Rural population rose 2.14% to 51.6 mil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population in Dem. Republic of the Congo reached an all time high of 51.6 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 11.9 mil in 1960. When compared to Dem. Republic of the Congo's main peers, rural population in Angola amounted to 11.2 mil, 3.13 mil in Central African Republic, 1.85 mil in Congo and 10.7 mil in Zambia in 2021.
Dem. Republic of the Congo has been ranked 12th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population.
| Rural Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | mil | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | mil | 0.757 | 0.754 | 0.752 | 0.749 | 0.746 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | mil | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | mil | 2.88 | 2.91 | 2.95 | 2.99 | 3.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | mil | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | mil | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.78 | 1.80 | 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 45.0 | 46.2 | 47.3 | 48.4 | 49.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | mil | 0.241 | 0.239 | 0.236 | 0.233 | 0.230 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | mil | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 25.2 | 25.9 | 26.7 | 27.4 | 28.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 35.9 | 36.8 | 37.7 | 38.5 | 39.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 9.44 | 9.65 | 9.86 | 10.1 | 10.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | mil | 9.57 | 9.79 | 10.00 | 10.2 | 10.4 |
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