37%
2003 1.77M +74,192 +4.37%
2002 1.7M +71,087 +4.37%
2001 1.63M +68,021 +4.36%
2000 1.56M +65,355 +4.37%
1999 1.5M +62,532 +4.36%
1998 1.43M +59,917 +4.36%
1997 1.37M +57,332 +4.36%
1996 1.32M +45,805 +3.61%
1995 1.27M +43,486 +3.55%
1994 1.23M +41,990 +3.55%
1993 1.18M +40,491 +3.54%
1992 1.14M +39,206 +3.55%
1991 1.1M +37,806 +3.54%
1990 1.07M +36,505 +3.54%
1989 1.03M +35,203 +3.54%
1988 994,881 +34,087 +3.55%
1987 960,794 +32,869 +3.54%
1986 927,925 +31,740 +3.54%
1985 896,185 +42,230 +4.95%
1984 853,955 +52,390 +6.54%
1983 801,565 +49,100 +6.53%
1982 752,465 +46,085 +6.52%
1981 706,380 +43,196 +6.51%
1980 663,184 +40,656 +6.53%
1979 622,528 +38,106 +6.52%
1978 584,422 +35,768 +6.52%
1977 548,654 +33,527 +6.51%
1976 515,127 +31,558 +6.53%
1975 483,569 +29,578 +6.52%
1974 453,991 +27,420 +6.43%
1973 426,571 +25,505 +6.36%
1972 401,066 +24,029 +6.37%
1971 377,037 +22,546 +6.36%
1970 354,491 +21,187 +6.36%
1969 333,304 +19,881 +6.34%
1968 313,423 +18,734 +6.36%
1967 294,689 +17,580 +6.34%
1966 277,109 +16,522 +6.34%
1965 260,587 +15,506 +6.33%
1964 245,081 +14,614 +6.34%
1963 230,467 +13,716 +6.33%
1962 216,751 +14,915 +7.39%
1961 201,836 +13,768 +7.32%
1960 188,068

Middle Africa, 2025

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About the indicator

The population of urban agglomerations with more than one million residents. The unit of count is the agglomeration, not the city within its administrative boundaries, and that is essential: along administrative lines many of the largest concentrations of people break up into dozens of municipalities. The indicator measures not urbanization as such but its concentration in large centers — a country can be highly urbanized without a single million-plus city.

Important: The table covers about 120 territories — the rest have no agglomerations of this size, and that is a zero, not a gap. Aggregates for groups of countries are therefore calculated at a lowered coverage threshold.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.