Which has higher rural population, Bangladesh or Indonesia?

Bangladesh, at 117.29 million against 116.02 million in Indonesia as of 2025.

What is the difference in rural population between Bangladesh and Indonesia?

1.27 million, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?

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.

Bangladesh vs Indonesia: Rural population

Bangladesh

117.29 million

in 2025

Indonesia

116.02 million

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

5th

Indonesia rank

6th

Rural population over time

Bangladesh
Indonesia

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 117.29 million against 116.02 million in Indonesia, a difference of 1.27 million.

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

Bangladesh ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 220 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	55.66 million	84.47 million	28.82 million	Indonesia
1970s	69.27 million	105.63 million	36.36 million	Indonesia
1980s	81.71 million	122.20 million	40.50 million	Indonesia
1990s	95.46 million	127.11 million	31.65 million	Indonesia
2000s	107.06 million	124.37 million	17.30 million	Indonesia
2010s	112.05 million	122.51 million	10.45 million	Indonesia
2020s	115.96 million	118.12 million	2.16 million	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Bangladesh or Indonesia?: Bangladesh, at 117.29 million against 116.02 million in Indonesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Bangladesh and Indonesia?: 1.27 million, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Indonesia rank globally for rural population?: Bangladesh ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 220 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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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.