Afghanistan vs Russia: Rural population
Afghanistan
32.47 million
in 2025
Russia
35.52 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
19th
Russia rank
16th
Rural population over time
- Afghanistan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 35.52 million against 32.47 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.05 million.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Globally, Afghanistan ranks 19th and Russia ranks 16th of 215 countries.
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About this data
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.