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.

Congo ranks 101st and Paraguay ranks 104th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Paraguay Difference Ahead
1960s 750,157 1.34 million 592,344 Paraguay
1970s 944,017 1.64 million 693,139 Paraguay
1980s 993,115 1.90 million 911,282 Paraguay
1990s 1.18 million 2.09 million 908,618 Paraguay
2000s 1.43 million 2.23 million 801,162 Paraguay
2010s 1.86 million 2.35 million 486,495 Paraguay
2020s 2.22 million 2.13 million 81,265 Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Congo or Paraguay?
Congo, at 2.33 million against 2.08 million in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Congo and Paraguay?
249,790, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Paraguay?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Congo and Paraguay rank globally for rural population?
Congo ranks 101st and Paraguay ranks 104th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.