Which has higher rural population, Lithuania or New Caledonia?

New Caledonia, at 31.8% against 30.9% in Lithuania as of 2025.

What is the difference in rural population between Lithuania and New Caledonia?

0.9%, with New Caledonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and New Caledonia?

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.

Lithuania vs New Caledonia: Rural population

Lithuania

30.9%

in 2025

New Caledonia

31.8%

in 2025

Lithuania rank

124th

New Caledonia rank

122nd

Rural population over time

Lithuania
New Caledonia

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 31.8% against 30.9% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.9%.

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

Lithuania ranks 124th and New Caledonia ranks 122nd of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	55.9%	56.5%	0.7%	New Caledonia
1970s	44.5%	45.2%	0.7%	New Caledonia
1980s	35.0%	41.3%	6.2%	New Caledonia
1990s	32.6%	39.7%	7.1%	New Caledonia
2000s	33.2%	36.1%	2.8%	New Caledonia
2010s	33.0%	33.1%	0.2%	New Caledonia
2020s	31.6%	32.3%	0.7%	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Lithuania or New Caledonia?: New Caledonia, at 31.8% against 30.9% in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Lithuania and New Caledonia?: 0.9%, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and New Caledonia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and New Caledonia rank globally for rural population?: Lithuania ranks 124th and New Caledonia ranks 122nd 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: 03 September 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.