Which has higher rural population, IDA total or Micronesia (country)?

Micronesia (country), at 77.5% against 58.9% in IDA total as of 2025.

What is the difference in rural population between IDA total and Micronesia (country)?

18.6%, with Micronesia (country) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Micronesia (country)?

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.

IDA total vs Micronesia (country): Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

IDA total

58.9%

in 2025

Micronesia (country)

77.5%

in 2025

IDA total rank

9th

Micronesia (country) rank

10th

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

IDA total
Micronesia (country)

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 77.5% against 58.9% in IDA total, a difference of 18.6%.

That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 1.3 times IDA total's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA total ahead.

IDA total ranks 9th and Micronesia (country) ranks 10th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 3 and Micronesia (country) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Micronesia (country)	Difference	Ahead
1960s	84.9%	76.0%	8.9%	IDA total
1970s	80.7%	74.1%	6.5%	IDA total
1980s	76.1%	73.7%	2.4%	IDA total
1990s	72.1%	75.2%	3.0%	Micronesia (country)
2000s	68.0%	77.7%	9.7%	Micronesia (country)
2010s	63.4%	77.7%	14.2%	Micronesia (country)
2020s	60.0%	77.6%	17.6%	Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, IDA total or Micronesia (country)?: Micronesia (country), at 77.5% against 58.9% in IDA total as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between IDA total and Micronesia (country)?: 18.6%, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Micronesia (country)?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do IDA total and Micronesia (country) rank globally for rural population?: IDA total ranks 9th and Micronesia (country) ranks 10th of 47 groups.
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.