DR Congo Cities by Population 2025
5 Most Populated DR Congo Cities
26 cities
| City | 2025 Pop. ↓ |
|---|---|
| Kinshasa | 7,785,965 |
| Lubumbashi | 1,373,770 |
| Mbuji-Mayi | 874,761 |
| Kisangani | 539,158 |
| Masina | 485,167 |
| Kananga | 463,546 |
| Likasi | 422,414 |
| Kolwezi | 418,000 |
| Tshikapa | 267,462 |
| Beni | 232,000 |
| Bukavu | 225,389 |
| Mwene-Ditu | 189,177 |
| Kikwit | 186,991 |
| Mbandaka | 184,185 |
| Matadi | 180,109 |
| Uvira | 170,391 |
| Boma | 162,521 |
| Butembo | 154,621 |
| Gandajika | 154,425 |
| Kalemie | 146,974 |
| Goma | 144,124 |
| Kindu | 135,698 |
| Isiro | 127,076 |
| Bandundu | 118,211 |
| Gemena | 117,639 |
| Ilebo | 107,093 |
DR Congo Overview
DR Congo has 2 cities with more than a million people, 24 cities with between 100,000 and 1 million people, and 44 cities with between 10,000 and 100,000 people. The largest city in DR Congo is Kinshasa, with a population of 7,785,965 people.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has approximately 91.1 people, making it the 16th-largest country globally. Four of the country’s cities have over 1 million inhabitants. Kinshasa is the largest city, with over 8.9 million people and about 15 million in its city-province area. Kinshasa is also the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital and faces Brazzaville, the neighboring Republic of the Congo’s capital. Lubumbashi is the second-largest city with about 1.63 million people, followed by Mbuji-Mayi with 1.56 million and Bukavu with 1.01 million.
Over 60 cities and towns in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have over 50,000 people.