Cambodia vs Rwanda: Rural population

Cambodia
10.51 million
in 2025
Rwanda
10.07 million
in 2025
Cambodia rank
51st
Rwanda rank
53rd

Rural population over time

  • Cambodia
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 10.51 million against 10.07 million in Rwanda, a difference of 446,000.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cambodia ahead.

Globally, Cambodia ranks 51st and Rwanda ranks 53rd 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.