China vs India: Rural population
China
473.41 million
in 2025
India
941.42 million
in 2025
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Rural population over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 941.42 million against 473.41 million in China, a difference of 468.01 million.
That makes India's figure about 2.0 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 215 countries.
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About this data
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.