Rural population in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2025 — 61,929,724 people. Ranked 11 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 422.1%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61.93M | +1.55M | +2.57% |
| 2024 | 60.38M | +1.53M | +2.61% |
| 2023 | 58.85M | +1.51M | +2.63% |
| 2022 | 57.34M | +1.45M | +2.59% |
| 2021 | 55.89M | +1.42M | +2.61% |
| 2020 | 54.47M | +1.38M | +2.59% |
| 2019 | 53.1M | +1.31M | +2.54% |
| 2018 | 51.78M | +1.37M | +2.72% |
| 2017 | 50.41M | +1.49M | +3.04% |
| 2016 | 48.92M | +1.39M | +2.92% |
| 2015 | 47.53M | +1.24M | +2.68% |
| 2014 | 46.29M | +1.25M | +2.77% |
| 2013 | 45.04M | +1.22M | +2.78% |
| 2012 | 43.82M | +1.16M | +2.72% |
| 2011 | 42.66M | +1.11M | +2.66% |
| 2010 | 41.56M | +1.04M | +2.57% |
| 2009 | 40.51M | +977,781 | +2.47% |
| 2008 | 39.54M | +925,907 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 38.61M | +908,548 | +2.41% |
| 2006 | 37.7M | +909,088 | +2.47% |
| 2005 | 36.79M | +883,925 | +2.46% |
| 2004 | 35.91M | +746,107 | +2.12% |
| 2003 | 35.16M | +728,306 | +2.12% |
| 2002 | 34.43M | +764,478 | +2.27% |
| 2001 | 33.67M | +789,783 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 32.88M | +790,147 | +2.46% |
| 1999 | 32.09M | +824,063 | +2.64% |
| 1998 | 31.27M | +612,690 | +2% |
| 1997 | 30.65M | +271,199 | +0.89% |
| 1996 | 30.38M | +369,579 | +1.23% |
| 1995 | 30.01M | +1.02M | +3.53% |
| 1994 | 28.99M | +1.16M | +4.16% |
| 1993 | 27.83M | +805,714 | +2.98% |
| 1992 | 27.02M | +736,605 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 26.29M | +709,560 | +2.77% |
| 1990 | 25.58M | +693,247 | +2.79% |
| 1989 | 24.88M | +641,897 | +2.65% |
| 1988 | 24.24M | +640,809 | +2.72% |
| 1987 | 23.6M | +617,925 | +2.69% |
| 1986 | 22.98M | +606,250 | +2.71% |
| 1985 | 22.38M | +631,815 | +2.91% |
| 1984 | 21.75M | +622,381 | +2.95% |
| 1983 | 21.12M | +569,922 | +2.77% |
| 1982 | 20.55M | +521,427 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 20.03M | +492,019 | +2.52% |
| 1980 | 19.54M | +523,392 | +2.75% |
| 1979 | 19.02M | +580,922 | +3.15% |
| 1978 | 18.44M | +490,854 | +2.74% |
| 1977 | 17.95M | +378,767 | +2.16% |
| 1976 | 17.57M | +382,179 | +2.22% |
| 1975 | 17.18M | +386,674 | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 16.8M | +383,452 | +2.34% |
| 1973 | 16.41M | +377,374 | +2.35% |
| 1972 | 16.04M | +366,491 | +2.34% |
| 1971 | 15.67M | +373,262 | +2.44% |
| 1970 | 15.3M | +384,847 | +2.58% |
| 1969 | 14.91M | +383,009 | +2.64% |
| 1968 | 14.53M | +380,972 | +2.69% |
| 1967 | 14.15M | +371,358 | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 13.78M | +355,264 | +2.65% |
| 1965 | 13.42M | +335,140 | +2.56% |
| 1964 | 13.09M | +320,116 | +2.51% |
| 1963 | 12.77M | +311,782 | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 12.45M | +301,222 | +2.48% |
| 1961 | 12.15M | +292,602 | +2.47% |
| 1960 | 11.86M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Democratic Republic of the Congo
61.93M
Chad
15.21M
Cameroon
13.25M
Angola
11.14M
Central African Republic
3.06M
Republic of the Congo
2.33M
Equatorial Guinea
550,978
Gabon
205,177
Sao Tome and Principe
74,065
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.