Afghanistan vs IDA blend: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)
Afghanistan
74.1%
in 2025
IDA blend
50.8%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
14th
IDA blend rank
16th
Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time
- Afghanistan
- IDA blend
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 74.1% against 50.8% in IDA blend, a difference of 23.3%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.5 times IDA blend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 14th and IDA blend ranks 16th of 218 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.6% | 79.7% | 10.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 86.6% | 74.8% | 11.7% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 83.5% | 69.8% | 13.8% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 82.2% | 65.4% | 16.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 80.2% | 60.5% | 19.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 56.0% | 20.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 52.1% | 22.4% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Afghanistan or IDA blend?
- Afghanistan, at 74.1% against 50.8% in IDA blend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Afghanistan and IDA blend?
- 23.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA blend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and IDA blend rank globally for rural population?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th and IDA blend ranks 16th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.