Kyrgyzstan vs Upper middle income: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)
Kyrgyzstan
65.3%
in 2025
Upper middle income
31.8%
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan rank
34th
Upper middle income rank
35th
Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 65.3% against 31.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 33.5%.
That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 2.1 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.0% | 73.4% | 9.4% | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 62.0% | 70.8% | 8.8% | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 61.8% | 64.7% | 2.9% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 63.5% | 58.2% | 5.3% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 48.7% | 16.0% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 38.9% | 26.0% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 32.8% | 32.4% | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Kyrgyzstan or Upper middle income?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 65.3% against 31.8% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Kyrgyzstan and Upper middle income?
- 33.5%, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Upper middle income rank globally for rural population?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 35th 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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About this data
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.