Afghanistan vs Mexico: Rural population

Afghanistan
32.47 million
in 2025
Mexico
26.34 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
19th
Mexico rank
21st

Rural population over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 32.47 million against 26.34 million in Mexico, a difference of 6.14 million.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.

Globally, Afghanistan ranks 19th and Mexico ranks 21st of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.