Congo vs Slovakia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Congo
2.34 million people
in 2050
Slovakia
2.26 million people
in 2050
Congo rank
93rd
Slovakia rank
94th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Congo
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 2.34 million people against 2.26 million people in Slovakia, a difference of 85,300 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Slovakia ahead.

Congo ranks 93rd and Slovakia ranks 94th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Slovakia in 40.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Slovakia Difference Ahead
1000s 134,803 people 349,775 people 214,972 people Slovakia
1100s 154,059 people 419,191 people 265,132 people Slovakia
1200s 176,063 people 556,764 people 380,701 people Slovakia
1300s 201,198 people 825,440 people 624,242 people Slovakia
1400s 229,884 people 663,600 people 433,716 people Slovakia
1500s 262,530 people 799,680 people 537,150 people Slovakia
1600s 299,366 people 1.20 million people 898,894 people Slovakia
1700s 339,844 people 1.09 million people 746,906 people Slovakia
1710s 341,596 people 1.13 million people 783,574 people Slovakia
1720s 344,265 people 1.16 million people 820,645 people Slovakia
1730s 347,023 people 1.21 million people 858,997 people Slovakia
1740s 349,874 people 1.25 million people 898,676 people Slovakia
1750s 352,823 people 1.29 million people 939,717 people Slovakia
1760s 355,874 people 1.34 million people 987,686 people Slovakia
1770s 359,033 people 1.40 million people 1.04 million people Slovakia
1780s 362,308 people 1.45 million people 1.09 million people Slovakia
1790s 365,705 people 1.51 million people 1.14 million people Slovakia
1800s 369,237 people 1.57 million people 1.20 million people Slovakia
1810s 372,915 people 1.63 million people 1.26 million people Slovakia
1820s 376,758 people 1.73 million people 1.35 million people Slovakia
1830s 380,790 people 1.83 million people 1.45 million people Slovakia
1840s 385,045 people 1.94 million people 1.56 million people Slovakia
1850s 389,572 people 2.06 million people 1.67 million people Slovakia
1860s 394,443 people 2.18 million people 1.78 million people Slovakia
1870s 399,766 people 2.26 million people 1.86 million people Slovakia
1880s 405,712 people 2.35 million people 1.95 million people Slovakia
1890s 412,553 people 2.44 million people 2.03 million people Slovakia
1900s 420,754 people 2.54 million people 2.12 million people Slovakia
1910s 431,151 people 2.60 million people 2.16 million people Slovakia
1920s 445,399 people 2.61 million people 2.17 million people Slovakia
1930s 467,270 people 2.83 million people 2.36 million people Slovakia
1940s 507,846 people 2.71 million people 2.20 million people Slovakia
1950s 610,248 people 2.59 million people 1.98 million people Slovakia
1960s 750,157 people 2.75 million people 2.00 million people Slovakia
1970s 944,017 people 2.55 million people 1.60 million people Slovakia
1980s 993,115 people 2.33 million people 1.34 million people Slovakia
1990s 1.18 million people 2.32 million people 1.14 million people Slovakia
2000s 1.43 million people 2.40 million people 963,220 people Slovakia
2010s 1.86 million people 2.50 million people 633,152 people Slovakia
2020s 2.30 million people 2.56 million people 260,538 people Slovakia
2030s 2.58 million people 2.48 million people 95,795 people Congo
2040s 2.53 million people 2.35 million people 185,073 people Congo
2050s 2.34 million people 2.26 million people 85,300 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 Slovakia?
Congo, at 2.34 million people against 2.26 million people in Slovakia as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Congo and Slovakia?
85,300 people, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Slovakia?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Congo and Slovakia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Congo ranks 93rd and Slovakia ranks 94th 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.