Afghanistan vs Russia: Rural population
Afghanistan
32.47 million
in 2025
Russia
35.52 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
19th
Russia rank
16th
Rural population over time
- Afghanistan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 35.52 million against 32.47 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.05 million.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Russia ranks 16th of 217 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.02 million | 52.62 million | 43.60 million | Russia |
| 1970s | 10.88 million | 45.23 million | 34.35 million | Russia |
| 1980s | 9.67 million | 40.37 million | 30.70 million | Russia |
| 1990s | 13.23 million | 39.68 million | 26.45 million | Russia |
| 2000s | 19.05 million | 38.46 million | 19.42 million | Russia |
| 2010s | 25.14 million | 37.23 million | 12.08 million | Russia |
| 2020s | 30.73 million | 36.14 million | 5.41 million | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Afghanistan or Russia?
- Russia, at 35.52 million against 32.47 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Afghanistan and Russia?
- 3.05 million, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Russia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Russia rank globally for rural population?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th and Russia ranks 16th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural 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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.