Rural population in the Republic of the Congo in 2025 — 2,326,379 people. Ranked 101 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 247.9%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.33M | +39,332 | +1.72% |
| 2024 | 2.29M | +40,352 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 2.25M | +52,464 | +2.39% |
| 2022 | 2.19M | +50,532 | +2.36% |
| 2021 | 2.14M | +48,308 | +2.31% |
| 2020 | 2.1M | +46,300 | +2.26% |
| 2019 | 2.05M | +44,653 | +2.23% |
| 2018 | 2M | +43,531 | +2.22% |
| 2017 | 1.96M | +41,705 | +2.17% |
| 2016 | 1.92M | +40,009 | +2.13% |
| 2015 | 1.88M | +38,493 | +2.09% |
| 2014 | 1.84M | +37,176 | +2.06% |
| 2013 | 1.8M | +36,223 | +2.05% |
| 2012 | 1.77M | +41,409 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.73M | +47,727 | +2.84% |
| 2010 | 1.68M | +60,602 | +3.75% |
| 2009 | 1.62M | +55,886 | +3.58% |
| 2008 | 1.56M | +43,153 | +2.84% |
| 2007 | 1.52M | +45,871 | +3.11% |
| 2006 | 1.47M | +42,529 | +2.97% |
| 2005 | 1.43M | +36,727 | +2.64% |
| 2004 | 1.39M | +31,272 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.36M | +20,865 | +1.56% |
| 2002 | 1.34M | +13,977 | +1.05% |
| 2001 | 1.33M | +31,914 | +2.46% |
| 2000 | 1.3M | +32,032 | +2.54% |
| 1999 | 1.26M | +17,801 | +1.43% |
| 1998 | 1.25M | +12,351 | +1% |
| 1997 | 1.23M | +12,843 | +1.05% |
| 1996 | 1.22M | +21,764 | +1.82% |
| 1995 | 1.2M | +22,846 | +1.94% |
| 1994 | 1.18M | +24,776 | +2.15% |
| 1993 | 1.15M | +24,604 | +2.18% |
| 1992 | 1.13M | +22,755 | +2.06% |
| 1991 | 1.1M | +22,357 | +2.07% |
| 1990 | 1.08M | +21,680 | +2.05% |
| 1989 | 1.06M | +21,059 | +2.03% |
| 1988 | 1.04M | +19,967 | +1.96% |
| 1987 | 1.02M | +18,909 | +1.89% |
| 1986 | 999,625 | +17,588 | +1.79% |
| 1985 | 982,037 | +15,150 | +1.57% |
| 1984 | 966,887 | +6,188 | +0.64% |
| 1983 | 960,699 | −2,729 | −0.28% |
| 1982 | 963,428 | −4,727 | −0.49% |
| 1981 | 968,155 | −5,573 | −0.57% |
| 1980 | 973,728 | −5,275 | −0.54% |
| 1979 | 979,003 | −3,572 | −0.36% |
| 1978 | 982,575 | −661 | −0.07% |
| 1977 | 983,236 | +3,130 | +0.32% |
| 1976 | 980,106 | +7,853 | +0.81% |
| 1975 | 972,253 | +16,560 | +1.73% |
| 1974 | 955,693 | +23,468 | +2.52% |
| 1973 | 932,225 | +23,985 | +2.64% |
| 1972 | 908,240 | +23,448 | +2.65% |
| 1971 | 884,792 | +22,744 | +2.64% |
| 1970 | 862,048 | +22,075 | +2.63% |
| 1969 | 839,973 | +21,482 | +2.62% |
| 1968 | 818,491 | +20,846 | +2.61% |
| 1967 | 797,645 | +20,295 | +2.61% |
| 1966 | 777,350 | +19,833 | +2.62% |
| 1965 | 757,517 | +19,302 | +2.61% |
| 1964 | 738,215 | +18,803 | +2.61% |
| 1963 | 719,412 | +18,321 | +2.61% |
| 1962 | 701,091 | +17,926 | +2.62% |
| 1961 | 683,165 | +14,458 | +2.16% |
| 1960 | 668,707 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
