Congo vs Ireland: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Congo
0.4%
in 2025
Ireland
0.4%
in 2025
Congo rank
93rd
Ireland rank
94th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Congo
- Ireland
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 93rd and Ireland ranks 94th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 1.4% | 1.0% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | Congo |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 0.3% | 1.4% | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Congo or Ireland?
- Congo, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Congo and Ireland?
- 0.0%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ireland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Ireland rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Congo ranks 93rd and Ireland ranks 94th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.