Congo vs Israel: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Congo
475,799 people
in 2020
Israel
566,527 people
in 2020
Congo rank
148th
Israel rank
145th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Congo
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 566,527 people against 475,799 people in Congo, a difference of 90,728 people.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Israel ahead.
Congo ranks 148th and Israel ranks 145th of 236 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 238,030 people | 409,790 people | 171,760 people | Israel |
| 1960s | 256,056 people | 462,000 people | 205,944 people | Israel |
| 1970s | 273,322 people | 507,829 people | 234,507 people | Israel |
| 1980s | 288,116 people | 545,766 people | 257,650 people | Israel |
| 1990s | 379,946 people | 557,776 people | 177,830 people | Israel |
| 2000s | 487,638 people | 518,782 people | 31,144 people | Israel |
| 2010s | 545,791 people | 552,235 people | 6,444 people | Israel |
| 2020s | 475,799 people | 566,527 people | 90,728 people | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Congo or Israel?
- Israel, at 566,527 people against 475,799 people in Congo as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Congo and Israel?
- 90,728 people, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Israel?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Congo and Israel rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Congo ranks 148th and Israel ranks 145th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.