Which has higher rural population, Australia or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 14.0% against 12.3% in Australia as of 2025.

What is the difference in rural population between Australia and United Arab Emirates?

1.7%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Arab Emirates?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Australia vs United Arab Emirates: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Australia

12.3%

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

14.0%

in 2025

Australia rank

178th

United Arab Emirates rank

175th

Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time

Australia
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 14.0% against 12.3% in Australia, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 178th and United Arab Emirates ranks 175th of 218 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1960s	17.0%	22.7%	5.7%	United Arab Emirates
1970s	14.2%	17.2%	3.0%	United Arab Emirates
1980s	14.5%	20.2%	5.7%	United Arab Emirates
1990s	14.7%	21.5%	6.8%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	14.4%	18.5%	4.1%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	13.2%	15.8%	2.6%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	12.6%	14.4%	1.9%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Australia or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 14.0% against 12.3% in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Australia and United Arab Emirates?: 1.7%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Arab Emirates?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for rural population?: Australia ranks 178th and United Arab Emirates ranks 175th 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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Indicator: Rural population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

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.