Which has higher population in the largest city, Democratic Republic of Congo or Zambia?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 34.9% against 34.5% in Zambia as of 2025.

What is the difference in population in the largest city between Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?

0.4%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Zambia: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Democratic Republic of Congo

34.9%

in 2025

Zambia

34.5%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

57th

Zambia rank

60th

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Zambia

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 34.9% against 34.5% in Zambia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 57th and Zambia ranks 60th of 153 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	17.4%	19.0%	1.6%	Zambia
1970s	25.1%	21.2%	3.9%	Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s	31.2%	23.6%	7.5%	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	34.0%	26.7%	7.3%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	34.6%	30.7%	3.9%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	34.6%	31.8%	2.8%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	34.7%	33.9%	0.8%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in the largest city, Democratic Republic of Congo or Zambia?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 34.9% against 34.5% in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in the largest city between Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?: 0.4%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia rank globally for population in the largest city?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 57th and Zambia ranks 60th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 12,906 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.