Which has higher rural population, Central African Republic or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Central African Republic, at 55.4% against 54.9% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.

What is the difference in rural population between Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.5%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Central African Republic

55.4%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo

54.9%

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

55th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

57th

Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time

Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 55.4% against 54.9% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 55th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 57th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1960s	77.0%	77.0%	0.1%	Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s	67.1%	74.8%	7.6%	Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s	63.4%	71.7%	8.3%	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	62.6%	67.7%	5.2%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	62.0%	62.9%	1.0%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	60.0%	58.9%	1.2%	Central African Republic
2020s	56.5%	55.8%	0.7%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Central African Republic or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Central African Republic, at 55.4% against 54.9% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.5%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for rural population?: Central African Republic ranks 55th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 57th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

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.