Congo vs Paraguay: Rural population

Congo
2.33 million
in 2025
Paraguay
2.08 million
in 2025
Congo rank
101st
Paraguay rank
104th

Rural population over time

  • Congo
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 2.33 million against 2.08 million in Paraguay, a difference of 249,790.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Paraguay ahead.

Globally, Congo ranks 101st and Paraguay ranks 104th 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.