Austria vs Liberia: Rural population

Austria
2.79 million
in 2025
Liberia
2.52 million
in 2025
Austria rank
94th
Liberia rank
97th

Rural population over time

  • Austria
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 2.79 million against 2.52 million in Liberia, a difference of 271,640.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

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

Austria ranks 94th and Liberia ranks 97th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Liberia Difference Ahead
1960s 3.58 million 997,822 2.58 million Austria
1970s 3.56 million 1.15 million 2.41 million Austria
1980s 3.13 million 1.35 million 1.78 million Austria
1990s 2.72 million 1.21 million 1.51 million Austria
2000s 2.71 million 1.82 million 886,881 Austria
2010s 2.79 million 2.27 million 521,012 Austria
2020s 2.80 million 2.46 million 341,817 Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Austria or Liberia?
Austria, at 2.79 million against 2.52 million in Liberia as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Austria and Liberia?
271,640, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Liberia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Austria and Liberia rank globally for rural population?
Austria ranks 94th and Liberia ranks 97th 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

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.