South Korea vs Zimbabwe: Rural population

South Korea
9.73 million
in 2025
Zimbabwe
10.09 million
in 2025
South Korea rank
55th
Zimbabwe rank
52nd

Rural population over time

  • South Korea
  • Zimbabwe
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196019922025

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 10.09 million against 9.73 million in South Korea, a difference of 356,380.

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

Globally, South Korea ranks 55th and Zimbabwe ranks 52nd 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.