Mauritius vs Romania: Rural population growth
Mauritius
-0.2%
in 2025
Romania
-0.2%
in 2025
Mauritius rank
127th
Romania rank
125th
Rural population growth over time
- Mauritius
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.
Mauritius ranks 127th and Romania ranks 125th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 6 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | -0.3% | 1.5% | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 1.8% | -0.5% | 2.3% | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 0.8% | -0.6% | 1.3% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 1.4% | -0.1% | 1.5% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 0.9% | -1.1% | 2.1% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 0.3% | -0.3% | 0.7% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.1% | 0.2% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population growth, Mauritius or Romania?
- Romania, at -0.2% against -0.2% in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population growth between Mauritius and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Romania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and Romania rank globally for rural population growth?
- Mauritius ranks 127th and Romania ranks 125th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. 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.