United States vs Vietnam: Rural population

United States
67.70 million
in 2025
Vietnam
62.15 million
in 2025
United States rank
8th
Vietnam rank
10th

Rural population over time

  • United States
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

United States currently reports 67.70 million against 62.15 million in Vietnam, a difference of 5.55 million.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.

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

Globally, United States ranks 8th and Vietnam ranks 10th 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.