How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and Zambia?

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.

United Kingdom vs Zambia: Rural population

United Kingdom

11.59 million

in 2025

Zambia

11.85 million

in 2025

United Kingdom rank

47th

Zambia rank

46th

Rural population over time

United Kingdom
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 11.85 million against 11.59 million in United Kingdom, a difference of 263,700.

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

United Kingdom ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 46th of 220 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	United Kingdom	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	12.05 million	2.81 million	9.24 million	United Kingdom
1970s	12.61 million	3.16 million	9.45 million	United Kingdom
1980s	12.21 million	4.03 million	8.18 million	United Kingdom
1990s	12.35 million	5.39 million	6.96 million	United Kingdom
2000s	11.84 million	7.27 million	4.57 million	United Kingdom
2010s	11.81 million	9.41 million	2.39 million	United Kingdom
2020s	11.50 million	11.28 million	221,250	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, United Kingdom or Zambia?: Zambia, at 11.85 million against 11.59 million in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between United Kingdom and Zambia?: 263,700, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and Zambia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do United Kingdom and Zambia rank globally for rural population?: United Kingdom ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 46th of 220 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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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: 20 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.