Rural population, per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Rural population, per capita was 0.5489 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 0.5489 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 0.777 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5489 units per person, in 2025.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 57th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7704 units per person | 0.762 units per person | 0.777 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7476 units per person | 0.7346 units per person | 0.7596 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.717 units per person | 0.7012 units per person | 0.7316 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6773 units per person | 0.6561 units per person | 0.6973 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6293 units per person | 0.61 units per person | 0.651 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5886 units per person | 0.5713 units per person | 0.6061 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5581 units per person | 0.5489 units per person | 0.5675 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 54 Togo 0.5561 units per person compare
- 55 Central African Republic 0.5545 units per person compare
- 56 Lesotho 0.5533 units per person compare
- 58 Seychelles 0.5452 units per person compare
- 59 Zambia 0.5408 units per person compare
- 60 Sierra Leone 0.5407 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Rural population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 8.93 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.9% (2025)
- Rural population 61.93 million (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2023)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.93 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 54.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Rural population, per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 0.5489 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 0.777 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5489 units per person in 2025.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for rural population, per capita?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 57th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.