Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Congo
Congo: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6412 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 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 Congo stood at 0.6412 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.6412 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3672 people per person, in 1960.
That places Congo 109th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Congo, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3672 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.37 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.3702 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3707 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3716 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3729 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3744 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3762 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3783 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3806 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3832 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.386 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.389 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3922 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.396 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4024 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4121 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4242 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4379 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4526 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4676 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4822 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4957 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5074 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5164 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5231 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5286 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5335 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.538 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.542 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5458 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5494 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5529 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5565 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5602 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5641 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5683 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.573 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5781 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5835 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5889 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5944 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5997 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6047 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6092 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6131 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6162 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6185 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6204 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6222 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6239 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6256 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6272 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6287 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6301 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6314 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6325 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6335 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6344 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6352 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6358 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6362 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6364 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6366 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6389 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6412 people per person | +0.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.6412 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.6412 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3732 people per person | 0.3672 people per person | 0.3806 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4076 people per person | 0.3832 people per person | 0.4526 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5135 people per person | 0.4676 people per person | 0.542 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5632 people per person | 0.5458 people per person | 0.5835 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6087 people per person | 0.5889 people per person | 0.6222 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6302 people per person | 0.6239 people per person | 0.6352 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6375 people per person | 0.6358 people per person | 0.6412 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 106 Tuvalu 0.6545 people per person compare
- 107 Gambia 0.6499 people per person compare
- 108 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.6419 people per person compare
- 110 Serbia 0.6398 people per person compare
- 111 South Africa 0.6382 people per person compare
- 112 Nigeria 0.6378 people per person compare
More population data for Congo
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6949 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6949 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.5095 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 10,379 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.17 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0471 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.7% (2100)
- Population density 58.64 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.51 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Congo?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Congo was 0.6412 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6412 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3672 people per person in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Congo ranks 109th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by 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.