Myanmar vs Philippines: Rural population

Myanmar
38.08 million
in 2025
Philippines
51.65 million
in 2025
Myanmar rank
15th
Philippines rank
12th

Rural population over time

  • Myanmar
  • Philippines
20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M196019922025

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 51.65 million against 38.08 million in Myanmar, a difference of 13.58 million.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.4 times Myanmar's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Globally, Myanmar ranks 15th and Philippines ranks 12th of 215 countries.

Individual pages

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.