Argentina vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Argentina
17.55 million people
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo
19.22 million people
in 2020
Argentina rank
21st
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
18th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Argentina
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 19.22 million people against 17.55 million people in Argentina, a difference of 1.67 million people.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 21st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 7 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.94 million people | 0 people | 4.94 million people | Argentina |
| 1960s | 6.48 million people | 0 people | 6.48 million people | Argentina |
| 1970s | 8.11 million people | 517,810 people | 7.59 million people | Argentina |
| 1980s | 10.08 million people | 3.02 million people | 7.06 million people | Argentina |
| 1990s | 11.94 million people | 5.21 million people | 6.72 million people | Argentina |
| 2000s | 13.39 million people | 9.20 million people | 4.19 million people | Argentina |
| 2010s | 15.99 million people | 13.02 million people | 2.97 million people | Argentina |
| 2020s | 17.55 million people | 19.22 million people | 1.67 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Argentina or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 19.22 million people against 17.55 million people in Argentina as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Argentina and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 1.67 million people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Argentina and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Argentina ranks 21st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.