Which has higher rural population, IDA & IBRD total or India?

IDA & IBRD total, at 3.24 billion against 941.42 million in India as of 2025.

What is the difference in rural population between IDA & IBRD total and India?

2.30 billion, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and India?

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.

IDA & IBRD total vs India: Rural population

IDA & IBRD total

3.24 billion

in 2025

India

941.42 million

in 2025

IDA & IBRD total rank

2nd

India rank

1st

Rural population over time

IDA & IBRD total
India

How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 3.24 billion against 941.42 million in India, a difference of 2.30 billion.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 3.4 times India's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 46 groups.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA & IBRD total	India	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.87 billion	394.34 million	1.48 billion	IDA & IBRD total
1970s	2.26 billion	476.23 million	1.78 billion	IDA & IBRD total
1980s	2.58 billion	577.11 million	2.01 billion	IDA & IBRD total
1990s	2.92 billion	698.96 million	2.22 billion	IDA & IBRD total
2000s	3.09 billion	811.68 million	2.28 billion	IDA & IBRD total
2010s	3.17 billion	891.24 million	2.28 billion	IDA & IBRD total
2020s	3.21 billion	932.31 million	2.28 billion	IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, IDA & IBRD total or India?: IDA & IBRD total, at 3.24 billion against 941.42 million in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between IDA & IBRD total and India?: 2.30 billion, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and India?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do IDA & IBRD total and India rank globally for rural population?: IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 46 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: 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.