Papua New Guinea vs Romania: Rural population

Papua New Guinea
9.06 million
in 2025
Romania
9.10 million
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
62nd
Romania rank
61st

Rural population over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Romania
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M196019922025

How they compare

Romania currently reports 9.10 million against 9.06 million in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 32,380.

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

Globally, Papua New Guinea ranks 62nd and Romania ranks 61st 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.