Congo - Kinshasa vs Nigeria
Congo - Kinshasa vs Nigeria: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 45.1% in Congo - Kinshasa and 63.8% in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 18.7 percentage points, or 1.41 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher since 1979, when it overtook Congo - Kinshasa.
- In 2025, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 168 and Nigeria ranked 119 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Congo - Kinshasa at 53.5% and Nigeria at 83.4% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45.1 | 63.8 |
| 2024 | 44.8 | 63 |
| 2023 | 44.4 | 62.2 |
| 2022 | 44 | 61.4 |
| 2021 | 43.6 | 60.6 |
| 2020 | 43.3 | 59.8 |
| 2019 | 42.9 | 59 |
| 2018 | 42.5 | 58.2 |
| 2017 | 42.1 | 57.4 |
| 2016 | 41.7 | 56.5 |
| 2015 | 41.3 | 55.7 |
| 2014 | 41 | 54.9 |
| 2013 | 40.6 | 54.1 |
| 2012 | 40.2 | 53.3 |
| 2011 | 39.8 | 52.5 |
| 2010 | 39.4 | 51.7 |
| 2009 | 39 | 50.9 |
| 2008 | 38.6 | 50.1 |
| 2007 | 38.2 | 49.2 |
| 2006 | 37.8 | 48.4 |
| 2005 | 37.4 | 47.6 |
| 2004 | 37 | 46.7 |
| 2003 | 36.5 | 45.8 |
| 2002 | 35.9 | 45 |
| 2001 | 35.4 | 44.1 |
| 2000 | 34.9 | 43.3 |
| 1999 | 34.4 | 42.4 |
| 1998 | 33.9 | 41.6 |
| 1997 | 33.4 | 40.8 |
| 1996 | 32.9 | 40 |
| 1995 | 32.5 | 39.1 |
| 1994 | 32 | 38.3 |
| 1993 | 31.6 | 37.5 |
| 1992 | 31.1 | 36.8 |
| 1991 | 30.7 | 36 |
| 1990 | 30.3 | 35.2 |
| 1989 | 29.9 | 34.4 |
| 1988 | 29.5 | 33.6 |
| 1987 | 29.1 | 32.8 |
| 1986 | 28.8 | 32.1 |
| 1985 | 28.4 | 31.3 |
| 1984 | 28.1 | 30.5 |
| 1983 | 27.8 | 29.7 |
| 1982 | 27.5 | 29 |
| 1981 | 27.2 | 28.2 |
| 1980 | 26.9 | 27.4 |
| 1979 | 26.5 | 26.7 |
| 1978 | 26.2 | 25.9 |
| 1977 | 25.9 | 25.2 |
| 1976 | 25.6 | 24.4 |
| 1975 | 25.4 | 23.7 |
| 1974 | 25.1 | 23 |
| 1973 | 24.8 | 22.3 |
| 1972 | 24.5 | 21.6 |
| 1971 | 24.3 | 20.9 |
| 1970 | 24 | 20.2 |
| 1969 | 23.8 | 19.6 |
| 1968 | 23.6 | 18.9 |
| 1967 | 23.4 | 18.3 |
| 1966 | 23.2 | 17.7 |
| 1965 | 23 | 17.1 |
| 1964 | 22.8 | 16.5 |
| 1963 | 22.7 | 15.9 |
| 1962 | 22.5 | 15.4 |
| 1961 | 22.4 | 14.8 |
| 1960 | 22.3 | 14.2 |
| 1959 | 22.2 | 13.7 |
| 1958 | 22.2 | 13.2 |
| 1957 | 22.1 | 12.7 |
| 1956 | 22.1 | 12.2 |
| 1955 | 22 | 11.7 |
| 1954 | 21.7 | 11.3 |
| 1953 | 21.3 | 11 |
| 1952 | 20.6 | 10.7 |
| 1951 | 19.8 | 10.4 |
| 1950 | 18.8 | 10.1 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45.5 | 64.6 |
| 2027 | 45.8 | 65.4 |
| 2028 | 46.2 | 66.2 |
| 2029 | 46.6 | 67 |
| 2030 | 46.9 | 67.8 |
| 2031 | 47.3 | 68.6 |
| 2032 | 47.6 | 69.3 |
| 2033 | 48 | 70.1 |
| 2034 | 48.3 | 70.9 |
| 2035 | 48.7 | 71.7 |
| 2036 | 49 | 72.5 |
| 2037 | 49.4 | 73.3 |
| 2038 | 49.7 | 74.1 |
| 2039 | 50 | 74.9 |
| 2040 | 50.4 | 75.6 |
| 2041 | 50.7 | 76.4 |
| 2042 | 51 | 77.2 |
| 2043 | 51.3 | 78 |
| 2044 | 51.6 | 78.8 |
| 2045 | 52 | 79.5 |
| 2046 | 52.3 | 80.3 |
| 2047 | 52.6 | 81.1 |
| 2048 | 52.9 | 81.8 |
| 2049 | 53.2 | 82.6 |
| 2050 | 53.5 | 83.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Congo - Kinshasa vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyCongo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionCongo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCongo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthCongo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCongo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageCongo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCongo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCongo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCongo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personCongo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCongo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerCongo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCongo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCongo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCongo - Kinshasa: 22 million TIV in 1997Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022