Rwanda vs Spain: Rural population

Rwanda
10.07 million
in 2025
Spain
9.62 million
in 2025
Rwanda rank
53rd
Spain rank
56th

Rural population over time

  • Rwanda
  • Spain
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M196019922025

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 10.07 million against 9.62 million in Spain, a difference of 448,610.

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

Globally, Rwanda ranks 53rd and Spain ranks 56th 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.