Which has higher urban population, female, Democratic Republic of Congo or Zambia?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 20.6% against 20.2% in Zambia as of 2015.

What is the difference in urban population, female 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?

8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Zambia: Urban population, female (% of total)

Democratic Republic of Congo

20.6%

in 2015

Zambia

20.2%

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

135th

Zambia rank

138th

Urban population, female (% of total) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Zambia

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 20.6% against 20.2% in Zambia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zambia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 135th and Zambia ranks 138th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	13.5%	19.2%	5.6%	Zambia
1990s	15.4%	18.8%	3.3%	Zambia
2000s	17.6%	17.7%	0.0%	Zambia
2010s	20.0%	19.7%	0.3%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, Democratic Republic of Congo or Zambia?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 20.6% against 20.2% in Zambia as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female 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?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia rank globally for urban population, female?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 135th and Zambia ranks 138th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, female (% of total)
Unit: % of total
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 1,928 data points, 1980–2015
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.