Which has higher rural population, Aruba or Kiribati?

Kiribati, at 49,975 against 41,612 in Aruba as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Kiribati?

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.

Aruba vs Kiribati: Rural population

Aruba

41,612

in 2025

Kiribati

49,975

in 2025

Aruba rank

181st

Kiribati rank

180th

Rural population over time

Aruba
Kiribati

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 49,975 against 41,612 in Aruba, a difference of 8,363.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.2 times Aruba's.

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

Aruba ranks 181st and Kiribati ranks 180th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Aruba	Kiribati	Difference	Ahead
1960s	22,933	41,758	18,824	Kiribati
1970s	20,822	43,388	22,566	Kiribati
1980s	20,742	44,182	23,440	Kiribati
1990s	26,870	50,670	23,801	Kiribati
2000s	33,735	54,141	20,406	Kiribati
2010s	39,092	56,382	17,289	Kiribati
2020s	41,170	51,193	10,024	Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Aruba or Kiribati?: Kiribati, at 49,975 against 41,612 in Aruba as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Aruba and Kiribati?: 8,363, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Kiribati?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Aruba and Kiribati rank globally for rural population?: Aruba ranks 181st and Kiribati ranks 180th of 215 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

Indicator: Rural population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 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.