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Germany vs South Africa: Rural population

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Germany's Rural population was 15.02M, compared to South Africa's 23.24M. That makes Germany's value 35.4% lower than South Africa's.

Germany

Rank #35 of 217 globally

Germany trend
Latest (2024)
15.02M
Year-over-year
-0.4%
10-year change
-4.5%
Peak
16.35M (2005)
Trough
15.02M (2024)

South Africa

Rank #24 of 217 globally

South Africa trend
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.