Congo vs Portugal: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Congo
2.34 million people
in 2050
Portugal
2.23 million people
in 2050
Congo rank
93rd
Portugal rank
95th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Congo
- Portugal
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2.34 million people against 2.23 million people in Portugal, a difference of 113,930 people.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Portugal ahead.
Congo ranks 93rd and Portugal ranks 95th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 42.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 134,803 people | 476,239 people | 341,436 people | Portugal |
| 1100s | 154,059 people | 575,341 people | 421,282 people | Portugal |
| 1200s | 176,063 people | 716,837 people | 540,774 people | Portugal |
| 1300s | 201,198 people | 731,794 people | 530,596 people | Portugal |
| 1400s | 229,884 people | 633,426 people | 403,542 people | Portugal |
| 1500s | 262,530 people | 988,724 people | 726,194 people | Portugal |
| 1600s | 299,366 people | 1.60 million people | 1.30 million people | Portugal |
| 1700s | 339,844 people | 1.62 million people | 1.28 million people | Portugal |
| 1710s | 341,596 people | 2.15 million people | 1.81 million people | Portugal |
| 1720s | 344,265 people | 2.22 million people | 1.87 million people | Portugal |
| 1730s | 347,023 people | 2.26 million people | 1.92 million people | Portugal |
| 1740s | 349,874 people | 2.31 million people | 1.96 million people | Portugal |
| 1750s | 352,823 people | 2.36 million people | 2.00 million people | Portugal |
| 1760s | 355,874 people | 2.40 million people | 2.05 million people | Portugal |
| 1770s | 359,033 people | 2.45 million people | 2.09 million people | Portugal |
| 1780s | 362,308 people | 2.50 million people | 2.14 million people | Portugal |
| 1790s | 365,705 people | 2.55 million people | 2.19 million people | Portugal |
| 1800s | 369,237 people | 2.61 million people | 2.24 million people | Portugal |
| 1810s | 372,915 people | 2.66 million people | 2.29 million people | Portugal |
| 1820s | 376,758 people | 2.71 million people | 2.34 million people | Portugal |
| 1830s | 380,790 people | 2.87 million people | 2.49 million people | Portugal |
| 1840s | 385,045 people | 3.04 million people | 2.65 million people | Portugal |
| 1850s | 389,572 people | 3.12 million people | 2.73 million people | Portugal |
| 1860s | 394,443 people | 3.27 million people | 2.88 million people | Portugal |
| 1870s | 399,766 people | 3.56 million people | 3.16 million people | Portugal |
| 1880s | 405,712 people | 3.88 million people | 3.47 million people | Portugal |
| 1890s | 412,553 people | 4.27 million people | 3.86 million people | Portugal |
| 1900s | 420,754 people | 4.49 million people | 4.07 million people | Portugal |
| 1910s | 431,151 people | 4.74 million people | 4.31 million people | Portugal |
| 1920s | 445,399 people | 4.63 million people | 4.19 million people | Portugal |
| 1930s | 467,270 people | 4.82 million people | 4.35 million people | Portugal |
| 1940s | 507,846 people | 5.22 million people | 4.71 million people | Portugal |
| 1950s | 610,248 people | 6.11 million people | 5.50 million people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 750,157 people | 5.97 million people | 5.22 million people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 944,017 people | 5.67 million people | 4.73 million people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 993,115 people | 5.54 million people | 4.55 million people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.18 million people | 4.95 million people | 3.77 million people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.43 million people | 4.42 million people | 2.99 million people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.86 million people | 4.05 million people | 2.19 million people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.30 million people | 3.99 million people | 1.70 million people | Portugal |
| 2030s | 2.58 million people | 3.55 million people | 977,125 people | Portugal |
| 2040s | 2.53 million people | 2.76 million people | 228,274 people | Portugal |
| 2050s | 2.34 million people | 2.23 million people | 113,930 people | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Congo or Portugal?
- Congo, at 2.34 million people against 2.23 million people in Portugal as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Congo and Portugal?
- 113,930 people, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Portugal?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Congo and Portugal rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Congo ranks 93rd and Portugal ranks 95th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β 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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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.