Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Mozambique: Rural population

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
355.37 million
in 2025
Mozambique
22.37 million
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
26th
Mozambique rank
26th

Rural population over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 355.37 million against 22.37 million in Mozambique, a difference of 332.99 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 15.9 times Mozambique's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 26th and Mozambique ranks 26th of 47 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Mozambique Difference Ahead
1960s 117.60 million 6.98 million 110.62 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 143.17 million 8.54 million 134.63 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 178.23 million 10.16 million 168.07 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 224.11 million 11.21 million 212.89 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 269.38 million 14.10 million 255.28 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 312.66 million 17.83 million 294.83 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 344.92 million 21.39 million 323.52 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Mozambique?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 355.37 million against 22.37 million in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Mozambique?
332.99 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Mozambique?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Mozambique rank globally for rural population?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 26th and Mozambique ranks 26th of 47 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
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.