Which has higher rural population, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tajikistan?

Tajikistan, at 73.8% against 55.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tajikistan?

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tajikistan: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Sub-Saharan Africa

55.3%

in 2025

Tajikistan

73.8%

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

12th

Tajikistan rank

15th

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

Sub-Saharan Africa
Tajikistan

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 73.8% against 55.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 18.5%.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th and Tajikistan ranks 15th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 3 and Tajikistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	83.9%	64.4%	19.5%	Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s	79.3%	64.1%	15.2%	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	74.5%	66.6%	7.8%	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	69.6%	71.0%	1.4%	Tajikistan
2000s	65.1%	73.5%	8.3%	Tajikistan
2010s	60.4%	73.6%	13.2%	Tajikistan
2020s	56.6%	73.8%	17.2%	Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tajikistan?: Tajikistan, at 73.8% against 55.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tajikistan?: 18.5%, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tajikistan?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tajikistan rank globally for rural population?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th and Tajikistan ranks 15th 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.