Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Turkmenistan: Rural population

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
3.58 million
in 2025
Turkmenistan
4.03 million
in 2025
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
86th
Turkmenistan rank
84th

Rural population over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 4.03 million against 3.58 million in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 452,070.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia, Plurinational State of's.

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

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 86th and Turkmenistan ranks 84th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 6 and Turkmenistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1960s 2.53 million 993,574 1.54 million Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1970s 3.01 million 1.29 million 1.72 million Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1980s 3.20 million 1.74 million 1.46 million Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1990s 3.19 million 2.28 million 917,434 Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s 3.34 million 2.67 million 673,343 Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s 3.48 million 3.27 million 209,606 Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s 3.56 million 3.86 million 303,320 Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 4.03 million against 3.58 million in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Turkmenistan?
452,070, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Turkmenistan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Turkmenistan rank globally for rural population?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 86th and Turkmenistan ranks 84th of 217 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
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.