Which has higher rural population, Belize or Gabon?

Belize, at 247,148 against 205,177 in Gabon as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Gabon?

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.

Belize vs Gabon: Rural population

Belize

247,148

in 2025

Gabon

205,177

in 2025

Belize rank

161st

Gabon rank

164th

Rural population over time

Belize
Gabon

How they compare

Belize currently reports 247,148 against 205,177 in Gabon, a difference of 41,971.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.

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

Belize ranks 161st and Gabon ranks 164th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Gabon in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1960s	47,670	435,415	387,745	Gabon
1970s	60,853	374,662	313,809	Gabon
1980s	81,837	321,965	240,128	Gabon
1990s	107,428	282,690	175,262	Gabon
2000s	147,204	245,893	98,689	Gabon
2010s	197,800	239,323	41,523	Gabon
2020s	235,610	212,663	22,947	Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Belize or Gabon?: Belize, at 247,148 against 205,177 in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Belize and Gabon?: 41,971, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Gabon?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Belize and Gabon rank globally for rural population?: Belize ranks 161st and Gabon ranks 164th of 218 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: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 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.