Early-demographic dividend vs United States of America: Rural population

Early-demographic dividend
1.88 billion
in 2025
United States of America
67.70 million
in 2025
Early-demographic dividend rank
6th
United States of America rank
8th

Rural population over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 1.88 billion against 67.70 million in United States of America, a difference of 1.81 billion.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 27.8 times United States of America's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 8th of 45 groups.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 826.93 million 53.97 million 772.95 million Early-demographic dividend
1970s 1.00 billion 56.75 million 946.61 million Early-demographic dividend
1980s 1.21 billion 60.88 million 1.15 billion Early-demographic dividend
1990s 1.44 billion 60.74 million 1.38 billion Early-demographic dividend
2000s 1.63 billion 58.80 million 1.57 billion Early-demographic dividend
2010s 1.77 billion 62.39 million 1.71 billion Early-demographic dividend
2020s 1.86 billion 66.97 million 1.79 billion Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Early-demographic dividend or United States of America?
Early-demographic dividend, at 1.88 billion against 67.70 million in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Early-demographic dividend and United States of America?
1.81 billion, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and United States of America?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Early-demographic dividend and United States of America rank globally for rural population?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 8th of 45 groups.
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

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.