Which has higher rural population, Curacao or Venezuela?

Venezuela, at 10.7% against 8.5% in Curacao as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Venezuela?

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.

Curacao vs Venezuela: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Curacao

8.5%

in 2025

Venezuela

10.7%

in 2025

Curacao rank

189th

Venezuela rank

186th

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

Curacao
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 10.7% against 8.5% in Curacao, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.3 times Curacao's.

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

Curacao ranks 189th and Venezuela ranks 186th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Curacao	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1960s	23.0%	33.6%	10.6%	Venezuela
1970s	20.1%	24.6%	4.5%	Venezuela
1980s	17.6%	18.5%	1.0%	Venezuela
1990s	12.9%	13.9%	1.0%	Venezuela
2000s	8.9%	11.4%	2.6%	Venezuela
2010s	8.7%	11.1%	2.4%	Venezuela
2020s	8.6%	10.8%	2.2%	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Curacao or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 10.7% against 8.5% in Curacao as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Curacao and Venezuela?: 2.2%, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Venezuela?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Curacao and Venezuela rank globally for rural population?: Curacao ranks 189th and Venezuela ranks 186th 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.