Republic of Congo Rural Population 1960-2023

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.
  • Republic of Congo rural population for 2021 was 1,850,943, a 0.9% increase from 2020.
  • Republic of Congo rural population for 2020 was 1,834,446, a 0.93% increase from 2019.
  • Republic of Congo rural population for 2019 was 1,817,563, a 0.97% increase from 2018.
  • Republic of Congo rural population for 2018 was 1,800,121, a 1.03% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Republic of Congo Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 1,850,943 31.72 0.90%
2020 1,834,446 32.17 0.92%
2019 1,817,563 32.63 0.96%
2018 1,800,121 33.08 1.02%
2017 1,781,812 33.54 1.03%
2016 1,763,468 34.00 1.05%
2015 1,745,035 34.46 1.07%
2014 1,726,498 34.92 1.09%
2013 1,707,832 35.37 1.12%
2012 1,688,807 35.83 1.51%
2011 1,663,520 36.29 2.00%
2010 1,630,656 36.74 2.92%
2009 1,583,690 37.20 2.80%
2008 1,539,899 37.65 2.12%
2007 1,507,638 38.11 2.50%
2006 1,470,379 38.56 2.59%
2005 1,432,848 39.01 2.44%
2004 1,398,321 39.47 2.25%
2003 1,367,258 39.92 1.62%
2002 1,345,222 40.38 1.21%
2001 1,329,105 40.84 2.64%
2000 1,294,511 41.31 2.70%
1999 1,260,028 41.77 1.56%
1998 1,240,483 42.23 1.04%
1997 1,227,670 42.70 0.97%
1996 1,215,868 43.17 1.71%
1995 1,195,290 43.59 1.75%
1994 1,174,564 44.00 1.91%
1993 1,152,329 44.42 1.93%
1992 1,130,347 44.84 1.82%
1991 1,110,007 45.26 1.86%
1990 1,089,571 45.68 1.90%
1989 1,069,025 46.10 1.97%
1988 1,048,139 46.52 2.01%
1987 1,027,267 46.94 2.06%
1986 1,006,293 47.36 2.09%
1985 985,468 47.78 1.62%
1984 969,642 48.44 0.63%
1983 963,570 49.37 0.22%
1982 961,418 50.29 0.35%
1981 958,072 51.22 0.44%
1980 953,829 52.14 0.51%
1979 948,972 53.07 0.60%
1978 943,317 53.99 0.69%
1977 936,847 54.91 0.77%
1976 929,686 55.82 0.84%
1975 921,923 56.74 1.20%
1974 910,921 57.64 1.65%
1973 896,046 58.49 1.75%
1972 880,545 59.29 1.75%
1971 865,262 60.08 1.74%
1970 850,361 60.87 1.72%
1969 835,856 61.66 1.71%
1968 821,673 62.43 1.69%
1967 807,944 63.20 1.67%
1966 794,569 63.97 1.66%
1965 781,522 64.73 1.63%
1964 768,864 65.48 1.60%
1963 756,630 66.22 1.58%
1962 744,773 66.96 1.55%
1961 733,288 67.68 1.54%
1960 722,083 68.40 %