France vs Germany: Rural population

France
14.54 million
in 2025
Germany
14.91 million
in 2025
France rank
39th
Germany rank
36th

Rural population over time

  • France
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 14.91 million against 14.54 million in France, a difference of 375,200.

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

Globally, France ranks 39th and Germany ranks 36th 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.