Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Rural population

Ethiopia
102.81 million
in 2025
Pakistan
154.34 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
6th
Pakistan rank
3rd

Rural population over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 154.34 million against 102.81 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 51.53 million.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.5 times Ethiopia's.

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

Globally, Ethiopia ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 3rd 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.