Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.4511 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.4511 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.4511 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.223 people per person, in 1960.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 162nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.223 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.224 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2253 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2266 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2282 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2299 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2317 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2337 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2358 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.238 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2404 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2428 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2454 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.248 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2507 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2535 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2564 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2593 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2623 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2654 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2685 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2716 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2747 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2778 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.281 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2842 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2876 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2912 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2949 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2988 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3027 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3069 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3111 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3155 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.32 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3246 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3293 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3341 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.339 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3439 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.349 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3542 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3594 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3647 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.37 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.374 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.378 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.382 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.386 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.39 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3939 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3978 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4018 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4057 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4096 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4134 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4173 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4211 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4249 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4287 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4325 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4363 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.44 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4438 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4475 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.4511 people per person | +0.8% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.4511 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3454 people per person, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.4511 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2296 people per person | 0.223 people per person | 0.238 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2524 people per person | 0.2404 people per person | 0.2654 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.283 people per person | 0.2685 people per person | 0.2988 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3227 people per person | 0.3027 people per person | 0.3439 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3707 people per person | 0.349 people per person | 0.39 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4114 people per person | 0.3939 people per person | 0.4287 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4419 people per person | 0.4325 people per person | 0.4511 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 159 Guinea-Bissau 0.4665 people per person compare
- 160 Sierra Leone 0.4593 people per person compare
- 161 Zambia 0.4592 people per person compare
- 163 Lesotho 0.4467 people per person compare
- 164 Central African Republic 0.4455 people per person compare
- 165 Bhutan 0.4343 people per person compare
More population data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6699 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6699 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.6537 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.658 (2100)
- Population density 189.99 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 33.44 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.658 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.8224 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.4511 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4511 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.223 people per person in 1960.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 162nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban and rural population Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.