Myanmar vs Russia: Rural population

Myanmar
38.08 million
in 2025
Russia
35.52 million
in 2025
Myanmar rank
15th
Russia rank
16th

Rural population over time

  • Myanmar
  • Russia
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 38.08 million against 35.52 million in Russia, a difference of 2.56 million.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

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

Globally, Myanmar ranks 15th and Russia ranks 16th 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.