Rural population, per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Rural population, per square kilometre was 6.58 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Congo, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Congo recorded 6.58 units per square kilometre for rural population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 6.58 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Congo ranks 171st of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.22 units per square kilometre | 2 units per square kilometre | 2.46 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.76 units per square kilometre | 2.52 units per square kilometre | 2.88 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.91 units per square kilometre | 2.81 units per square kilometre | 3.1 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.46 units per square kilometre | 3.17 units per square kilometre | 3.7 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.19 units per square kilometre | 3.79 units per square kilometre | 4.74 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.45 units per square kilometre | 4.91 units per square kilometre | 6 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.35 units per square kilometre | 6.14 units per square kilometre | 6.58 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 168 Northern Mariana Islands 7.88 units per square kilometre compare
- 169 Bahamas 7.45 units per square kilometre compare
- 170 United States 7.34 units per square kilometre compare
- 172 Paraguay 5.3 units per square kilometre compare
- 173 New Caledonia 5.11 units per square kilometre compare
- 174 Algeria 4.9 units per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 254.21 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3588 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 10.11 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 10.11 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Congo?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Congo was 6.58 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.58 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Congo rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 171st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.