Which has higher rural population, Jordan or Mauritius?

Jordan, at 782,426 against 758,222 in Mauritius as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Mauritius?

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.

Jordan vs Mauritius: Rural population

Jordan

782,426

in 2025

Mauritius

758,222

in 2025

Jordan rank

139th

Mauritius rank

140th

Rural population over time

Jordan
Mauritius

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 782,426 against 758,222 in Mauritius, a difference of 24,204.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.

Jordan ranks 139th and Mauritius ranks 140th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Mauritius	Difference	Ahead
1960s	591,237	429,952	161,285	Jordan
1970s	841,881	500,717	341,163	Jordan
1980s	899,312	583,174	316,138	Jordan
1990s	1.02 million	634,099	385,190	Jordan
2000s	1.29 million	717,839	574,074	Jordan
2010s	1.05 million	759,300	287,594	Jordan
2020s	841,627	765,238	76,388	Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Jordan or Mauritius?: Jordan, at 782,426 against 758,222 in Mauritius as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Jordan and Mauritius?: 24,204, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Mauritius?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Jordan and Mauritius rank globally for rural population?: Jordan ranks 139th and Mauritius ranks 140th 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.