Peru vs Saudi Arabia: Rural population

Peru
4.98 million
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
5.69 million
in 2025
Peru rank
76th
Saudi Arabia rank
74th

Rural population over time

  • Peru
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 5.69 million against 4.98 million in Peru, a difference of 709,080.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

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

Globally, Peru ranks 76th and Saudi Arabia ranks 74th 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.