Belize vs Congo: Rural population growth

Belize
1.7%
in 2025
Congo
1.7%
in 2025
Belize rank
27th
Congo rank
28th

Rural population growth over time

  • Belize
  • Congo
-101234196119932025

How they compare

Belize currently reports 1.7% against 1.7% in Congo, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Belize ahead.

Globally, Belize ranks 27th and Congo ranks 28th of 207 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
256 places, 16,517 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.