Namibia vs East Timor: Rural population growth

Namibia
1.1%
in 2025
East Timor
1.1%
in 2025
Namibia rank
49th
East Timor rank
51st

Rural population growth over time

  • Namibia
  • East Timor
-15-10-50510196119932025

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in East Timor, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Globally, Namibia ranks 49th and East Timor ranks 51st 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.