Which has higher rural population, Channel Islands or Uganda?

Uganda, at 68.1% against 67.4% in Channel Islands as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Uganda?

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.

Channel Islands vs Uganda: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Channel Islands

67.4%

in 2025

Uganda

68.1%

in 2025

Channel Islands rank

29th

Uganda rank

26th

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

Channel Islands
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 68.1% against 67.4% in Channel Islands, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Channel Islands ranks 29th and Uganda ranks 26th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Channel Islands	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	62.5%	94.7%	32.2%	Uganda
1970s	66.4%	93.6%	27.2%	Uganda
1980s	68.2%	92.0%	23.8%	Uganda
1990s	69.3%	89.4%	20.1%	Uganda
2000s	68.9%	86.1%	17.2%	Uganda
2010s	67.4%	76.1%	8.7%	Uganda
2020s	67.2%	69.7%	2.5%	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Channel Islands or Uganda?: Uganda, at 68.1% against 67.4% in Channel Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Channel Islands and Uganda?: 0.7%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Uganda?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Channel Islands and Uganda rank globally for rural population?: Channel Islands ranks 29th and Uganda ranks 26th 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: 01 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.