What is the difference in rural population between Arab World and Côte d'Ivoire?

186.29 million, with Arab World ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Côte d'Ivoire?

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Côte d'Ivoire: Rural population

Arab World

201.16 million

in 2025

Côte d'Ivoire

14.87 million

in 2025

Arab World rank

33rd

Côte d'Ivoire rank

38th

Rural population over time

Arab World
Côte d'Ivoire

How they compare

Arab World currently reports 201.16 million against 14.87 million in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 186.29 million.

That makes Arab World's figure about 13.5 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Arab World has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 33rd and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 38th of 44 groups.

Arab World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Côte d'Ivoire	Difference	Ahead
1960s	67.85 million	3.34 million	64.51 million	Arab World
1970s	81.70 million	4.47 million	77.23 million	Arab World
1980s	101.58 million	6.10 million	95.48 million	Arab World
1990s	122.85 million	8.59 million	114.26 million	Arab World
2000s	147.45 million	10.92 million	136.53 million	Arab World
2010s	170.77 million	12.71 million	158.05 million	Arab World
2020s	193.28 million	14.41 million	178.86 million	Arab World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Arab World or Côte d'Ivoire?: Arab World, at 201.16 million against 14.87 million in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Arab World and Côte d'Ivoire?: 186.29 million, with Arab World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Côte d'Ivoire?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Arab World and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for rural population?: Arab World ranks 33rd and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 38th of 44 groups.
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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Indicator: Rural population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.