Congo vs Serbia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas

Congo
4.16 million people
in 2025
Serbia
4.19 million people
in 2025
Congo rank
113th
Serbia rank
111th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time

  • Congo
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Serbia currently reports 4.19 million people against 4.16 million people in Congo, a difference of 31,820 people.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 113th and Serbia ranks 111th of 236 countries.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Serbia Difference Ahead
1950s 317,082 people 1.52 million people 1.21 million people Serbia
1960s 447,262 people 2.39 million people 1.94 million people Serbia
1970s 653,939 people 3.25 million people 2.60 million people Serbia
1980s 1.06 million people 3.79 million people 2.73 million people Serbia
1990s 1.53 million people 4.12 million people 2.59 million people Serbia
2000s 2.24 million people 4.34 million people 2.10 million people Serbia
2010s 3.18 million people 4.32 million people 1.14 million people Serbia
2020s 3.90 million people 4.20 million people 306,975 people Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Congo or Serbia?
Serbia, at 4.19 million people against 4.16 million people in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Congo and Serbia?
31,820 people, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Serbia?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Congo and Serbia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
Congo ranks 113th and Serbia ranks 111th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
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
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.