Mexico vs Sudan: Rural population

Mexico
26.34 million
in 2025
Sudan
33.61 million
in 2025
Mexico rank
21st
Sudan rank
18th

Rural population over time

  • Mexico
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 33.61 million against 26.34 million in Mexico, a difference of 7.28 million.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

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

Globally, Mexico ranks 21st and Sudan ranks 18th 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.