Namibia vs Panama: Rural population

Namibia
1.52 million
in 2025
Panama
1.55 million
in 2025
Namibia rank
114th
Panama rank
112th

Rural population over time

  • Namibia
  • Panama
500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M196019922025

How they compare

Panama currently reports 1.55 million against 1.52 million in Namibia, a difference of 27,740.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.

Globally, Namibia ranks 114th and Panama ranks 112th 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.