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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Kenya: Rural population

Democratic Republic of Congo
61.93 million
in 2025
Kenya
39.00 million
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
11th
Kenya rank
14th

Rural population over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 61.93 million against 39.00 million in Kenya, a difference of 22.93 million.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.6 times Kenya's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Kenya ranks 14th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.