Armenia vs Congo: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Armenia
70.9%
in 2025
Congo
69.7%
in 2025
Armenia rank
87th
Congo rank
89th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Armenia
- Congo
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 70.9% against 69.7% in Congo, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Congo ahead.
Armenia ranks 87th and Congo ranks 89th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 15 and Congo in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 1600s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 1700s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1710s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Armenia |
| 1720s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1730s | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Congo |
| 1740s | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Congo |
| 1750s | 1.0% | 1.7% | 0.7% | Congo |
| 1760s | 1.0% | 1.9% | 0.9% | Congo |
| 1770s | 1.0% | 2.2% | 1.2% | Congo |
| 1780s | 1.0% | 2.5% | 1.6% | Congo |
| 1790s | 1.2% | 2.9% | 1.7% | Congo |
| 1800s | 1.5% | 3.3% | 1.8% | Congo |
| 1810s | 1.9% | 3.8% | 1.9% | Congo |
| 1820s | 2.3% | 4.3% | 1.9% | Congo |
| 1830s | 2.9% | 4.9% | 2.0% | Congo |
| 1840s | 3.7% | 5.6% | 1.9% | Congo |
| 1850s | 4.6% | 6.4% | 1.8% | Congo |
| 1860s | 5.7% | 7.3% | 1.6% | Congo |
| 1870s | 7.1% | 8.4% | 1.2% | Congo |
| 1880s | 8.9% | 9.6% | 0.6% | Congo |
| 1890s | 11.2% | 10.9% | 0.2% | Armenia |
| 1900s | 14.0% | 12.5% | 1.5% | Armenia |
| 1910s | 17.4% | 14.3% | 3.2% | Armenia |
| 1920s | 21.8% | 16.3% | 5.5% | Armenia |
| 1930s | 27.3% | 18.6% | 8.6% | Armenia |
| 1940s | 34.1% | 21.3% | 12.8% | Armenia |
| 1950s | 46.5% | 27.2% | 19.3% | Armenia |
| 1960s | 55.0% | 34.1% | 20.9% | Armenia |
| 1970s | 63.1% | 42.6% | 20.5% | Armenia |
| 1980s | 67.2% | 52.2% | 15.0% | Armenia |
| 1990s | 66.4% | 56.7% | 9.7% | Armenia |
| 2000s | 65.1% | 59.0% | 6.1% | Armenia |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 64.5% | 2.3% | Armenia |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 68.6% | 1.3% | Armenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Armenia or Congo?
- Armenia, at 70.9% against 69.7% in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Armenia and Congo?
- 1.2%, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Congo?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Armenia and Congo rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Armenia ranks 87th and Congo ranks 89th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.