Which has higher rural population, female, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Malaysia?

Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 13.2% against 12.8% in Malaysia as of 2015.

What is the difference in rural population, female between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Malaysia?

0.4%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Malaysia?

8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Malaysia: Rural population, female

Iran, Islamic Republic of

13.2%

in 2015

Malaysia

12.8%

in 2015

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

137th

Malaysia rank

139th

Rural population, female over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Malaysia

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 13.2% against 12.8% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malaysia ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 137th and Malaysia ranks 139th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	23.8%	27.6%	3.8%	Malaysia
1990s	20.6%	23.1%	2.5%	Malaysia
2000s	17.0%	17.7%	0.7%	Malaysia
2010s	13.9%	13.8%	0.1%	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Malaysia?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 13.2% against 12.8% in Malaysia as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Malaysia?: 0.4%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Malaysia?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Malaysia rank globally for rural population, female?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 137th and Malaysia ranks 139th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population, female (% of total)
Unit: % of total
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 1,928 data points, 1980–2015
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.