What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Congo and Liberia?

280,050 people, with Liberia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Liberia?

133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Liberia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Congo

2.34 million people

in 2050

Liberia

2.62 million people

in 2050

Congo rank

93rd

Liberia rank

92nd

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

Congo
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 2.62 million people against 2.34 million people in Congo, a difference of 280,050 people.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Liberia ahead.

Congo ranks 93rd and Liberia ranks 92nd of 238 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	134,803 people	262,832 people	128,029 people	Liberia
1100s	154,059 people	276,663 people	122,604 people	Liberia
1200s	176,063 people	291,215 people	115,152 people	Liberia
1300s	201,198 people	306,513 people	105,315 people	Liberia
1400s	229,884 people	322,554 people	92,670 people	Liberia
1500s	262,530 people	339,241 people	76,711 people	Liberia
1600s	299,366 people	356,183 people	56,817 people	Liberia
1700s	339,844 people	372,046 people	32,202 people	Liberia
1710s	341,596 people	374,872 people	33,276 people	Liberia
1720s	344,265 people	377,947 people	33,682 people	Liberia
1730s	347,023 people	381,158 people	34,135 people	Liberia
1740s	349,874 people	384,518 people	34,644 people	Liberia
1750s	352,823 people	388,042 people	35,219 people	Liberia
1760s	355,874 people	391,748 people	35,874 people	Liberia
1770s	359,033 people	395,656 people	36,623 people	Liberia
1780s	362,308 people	399,793 people	37,485 people	Liberia
1790s	365,705 people	404,187 people	38,482 people	Liberia
1800s	369,237 people	408,877 people	39,640 people	Liberia
1810s	372,915 people	413,908 people	40,993 people	Liberia
1820s	376,758 people	419,337 people	42,579 people	Liberia
1830s	380,790 people	425,240 people	44,450 people	Liberia
1840s	385,045 people	431,710 people	46,665 people	Liberia
1850s	389,572 people	438,873 people	49,301 people	Liberia
1860s	394,443 people	446,901 people	52,458 people	Liberia
1870s	399,766 people	456,030 people	56,264 people	Liberia
1880s	405,712 people	466,601 people	60,889 people	Liberia
1890s	412,553 people	479,126 people	66,573 people	Liberia
1900s	420,754 people	494,412 people	73,658 people	Liberia
1910s	431,151 people	513,832 people	82,681 people	Liberia
1920s	445,399 people	539,958 people	94,559 people	Liberia
1930s	467,270 people	578,410 people	111,140 people	Liberia
1940s	507,846 people	645,154 people	137,308 people	Liberia
1950s	610,248 people	854,345 people	244,098 people	Liberia
1960s	750,157 people	997,823 people	247,666 people	Liberia
1970s	944,017 people	1.15 million people	208,765 people	Liberia
1980s	993,115 people	1.35 million people	358,027 people	Liberia
1990s	1.18 million people	1.21 million people	28,148 people	Liberia
2000s	1.43 million people	1.82 million people	387,383 people	Liberia
2010s	1.86 million people	2.27 million people	407,217 people	Liberia
2020s	2.30 million people	2.51 million people	209,991 people	Liberia
2030s	2.58 million people	2.68 million people	100,324 people	Liberia
2040s	2.53 million people	2.70 million people	165,880 people	Liberia
2050s	2.34 million people	2.62 million people	280,050 people	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Congo or Liberia?: Liberia, at 2.62 million people against 2.34 million people in Congo as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Congo and Liberia?: 280,050 people, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Liberia?: 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Congo and Liberia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?: Congo ranks 93rd and Liberia ranks 92nd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.