Congo vs Serbia: Rural population

Congo
2.33 million
in 2025
Serbia
2.45 million
in 2025
Congo rank
101st
Serbia rank
99th

Rural population over time

  • Congo
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Serbia currently reports 2.45 million against 2.33 million in Congo, a difference of 120,510.

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

Across all 66 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 101st and Serbia ranks 99th of 215 countries.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Serbia Difference Ahead
1960s 750,157 4.52 million 3.77 million Serbia
1970s 944,017 4.18 million 3.24 million Serbia
1980s 993,115 4.05 million 3.06 million Serbia
1990s 1.18 million 3.61 million 2.43 million Serbia
2000s 1.43 million 3.16 million 1.73 million Serbia
2010s 1.86 million 2.84 million 978,311 Serbia
2020s 2.22 million 2.55 million 332,203 Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Congo or Serbia?
Serbia, at 2.45 million against 2.33 million in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Congo and Serbia?
120,510, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Serbia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Congo and Serbia rank globally for rural population?
Congo ranks 101st and Serbia ranks 99th 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.