City evidence profile
Lukuni Population 2026
Democratic Republic of the Congo -11.515620, 27.453215
2026 population · UN projection
63,364
UN WUP Degree of Urbanization city population at mid-year
Location record
Administrative area not supplied
Democratic Republic of the Congo · COD
CityEvidence derived analysis
Research snapshot
The latest city density observation is 9,052 people per km² for 2026. The latest city land-area observation is 7.0 km² for 2026.
2026 density9,052people/km²
Population through time
One source series, shown without converting estimates into “live” counters.
| Year | Population | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 60,699 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2026 | 63,364 | Projection | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2030 | 74,026 | Projection | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2040 | 114,757 | Projection | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2050 | 153,858 | Projection | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
Context, without fake precision
Country-level indicators are labelled as country context and are never presented as city measurements.
Country population growth
3.2%
2025 · World Bank · national value
Country urban population
45.1%
2025 · World Bank · national value
Country life expectancy
62.1
2024 · World Bank · national value
Country population
112,832,473
2025 · World Bank · national value
City population density
9,052
2026 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · people/km²
City land area
7.0
2026 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · km²
Sources & provenance
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UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population · 2026 · UN projection · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population density · 2026 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City land area · 2026 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗World Bank Open DataNational context series · latest population observation 2025 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗GeoNames geographic referenceCoordinates, country and administrative-area identity used for place reference and matching.
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