Which has higher rural population, Eritrea or Kyrgyzstan?

Eritrea, at 65.5% against 65.3% in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Kyrgyzstan?

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.

Eritrea vs Kyrgyzstan: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Eritrea

65.5%

in 2025

Kyrgyzstan

65.3%

in 2025

Eritrea rank

33rd

Kyrgyzstan rank

34th

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

Eritrea
Kyrgyzstan

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 65.5% against 65.3% in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 33rd and Kyrgyzstan ranks 34th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 5 and Kyrgyzstan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Kyrgyzstan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	88.4%	64.0%	24.4%	Eritrea
1970s	86.5%	62.0%	24.5%	Eritrea
1980s	84.4%	61.8%	22.7%	Eritrea
1990s	73.8%	63.5%	10.3%	Eritrea
2000s	65.1%	64.7%	0.4%	Eritrea
2010s	64.5%	64.9%	0.4%	Kyrgyzstan
2020s	65.2%	65.3%	0.0%	Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Eritrea or Kyrgyzstan?: Eritrea, at 65.5% against 65.3% in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Eritrea and Kyrgyzstan?: 0.2%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Kyrgyzstan?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Eritrea and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for rural population?: Eritrea ranks 33rd and Kyrgyzstan ranks 34th 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.