Congo - Brazzaville
Urban population in Congo - Brazzaville
Urban population in Congo - Brazzaville: 31.5% in 1950 and 64.1% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 64.1%
- Since 1950
- +32.6 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 117 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 78.7%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 78.7% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Congo - Brazzaville |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.1 |
| 2024 | 63.9 |
| 2023 | 63.7 |
| 2022 | 63.6 |
| 2021 | 63.6 |
| 2020 | 63.6 |
| 2019 | 63.5 |
| 2018 | 63.4 |
| 2017 | 63.4 |
| 2016 | 63.3 |
| 2015 | 63.1 |
| 2014 | 63 |
| 2013 | 62.9 |
| 2012 | 62.7 |
| 2011 | 62.6 |
| 2010 | 62.4 |
| 2009 | 62.2 |
| 2008 | 62 |
| 2007 | 61.9 |
| 2006 | 61.6 |
| 2005 | 61.3 |
| 2004 | 60.9 |
| 2003 | 60.5 |
| 2002 | 60 |
| 2001 | 59.4 |
| 2000 | 58.9 |
| 1999 | 58.4 |
| 1998 | 57.8 |
| 1997 | 57.3 |
| 1996 | 56.8 |
| 1995 | 56.4 |
| 1994 | 56 |
| 1993 | 55.7 |
| 1992 | 55.3 |
| 1991 | 54.9 |
| 1990 | 54.6 |
| 1989 | 54.2 |
| 1988 | 53.8 |
| 1987 | 53.4 |
| 1986 | 52.9 |
| 1985 | 52.3 |
| 1984 | 51.6 |
| 1983 | 50.7 |
| 1982 | 49.6 |
| 1981 | 48.2 |
| 1980 | 46.8 |
| 1979 | 45.3 |
| 1978 | 43.8 |
| 1977 | 42.4 |
| 1976 | 41.2 |
| 1975 | 40.2 |
| 1974 | 39.6 |
| 1973 | 39.2 |
| 1972 | 38.9 |
| 1971 | 38.6 |
| 1970 | 38.3 |
| 1969 | 38.1 |
| 1968 | 37.8 |
| 1967 | 37.6 |
| 1966 | 37.4 |
| 1965 | 37.3 |
| 1964 | 37.2 |
| 1963 | 37.1 |
| 1962 | 37 |
| 1961 | 37 |
| 1960 | 36.7 |
| 1959 | 36.3 |
| 1958 | 35.9 |
| 1957 | 35.5 |
| 1956 | 35 |
| 1955 | 34.5 |
| 1954 | 33.9 |
| 1953 | 33.4 |
| 1952 | 32.8 |
| 1951 | 32.1 |
| 1950 | 31.5 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Congo - Brazzaville |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 64.4 |
| 2027 | 64.7 |
| 2028 | 65 |
| 2029 | 65.4 |
| 2030 | 65.8 |
| 2031 | 66.2 |
| 2032 | 66.7 |
| 2033 | 67.1 |
| 2034 | 67.6 |
| 2035 | 68.2 |
| 2036 | 68.7 |
| 2037 | 69.3 |
| 2038 | 69.9 |
| 2039 | 70.5 |
| 2040 | 71.2 |
| 2041 | 71.9 |
| 2042 | 72.6 |
| 2043 | 73.3 |
| 2044 | 74 |
| 2045 | 74.7 |
| 2046 | 75.5 |
| 2047 | 76.3 |
| 2048 | 77.1 |
| 2049 | 77.9 |
| 2050 | 78.7 |
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.
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Congo - Brazzaville in numbers
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Military
- Military spending1.31% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$190M in 2025
- Military spending per person$32 in 2025
- Military share of state spending6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel12,000 people in 2020
- National power0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.55% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports9 million TIV in 2024