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People > Urban and rural Stats: compare key data on India & United States

Definitions

  • Female rural population: Total number of females living in rural areas by country.
  • Female urban population: Total number of females living in urban areas by country.
  • Females living in cities proper: Total number of females living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000.
  • Male rural population: Total number of males living in rural areas by country.
  • Male urban population: Total number of males living in urban areas by country.
  • Male urban population per thousand people: Total number of males living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Males living in cities proper: Total number of males living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000.
  • Males living in cities proper per thousand people: Total number of males living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Males living in urban agglomerations per thousand people: Total number of males living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Population living in cities proper: Each city population by sex, city and city type.
  • Population living in urban agglomerations: Total population living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts.
  • Rural population: Total population living in rural areas by country.
  • Rural population per thousand people: Total population living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Urban population: Total population living in urban areas by country.
  • Urban population per thousand people: Total population living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Females living in cities proper per thousand people: Total number of females living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Females living in urban agglomerations: Total number of females living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts.
  • Females living in urban agglomerations per thousand people: Total number of females living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Male rural population per thousand people: Total number of males living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Female urban population per thousand people: Total number of females living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Population living in urban agglomerations per thousand people: Total population living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Female rural population per thousand people: Total number of females living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Males living in urban agglomerations: Total number of males living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts.
STAT India United States HISTORY
Female rural population 394.59 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than United States
29.41 million
Ranked 3rd.

Female urban population 160.31 million
Ranked 1st. 26% more than United States
127.55 million
Ranked 1st.

Females living in cities proper 58,896
Ranked 23th.
103,121
Ranked 24th. 75% more than India

Male rural population 417.25 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than United States
30.08 million
Ranked 3rd.

Male urban population 178.04 million
Ranked 1st. 46% more than United States
121.7 million
Ranked 1st.

Male urban population per thousand people 151.57
Ranked 61st.
393.43
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than India

Males living in cities proper 61,780
Ranked 24th.
92,855
Ranked 27th. 50% more than India

Males living in cities proper per thousand people 0.0583
Ranked 33th.
0.3
Ranked 51st. 5 times more than India

Males living in urban agglomerations per thousand people 0.0565
Ranked 12th.
0.736
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than India
Population living in cities proper 172.41 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
85.41 million
Ranked 2nd.

Population living in urban agglomerations 105,377
Ranked 13th.
429,882
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than India
Rural population 811.84 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than United States
59.49 million
Ranked 5th.

Rural population per thousand people 691.13
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than United States
192.33
Ranked 67th.

Urban population 338.36 million
Ranked 2nd. 36% more than United States
249.25 million
Ranked 2nd.

Urban population per thousand people 288.05
Ranked 69th.
805.79
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than India

Females living in cities proper per thousand people 0.0556
Ranked 32nd.
0.333
Ranked 51st. 6 times more than India

Females living in urban agglomerations 45,508
Ranked 11th.
222,073
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than India
Females living in urban agglomerations per thousand people 0.043
Ranked 12th.
0.787
Ranked 5th. 18 times more than India
Male rural population per thousand people 355.21
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than United States
97.25
Ranked 61st.

Female urban population per thousand people 136.48
Ranked 63th.
412.36
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than India

Population living in urban agglomerations per thousand people 0.0995
Ranked 15th.
1.52
Ranked 6th. 15 times more than India
Female rural population per thousand people 335.92
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than United States
95.08
Ranked 60th.

Males living in urban agglomerations 59,869
Ranked 9th.
207,809
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than India

SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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