Congo vs Dominican Republic: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Congo
4.24 million
in 2025
Dominican Republic
3.65 million
in 2025
Congo rank
57th
Dominican Republic rank
60th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Congo
  • Dominican Republic
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 4.24 million against 3.65 million in Dominican Republic, a difference of 589,000.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.

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

Congo ranks 57th and Dominican Republic ranks 60th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Dominican Republic in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 256,132 495,559 239,427 Dominican Republic
1970s 476,746 897,760 421,015 Dominican Republic
1980s 858,741 1.38 million 517,910 Dominican Republic
1990s 1.26 million 1.70 million 437,433 Dominican Republic
2000s 1.91 million 2.27 million 363,518 Dominican Republic
2010s 2.92 million 2.91 million 3,382 Congo
2020s 3.91 million 3.49 million 427,483 Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Congo or Dominican Republic?
Congo, at 4.24 million against 3.65 million in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Congo and Dominican Republic?
589,000, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Dominican Republic?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Congo and Dominican Republic rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Congo ranks 57th and Dominican Republic ranks 60th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.