China vs South Africa: Rural population
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , China's Rural population was 480.54M, compared to South Africa's 23.24M. That makes China's value 1,967.7% higher than South Africa's.
China
Rank #2 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 480.54M
- Year-over-year
- -1.2%
- 10-year change
- -20.8%
- Peak
- 743.25M (2005)
- Trough
- 480.54M (2024)
South Africa
Rank #24 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 23.24M
- Year-over-year
- +1.0%
- 10-year change
- +13.4%
- Peak
- 23.24M (2024)
- Trough
- 19.52M (2009)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.RUR.TOTL), CC BY 4.0.