Kiribati vs Seychelles: Rural population

Kiribati
49,975
in 2025
Seychelles
66,909
in 2025
Kiribati rank
180th
Seychelles rank
178th

Rural population over time

  • Kiribati
  • Seychelles
020.0k40.0k60.0k196019922025

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 66,909 against 49,975 in Kiribati, a difference of 16,934.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.3 times Kiribati's.

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

Kiribati ranks 180th and Seychelles ranks 178th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 6 and Seychelles in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Seychelles Difference Ahead
1960s 41,758 32,126 9,631 Kiribati
1970s 43,388 31,811 11,577 Kiribati
1980s 44,182 33,367 10,815 Kiribati
1990s 50,670 39,875 10,795 Kiribati
2000s 54,141 47,825 6,316 Kiribati
2010s 56,382 52,586 3,796 Kiribati
2020s 51,193 62,490 11,296 Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Kiribati or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 66,909 against 49,975 in Kiribati as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Kiribati and Seychelles?
16,934, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Seychelles?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Kiribati and Seychelles rank globally for rural population?
Kiribati ranks 180th and Seychelles ranks 178th 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.