Benin vs Rwanda: Rural population growth

Benin
0.7%
in 2025
Rwanda
0.7%
in 2025
Benin rank
73rd
Rwanda rank
71st

Rural population growth over time

  • Benin
  • Rwanda
-20-1001020196119932025

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Benin, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.

Globally, Benin ranks 73rd and Rwanda ranks 71st of 207 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
256 places, 16,517 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. 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.