Jordan vs New Zealand: Rural population

Jordan
782,426
in 2025
New Zealand
852,066
in 2025
Jordan rank
139th
New Zealand rank
137th

Rural population over time

  • Jordan
  • New Zealand
400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1.4M196019922025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 852,066 against 782,426 in Jordan, a difference of 69,640.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

Jordan ranks 139th and New Zealand ranks 137th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 591,237 815,680 224,443 New Zealand
1970s 841,881 529,299 312,582 Jordan
1980s 899,312 519,923 379,389 Jordan
1990s 1.02 million 534,544 484,744 Jordan
2000s 1.29 million 578,199 713,714 Jordan
2010s 1.05 million 691,979 354,916 Jordan
2020s 841,627 833,864 7,763 Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Jordan or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 852,066 against 782,426 in Jordan as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Jordan and New Zealand?
69,640, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and New Zealand?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Jordan and New Zealand rank globally for rural population?
Jordan ranks 139th and New Zealand ranks 137th of 217 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
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.