Statizoid

Congo vs Rwanda: Share of population living in urban areas

Congo
91.7%
in 2020
Rwanda
92.1%
in 2020
Congo rank
24th
Rwanda rank
23rd

Share of population living in urban areas over time

  • Congo
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 92.1% against 91.7% in Congo, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 24th and Rwanda ranks 23rd of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in urban areas
Unit
%
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
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Estimated share of the population living in urban areas (the sum of cities and towns and suburbs). Urban areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.