Which has higher rural population, Belarus or United States?

Belarus, at 20.5% against 19.8% in United States as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and United States?

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.

Belarus vs United States: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Belarus

20.5%

in 2025

United States

19.8%

in 2025

Belarus rank

159th

United States rank

162nd

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

Belarus
United States

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 20.5% against 19.8% in United States, a difference of 0.7%.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Belarus has been ahead every year.

Belarus ranks 159th and United States ranks 162nd of 218 countries.

Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	62.4%	28.1%	34.3%	Belarus
1970s	50.1%	26.4%	23.7%	Belarus
1980s	38.7%	25.7%	13.0%	Belarus
1990s	32.1%	23.0%	9.1%	Belarus
2000s	28.0%	20.0%	8.0%	Belarus
2010s	23.7%	19.5%	4.3%	Belarus
2020s	21.4%	19.9%	1.4%	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Belarus or United States?: Belarus, at 20.5% against 19.8% in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Belarus and United States?: 0.7%, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and United States?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Belarus and United States rank globally for rural population?: Belarus ranks 159th and United States ranks 162nd 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.