Congo vs Mongolia: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Congo
69.7%
in 2025
Mongolia
69.6%
in 2025
Congo rank
89th
Mongolia rank
90th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Congo
- Mongolia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 69.7% against 69.6% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 89th and Mongolia ranks 90th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 37 and Mongolia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1600s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Congo |
| 1700s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Congo |
| 1710s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Congo |
| 1720s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.8% | Congo |
| 1730s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Congo |
| 1740s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 1.0% | Congo |
| 1750s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% | Congo |
| 1760s | 1.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | Congo |
| 1770s | 2.2% | 0.7% | 1.5% | Congo |
| 1780s | 2.5% | 0.9% | 1.6% | Congo |
| 1790s | 2.9% | 1.1% | 1.8% | Congo |
| 1800s | 3.3% | 1.3% | 2.0% | Congo |
| 1810s | 3.8% | 1.5% | 2.2% | Congo |
| 1820s | 4.3% | 1.8% | 2.5% | Congo |
| 1830s | 4.9% | 2.2% | 2.7% | Congo |
| 1840s | 5.6% | 2.6% | 3.0% | Congo |
| 1850s | 6.4% | 3.2% | 3.3% | Congo |
| 1860s | 7.3% | 3.8% | 3.5% | Congo |
| 1870s | 8.4% | 4.5% | 3.8% | Congo |
| 1880s | 9.6% | 5.4% | 4.1% | Congo |
| 1890s | 10.9% | 6.5% | 4.4% | Congo |
| 1900s | 12.5% | 7.8% | 4.6% | Congo |
| 1910s | 14.3% | 9.4% | 4.9% | Congo |
| 1920s | 16.3% | 11.3% | 5.0% | Congo |
| 1930s | 18.6% | 13.6% | 5.1% | Congo |
| 1940s | 21.3% | 16.3% | 5.0% | Congo |
| 1950s | 27.2% | 26.1% | 1.1% | Congo |
| 1960s | 34.1% | 40.8% | 6.7% | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 42.6% | 47.2% | 4.6% | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 52.2% | 54.4% | 2.2% | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 56.7% | 56.5% | 0.2% | Congo |
| 2000s | 59.0% | 58.7% | 0.3% | Congo |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 64.5% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 68.5% | 0.0% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Congo or Mongolia?
- Congo, at 69.7% against 69.6% in Mongolia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Congo and Mongolia?
- 0.1%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mongolia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Mongolia rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Congo ranks 89th and Mongolia ranks 90th 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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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.