Costa Rica vs East Timor: Rural population

Costa Rica
1.04 million
in 2025
East Timor
1.01 million
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
126th
East Timor rank
128th

Rural population over time

  • Costa Rica
  • East Timor
500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1.8M196019922025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.04 million against 1.01 million in East Timor, a difference of 34,490.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Globally, Costa Rica ranks 126th and East Timor ranks 128th 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.