Rural population growth in Congo
Congo: Rural population growth was 1.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population growth in Congo, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population growth in Congo stood at 1.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Congo peaked at 3.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 1981.
That places Congo 28th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | -0.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | -0.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 25 Uganda 1.7% compare
- 26 Tanzania 1.7% compare
- 27 Belize 1.7% compare
- 29 Madagascar 1.7% compare
- 30 South Sudan 1.6% compare
- 31 Equatorial Guinea 1.6% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Rural population 35.9% (2025)
- Rural population 2.33 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 34,588 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 877.7 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 30,359 metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 10.34 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Congo?
- Rural population growth in Congo was 1.7% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 1981.
- How does Congo rank for rural population growth?
- Congo ranks 28th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.