Montenegro vs Vanuatu: Rural population

Montenegro
214,303
in 2025
Vanuatu
260,353
in 2025
Montenegro rank
161st
Vanuatu rank
158th

Rural population over time

  • Montenegro
  • Vanuatu
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196019922025

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 260,353 against 214,303 in Montenegro, a difference of 46,050.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times Montenegro's.

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

Montenegro ranks 161st and Vanuatu ranks 158th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Montenegro averaged higher in 6 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Montenegro Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 363,799 66,736 297,063 Montenegro
1970s 330,379 86,496 243,883 Montenegro
1980s 317,956 107,617 210,340 Montenegro
1990s 288,356 131,868 156,488 Montenegro
2000s 231,944 160,785 71,160 Montenegro
2010s 219,785 198,965 20,820 Montenegro
2020s 215,778 246,200 30,422 Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Montenegro or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 260,353 against 214,303 in Montenegro as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Montenegro and Vanuatu?
46,050, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Vanuatu?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Montenegro and Vanuatu rank globally for rural population?
Montenegro ranks 161st and Vanuatu ranks 158th 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.