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Capital city · Congo · Africa

Brazzaville

Brazzaville · Congo
City population
1,982,000
#1
in Congo
#203
worldwide
Brazzaville
-4.266, 15.283
City population
1,982,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Congo
#1
of 23 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#203
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Congo
30.6%
of the national population

About Brazzaville

At 284 m elevation, Brazzaville is the capital of Congo and accounts for 30.6% of the country's population at 1,982,000. The city sits 8 km from Kinshasa, which has a population of 16,000,000 and is across a border in a neighbouring country.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Congo
#1of 23
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Congo
Region
Brazzaville
Capital
National capital
Elevation
284 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Brazzaville
Coordinates
-4.266, 15.283
Record updated
2025-10-31
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 23 in Congo

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

8KMKinshasa16M people · DR Congo18KMMasina485K people · DR Congo38KMKasangulu45K people · DR Congo99KMInkisi115K people · DR Congo120KMMbanza-Ngungu143K people · DR Congo

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Brazzaville1.98M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Brazzaville compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Brazzaville1.98M

Brazzaville Population FAQ

What is the population of Brazzaville?

Brazzaville has a city population of 1,982,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Brazzaville?

Brazzaville is in Brazzaville, Congo. Its coordinates are -4.266, 15.283.

How big is Brazzaville compared with other cities in Congo?

It is the 1st largest of the 23 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Congo, holding 30.6% of the national population.

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