Iran vs Madagascar: Rural population

Iran
20.91 million
in 2025
Madagascar
21.97 million
in 2025
Iran rank
28th
Madagascar rank
27th

Rural population over time

  • Iran
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 21.97 million against 20.91 million in Iran, a difference of 1.06 million.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

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

Globally, Iran ranks 28th and Madagascar ranks 27th 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.