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Congo vs Nicaragua: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Congo
2.34 million people
in 2050
Nicaragua
2.76 million people
in 2050
Congo rank
93rd
Nicaragua rank
91st

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Congo
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 2.76 million people against 2.34 million people in Congo, a difference of 419,760 people.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.

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

Congo ranks 93rd and Nicaragua ranks 91st of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 22 and Nicaragua in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1000s 134,803 people 210,409 people 75,606 people Nicaragua
1100s 154,059 people 229,530 people 75,471 people Nicaragua
1200s 176,063 people 250,372 people 74,309 people Nicaragua
1300s 201,198 people 273,054 people 71,856 people Nicaragua
1400s 229,884 people 297,618 people 67,734 people Nicaragua
1500s 262,530 people 323,827 people 61,297 people Nicaragua
1600s 299,366 people 160,642 people 138,724 people Congo
1700s 339,844 people 78,414 people 261,430 people Congo
1710s 341,596 people 83,627 people 257,969 people Congo
1720s 344,265 people 89,248 people 255,017 people Congo
1730s 347,023 people 95,209 people 251,814 people Congo
1740s 349,874 people 101,525 people 248,349 people Congo
1750s 352,823 people 108,207 people 244,616 people Congo
1760s 355,874 people 115,268 people 240,606 people Congo
1770s 359,033 people 122,717 people 236,316 people Congo
1780s 362,308 people 130,563 people 231,745 people Congo
1790s 365,705 people 138,809 people 226,896 people Congo
1800s 369,237 people 147,457 people 221,780 people Congo
1810s 372,915 people 156,503 people 216,412 people Congo
1820s 376,758 people 165,937 people 210,821 people Congo
1830s 380,790 people 194,369 people 186,421 people Congo
1840s 385,045 people 223,871 people 161,174 people Congo
1850s 389,572 people 257,486 people 132,086 people Congo
1860s 394,443 people 269,066 people 125,377 people Congo
1870s 399,766 people 279,713 people 120,053 people Congo
1880s 405,712 people 312,614 people 93,098 people Congo
1890s 412,553 people 349,489 people 63,064 people Congo
1900s 420,754 people 389,672 people 31,082 people Congo
1910s 431,151 people 433,144 people 1,993 people Nicaragua
1920s 445,399 people 479,756 people 34,357 people Nicaragua
1930s 467,270 people 582,600 people 115,330 people Nicaragua
1940s 507,846 people 668,812 people 160,966 people Nicaragua
1950s 610,248 people 963,425 people 353,178 people Nicaragua
1960s 750,157 people 1.18 million people 424,949 people Nicaragua
1970s 944,017 people 1.41 million people 467,448 people Nicaragua
1980s 993,115 people 1.75 million people 752,507 people Nicaragua
1990s 1.18 million people 2.09 million people 910,792 people Nicaragua
2000s 1.43 million people 2.35 million people 915,263 people Nicaragua
2010s 1.86 million people 2.58 million people 719,501 people Nicaragua
2020s 2.30 million people 2.82 million people 528,029 people Nicaragua
2030s 2.58 million people 2.97 million people 394,755 people Nicaragua
2040s 2.53 million people 2.90 million people 367,469 people Nicaragua
2050s 2.34 million people 2.76 million people 419,760 people Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Congo or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 2.76 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 Nicaragua?
419,760 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Nicaragua?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Congo and Nicaragua rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Congo ranks 93rd and Nicaragua ranks 91st 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
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.