Guatemala vs Malaysia: Rural population

Guatemala
8.17 million
in 2025
Malaysia
8.13 million
in 2025
Guatemala rank
66th
Malaysia rank
67th

Rural population over time

  • Guatemala
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 8.17 million against 8.13 million in Malaysia, a difference of 34,300.

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

Globally, Guatemala ranks 66th and Malaysia ranks 67th 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.