Which has higher rural population, Guatemala or Slovenia?

Slovenia, at 44.0% against 43.7% in Guatemala as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Slovenia?

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.

Guatemala vs Slovenia: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Guatemala

43.7%

in 2025

Slovenia

44.0%

in 2025

Guatemala rank

82nd

Slovenia rank

80th

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

Guatemala
Slovenia

How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 44.0% against 43.7% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Slovenia ahead.

Guatemala ranks 82nd and Slovenia ranks 80th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 5 and Slovenia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Slovenia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	66.1%	67.9%	1.8%	Slovenia
1970s	64.7%	57.7%	7.0%	Guatemala
1980s	67.0%	50.0%	17.0%	Guatemala
1990s	63.5%	49.6%	13.9%	Guatemala
2000s	52.5%	49.4%	3.1%	Guatemala
2010s	47.0%	47.6%	0.6%	Slovenia
2020s	44.6%	44.4%	0.1%	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Guatemala or Slovenia?: Slovenia, at 44.0% against 43.7% in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Guatemala and Slovenia?: 0.3%, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Slovenia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Slovenia rank globally for rural population?: Guatemala ranks 82nd and Slovenia ranks 80th 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.