Lower middle income vs Tonga: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)
Lower middle income
58.0%
in 2025
Tonga
78.8%
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
10th
Tonga rank
7th
Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time
- Lower middle income
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 78.8% against 58.0% in Lower middle income, a difference of 20.8%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.4 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 10th and Tonga ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.4% | 80.4% | 0.0% | Lower middle income |
| 1970s | 76.7% | 79.7% | 3.0% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 72.7% | 78.7% | 6.0% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 69.7% | 77.3% | 7.6% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 66.1% | 76.8% | 10.7% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 76.9% | 14.8% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 78.7% | 19.7% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Lower middle income or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 78.8% against 58.0% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Lower middle income and Tonga?
- 20.8%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Tonga?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Tonga rank globally for rural population?
- Lower middle income ranks 10th and Tonga ranks 7th 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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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.