Share of the population living in urban areas. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Urban Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 45.1% |
| 2024 | 44.7% |
| 2023 | 44.4% |
| 2022 | 44% |
| 2021 | 43.6% |
| 2020 | 43.3% |
| 2019 | 42.9% |
| 2018 | 42.5% |
| 2017 | 42.1% |
| 2016 | 41.7% |
| 2015 | 41.3% |
| 2014 | 41% |
54 countries carry a recent share of the population living in urban areas figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
165 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Democratic Republic of the Congo, grouped by topic.