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South Africa vs United Kingdom: Rural population

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

In , South Africa's Rural population was 23.24M, compared to United Kingdom's 11.60M. That makes South Africa's value 100.3% higher than United Kingdom's.

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)

United Kingdom

Rank #45 of 217 globally

United Kingdom trend
Latest (2024)
11.60M
Year-over-year
+0.6%
10-year change
-2.2%
Peak
11.93M (2011)
Trough
11.39M (2021)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.RUR.TOTL), CC BY 4.0.