diff --git a/icu4c/source/data/locales/ja.txt b/icu4c/source/data/locales/ja.txt
index 8e55089178d..f6b69add7a9 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/data/locales/ja.txt
+++ b/icu4c/source/data/locales/ja.txt
@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ ja {
         EH { "\u897f\u30b5\u30cf\u30e9" }
         YE { "\u30a4\u30a8\u30e1\u30f3" }
         YU { "\u30e6\u30fc\u30b4\u30b9\u30e9\u30d3\u30a2\u9023\u90a6" }
-        ZR { "\u30b6\u30a4\u30fc\u30eb" }
+        //ZR { "\u30b6\u30a4\u30fc\u30eb" } // It's now called CD { "Democratic Republic of the Congo" }
         ZM { "\u30b6\u30f3\u30d3\u30a2" }
         ZW { "\u30b8\u30f3\u30d0\u30d6\u30a8" }
     }
diff --git a/icu4c/source/data/locales/ko.txt b/icu4c/source/data/locales/ko.txt
index 638f1e8647f..7fd0089a264 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/data/locales/ko.txt
+++ b/icu4c/source/data/locales/ko.txt
@@ -2238,7 +2238,7 @@ ko {
         EH { "\uc11c\uc0ac\ud558\ub77c" }
         YE { "\uc608\uba58" }
         YU { "\uc720\uace0\uc2ac\ub77c\ube44\uc544" }
-        ZR { "\uc790\uc774\ub974" }
+        //ZR { "\uc790\uc774\ub974" } // It's now called CD { "Democratic Republic of the Congo" }
         ZM { "\uc7a0\ube44\uc544" }
         ZW { "\uc9d0\ubc14\ube0c\uc6e8" }
 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/data/locales/mt.txt b/icu4c/source/data/locales/mt.txt
index a39c21ce98e..f3b3ced8070 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/data/locales/mt.txt
+++ b/icu4c/source/data/locales/mt.txt
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ mt {
         YU { "Jugoslavja" } 	// Yugoslavia
         ZA { "Afrika t'Isfel" } 	// South Africa
         ZM { "Żambja" } 	// Zambia
-        ZR { "Żaire" } 	// Zaire
+        //ZR { "Żaire" } 	// Zaire // It's now called CD { "Democratic Republic of the Congo" }
         ZW { "Żimbabwe" } 	// Zimbabwe
 
     }
diff --git a/icu4c/source/data/locales/root.txt b/icu4c/source/data/locales/root.txt
index fad342add3f..3d62b140e40 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/data/locales/root.txt
+++ b/icu4c/source/data/locales/root.txt
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ root {
         YU { "Yugoslavia" }
 
         ZA { "South Africa" }
-        ZR { "Zaire" }
+//        ZR { "Zaire" }
         ZM { "Zambia" }
         ZW { "Zimbabwe" }
     }
diff --git a/icu4c/source/data/locales/sh.txt b/icu4c/source/data/locales/sh.txt
index 16693fb51bc..4a305e67a0d 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/data/locales/sh.txt
+++ b/icu4c/source/data/locales/sh.txt
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ sh {
         EH { "Zapadna Sahara" }
         YE { "Jemen" }
         YU { "Jugoslavija" }
-        ZR { "Zair" }
+        //ZR { "Zair" } // It's now called CD { "Democratic Republic of the Congo" }
         ZM { "Zambija" }
         ZW { "Zimbabve" }
     }
diff --git a/icu4c/source/data/locales/sr.txt b/icu4c/source/data/locales/sr.txt
index 68915132783..c4d564ed274 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/data/locales/sr.txt
+++ b/icu4c/source/data/locales/sr.txt
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ sr {
         EH { "\u0417\u0430\u043F\u0430\u0434\u043D\u0430 \u0421\u0430\u0445\u0430\u0440\u0430" }
         YE { "\u0408\u0435\u043C\u0435\u043D" }
         YU { "\u0408\u0443\u0433\u043E\u0441\u043B\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0458\u0430" }
-        ZR { "\u0417\u0430\u0438\u0440" }
+        //ZR { "\u0417\u0430\u0438\u0440" } // It's now called CD { "Democratic Republic of the Congo" }
         ZM { "\u0417\u0430\u043C\u0431\u0438\u0458\u0430" }
         ZW { "\u0417\u0438\u043C\u0431\u0430\u0431\u0432\u0435" }
     }
diff --git a/icu4c/source/data/locales/th.txt b/icu4c/source/data/locales/th.txt
index 08f97edc010..de76e0b5154 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/data/locales/th.txt
+++ b/icu4c/source/data/locales/th.txt
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ th {
         EH { "\u0e0b\u0e32\u0e2e\u0e32\u0e23\u0e48\u0e32\u0e15\u0e30\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e15\u0e01" }
         YE { "\u0e40\u0e22\u0e40\u0e21\u0e19" }
         YU { "\u0e22\u0e39\u0e42\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e25\u0e32\u0e40\u0e27\u0e35\u0e22" }
-        ZR { "\u0e41\u0e0b\u0e23\u0e4c" }
+        //ZR { "\u0e41\u0e0b\u0e23\u0e4c" } // It's now called CD { "Democratic Republic of the Congo" }
         ZM { "\u0e41\u0e0b\u0e21\u0e40\u0e1a\u0e35\u0e22" }
         ZW { "\u0e0b\u0e34\u0e21\u0e1a\u0e32\u0e1a\u0e40\u0e27" }
     }
diff --git a/icu4c/source/data/locales/zh.txt b/icu4c/source/data/locales/zh.txt
index 90a30d040ee..ff7fcae2d1b 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/data/locales/zh.txt
+++ b/icu4c/source/data/locales/zh.txt
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ zh {
         EH { "\u897f\u6492\u54c8\u62c9" }
         YE { "\u4e5f\u95e8" }
         YU { "\u5357\u65af\u62c9\u592b" }
-        ZR { "\u624e\u4f0a\u5c14" }
+        //ZR { "\u624e\u4f0a\u5c14" } // It's now called CD { "Democratic Republic of the Congo" }
         ZM { "\u8d5e\u6bd4\u4e9a" }
         ZW { "\u6d25\u5df4\u5e03\u97e6" }
     }
diff --git a/icu4c/source/data/locales/zh_TW.txt b/icu4c/source/data/locales/zh_TW.txt
index 021dc06866e..0bb52ffc6dd 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/data/locales/zh_TW.txt
+++ b/icu4c/source/data/locales/zh_TW.txt
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ zh_TW {
         EH { "西撒哈拉" }
         YE { "葉門" }
         YU { "南斯拉夫" }
-        ZR { "薩伊共和國" }
+        //ZR { "薩伊共和國" } // It's now called CD { "Democratic Republic of the Congo" }
         ZM { "尚比亞" }
         ZW { "辛巴威" }
     }