Rural population, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Rural population, per square kilometre was 25.96 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 25.96 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 25.96 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.36 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 110th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.94 units per square kilometre | 5.36 units per square kilometre | 6.58 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.51 units per square kilometre | 6.75 units per square kilometre | 8.39 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.75 units per square kilometre | 8.62 units per square kilometre | 10.98 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.8 units per square kilometre | 11.28 units per square kilometre | 14.15 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.11 units per square kilometre | 14.5 units per square kilometre | 17.87 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.78 units per square kilometre | 18.33 units per square kilometre | 23.42 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.98 units per square kilometre | 24.03 units per square kilometre | 25.96 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 107 Cameroon 26.93 units per square kilometre compare
- 108 France 26.92 units per square kilometre compare
- 109 Ecuador 26.69 units per square kilometre compare
- 111 Liberia 25.66 units per square kilometre compare
- 112 Zimbabwe 25.64 units per square kilometre compare
- 113 Malaysia 25.18 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 25.96 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 25.96 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.36 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 110th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.