Democratic Republic of Congo Rural Population

Democratic Republic of Congo rural population for 2024 was 60,379,966, a 2.61% increase from 2023.
  • Democratic Republic of Congo rural population for 2023 was 58,845,037, a 2.63% increase from 2022.
  • Democratic Republic of Congo rural population for 2022 was 57,338,936, a 2.59% increase from 2021.
  • Democratic Republic of Congo rural population for 2021 was 55,891,177, a 2.61% increase from 2020.
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. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Democratic Republic of Congo Rural Population | Historical Data | 1960 - 2024.