China vs World: Rural population
China
473.41 million
in 2025
World
3.46 billion
in 2025
China rank
2nd
World rank
1st
Rural population over time
- China
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 3.46 billion against 473.41 million in China, a difference of 2.99 billion.
That makes World's figure about 7.3 times China's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and World 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.