Which has higher rural population, Estonia or Fiji?

Estonia, at 400,092 against 377,513 in Fiji as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Fiji?

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.

Estonia vs Fiji: Rural population

Estonia

400,092

in 2025

Fiji

377,513

in 2025

Estonia rank

154th

Fiji rank

155th

Rural population over time

Estonia
Fiji

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 400,092 against 377,513 in Fiji, a difference of 22,579.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 154th and Fiji ranks 155th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 6 and Fiji in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Fiji	Difference	Ahead
1960s	489,647	318,118	171,529	Estonia
1970s	462,288	363,969	98,319	Estonia
1980s	442,941	436,124	6,817	Estonia
1990s	449,134	440,170	8,964	Estonia
2000s	442,172	440,686	1,486	Estonia
2010s	416,091	417,953	1,862	Fiji
2020s	399,904	384,149	15,755	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Estonia or Fiji?: Estonia, at 400,092 against 377,513 in Fiji as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Estonia and Fiji?: 22,579, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Fiji?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Fiji rank globally for rural population?: Estonia ranks 154th and Fiji ranks 155th of 215 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: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 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.