Ireland vs Zimbabwe: Rural population, annual growth rate
Ireland
0.9559 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.8815 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ireland rank
56th
Zimbabwe rank
58th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Ireland
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.9559 % change on previous year against 0.8815 % change on previous year in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0744 % change on previous year.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Ireland ranks 56th and Zimbabwe ranks 58th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.9698 % change on previous year | 2.61 % change on previous year | 3.58 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.5678 % change on previous year | 2.15 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.0397 % change on previous year | 3.05 % change on previous year | 3.01 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.1741 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.2 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year | 0.1703 % change on previous year | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.4957 % change on previous year | 0.9766 % change on previous year | 0.4809 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1.02 % change on previous year | 0.5749 % change on previous year | 0.4431 % change on previous year | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Ireland or Zimbabwe?
- Ireland, at 0.9559 % change on previous year against 0.8815 % change on previous year in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Ireland and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0744 % change on previous year, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Zimbabwe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Zimbabwe rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Ireland ranks 56th and Zimbabwe ranks 58th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.