Guinea vs Romania: Rural population

Guinea
9.28 million
in 2025
Romania
9.10 million
in 2025
Guinea rank
60th
Romania rank
61st

Rural population over time

  • Guinea
  • Romania
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 9.28 million against 9.10 million in Romania, a difference of 186,990.

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

Guinea ranks 60th and Romania ranks 61st of 215 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 3.37 million 11.92 million 8.55 million Romania
1970s 3.65 million 11.46 million 7.81 million Romania
1980s 4.10 million 10.87 million 6.77 million Romania
1990s 5.23 million 10.49 million 5.26 million Romania
2000s 6.23 million 10.02 million 3.79 million Romania
2010s 7.58 million 9.20 million 1.62 million Romania
2020s 8.90 million 9.12 million 221,172 Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Guinea or Romania?
Guinea, at 9.28 million against 9.10 million in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Guinea and Romania?
186,990, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Romania?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Guinea and Romania rank globally for rural population?
Guinea ranks 60th and Romania ranks 61st 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

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.