Indonesia vs Pakistan: Rural population

Indonesia
116.02 million
in 2025
Pakistan
154.34 million
in 2025
Indonesia rank
5th
Pakistan rank
3rd

Rural population over time

  • Indonesia
  • Pakistan
25.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M150.0M196019922025

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 154.34 million against 116.02 million in Indonesia, a difference of 38.32 million.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.

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

Globally, Indonesia ranks 5th 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.