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Rural Population by Country 2024

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Country
Rural Population 2022
Rural Population 2022 (%)
Rural Pop. 2021
Rural Pop. 2021 (%)
Rural Pop. 2020
Rural Pop. 2020 (%)
Rural Pop. 2019
Rural Pop. 2019 (%)
Rural Pop. 2018
Rural Pop. 2018 (%)
India908.8M64.13%909.4M64.61%908.7M65.07%906.3M65.53%903.1M65.97%
China514.6M36.44%529.5M37.49%544.3M38.57%558.8M39.69%573M40.85%
Pakistan146.8M62.27%144.8M62.56%142.8M62.84%140.9M63.09%139.2M63.33%
Indonesia115.9M42.07%116.9M42.71%117.9M43.36%118.7M44.02%119.3M44.68%
Bangladesh103.2M60.29%103.4M61.05%103.5M61.82%103.6M62.6%103.7M63.37%
Nigeria101.6M46.48%100.8M47.25%100.1M48.04%99.3M48.84%98.5M49.66%
Ethiopia95.4M77.34%93.6M77.83%91.8M78.31%89.9M78.78%88.1M79.24%
Egypt63.3M57.03%62.4M57.14%61.5M57.22%60.5M57.27%59.4M57.3%
Vietnam60.1M61.23%60.4M61.95%60.6M62.66%60.7M63.37%60.8M64.08%
Philippines60.1M52.02%59.6M52.32%59M52.59%58.3M52.85%57.6M53.09%
United States56.4M16.92%56.9M17.13%57.5M17.34%57.6M17.54%58M17.74%
DR Congo52.6M53.16%51.6M53.77%50.5M54.36%49.4M54.95%48.4M55.54%
Tanzania41.5M63.32%40.7M64.05%40M64.77%39.2M65.5%38.5M66.22%
Kenya38.4M71%37.9M71.51%37.4M72.01%36.9M72.49%36.5M72.97%
Myanmar37M68.23%36.9M68.55%36.8M68.86%36.7M69.15%36.6M69.42%
Russia35.9M24.87%36.1M25.07%36.4M25.25%36.7M25.41%36.9M25.57%
Uganda34.9M73.84%34.1M74.45%33.3M75.05%32.5M75.64%31.6M76.23%
Thailand33.8M47.11%34.3M47.84%34.7M48.57%35.2M49.31%35.6M50.05%
Afghanistan30.2M73.38%29.5M73.69%28.8M73.97%28M74.25%27.3M74.51%
Sudan30M64.04%29.4M64.41%28.8M64.75%28.1M65.06%27.4M65.36%
Brazil26.8M12.45%27.2M12.68%27.6M12.93%27.9M13.18%28.2M13.43%
Nepal24M78.55%23.7M78.99%23.3M79.42%23M79.85%22.9M80.26%
Mexico23.8M18.7%24.1M18.98%24.3M19.27%24.5M19.56%24.6M19.84%
Niger21.8M83.11%21M83.25%20.3M83.37%19.6M83.48%18.9M83.58%
Iran20.5M23.19%20.8M23.66%21.1M24.13%21.3M24.61%21.5M25.1%
Yemen20.5M60.81%20.3M61.45%20M62.09%19.8M62.73%19.5M63.36%
Mozambique20.4M61.81%20M62.37%19.6M62.93%19.2M63.47%18.8M64.01%
Turkey19.5M22.98%19.7M23.43%19.9M23.9%20.1M24.37%20.2M24.86%
South Africa19M31.67%19.1M32.15%19.2M32.65%19.3M33.14%19.3M33.65%
Germany18.7M22.35%18.7M22.46%18.8M22.55%18.8M22.62%18.8M22.69%
Sri Lanka18M80.97%18M81.14%17.8M81.29%17.8M81.42%17.7M81.52%
Madagascar17.8M60.12%17.6M60.79%17.3M61.47%17.1M62.14%16.9M62.81%
Uzbekistan17.7M49.53%17.3M49.57%17M49.58%16.6M49.57%16.3M49.52%
Malawi16.7M82.02%16.4M82.31%16M82.57%15.6M82.83%15.3M83.06%
Italy16.7M28.34%16.9M28.65%17.2M28.96%17.5M29.26%17.9M29.56%
Burkina Faso15.4M68.12%15.2M68.76%14.9M69.39%14.7M70.02%14.4M70.64%
Poland14.7M39.87%15.1M39.93%15.1M39.96%15.2M39.96%15.2M39.94%
Ghana13.9M41.39%13.8M42.02%13.7M42.65%13.6M43.29%13.6M43.94%
Chad13.5M75.94%13.1M76.22%12.7M76.48%12.4M76.72%12M76.94%
Ivory Coast13.3M47.34%13.1M47.82%12.9M48.29%12.7M48.76%12.5M49.22%
Morocco13.3M35.4%13.3M35.94%13.4M36.47%13.4M37.01%13.5M37.55%
Iraq12.7M28.65%12.6M28.88%12.4M29.11%12.2M29.32%12M29.53%
France12.6M18.49%12.7M18.76%12.9M19.03%13M19.29%13.1M19.56%
Cambodia12.6M74.89%12.5M75.33%12.4M75.77%12.3M76.2%12.3M76.61%
Mali12.3M54.56%12.1M55.32%11.9M56.09%11.7M56.86%11.5M57.64%
Cameroon11.5M41.27%11.4M41.85%11.2M42.44%11.1M43.03%10.9M43.63%
Ukraine11.4M30.08%13.3M30.24%13.4M30.39%13.5M30.53%13.7M30.65%
Angola11.4M31.92%11.2M32.54%11.1M33.18%10.9M33.82%10.8M34.49%
Rwanda11.3M82.28%11.1M82.43%10.9M82.57%10.6M82.69%10.4M82.79%
Algeria11.3M25.23%11.4M25.74%11.4M26.27%11.4M26.81%11.5M27.37%
Zimbabwe11M67.61%10.8M67.7%10.6M67.76%10.4M67.79%10.2M67.79%
Burundi11M85.58%10.8M85.94%10.5M86.29%10.3M86.63%10M86.97%
Zambia10.9M54.24%10.7M54.81%10.5M55.37%10.3M55.93%10.1M56.48%
United Kingdom10.4M15.6%10.6M15.85%10.8M16.1%10.9M16.35%11M16.6%
Japan10.1M8.05%10.2M8.13%10.4M8.22%10.5M8.3%10.6M8.38%
North Korea9.7M37.08%9.7M37.36%9.7M37.62%9.8M37.87%9.8M38.1%
South Korea9.6M18.57%9.6M18.59%9.6M18.59%9.6M18.57%9.6M18.54%
Syria9.6M43.23%9.4M43.88%9.2M44.53%9.1M45.18%8.9M45.84%
Colombia9.3M17.95%9.4M18.26%9.5M18.58%9.5M18.9%9.5M19.22%
Somalia9.3M52.68%9.1M53.27%8.9M53.86%8.7M54.45%8.5M55.03%
Spain8.9M18.7%9M18.94%9.1M19.19%9.2M19.44%9.2M19.68%
Senegal8.8M50.91%8.7M51.4%8.5M51.88%8.4M52.35%8.2M52.81%
Papua New Guinea8.8M86.42%8.6M86.54%8.4M86.66%8.3M86.75%8.1M86.83%
Romania8.7M45.51%8.7M45.67%8.8M45.81%8.9M45.92%9M46%
Guinea8.6M62.33%8.5M62.74%8.3M63.13%8.2M63.5%8M63.86%
South Sudan8.6M79.15%8.5M79.49%8.5M79.8%8.4M80.1%8.4M80.39%
Kazakhstan8.2M42.01%8M42.18%7.9M42.33%7.9M42.46%7.8M42.57%
Guatemala8.2M47.33%8.2M47.76%8.1M48.16%8.1M48.56%8M48.95%
Malaysia7.4M21.79%7.5M22.3%7.6M22.84%7.7M23.39%7.8M23.96%
Peru7.2M21.29%7.2M21.5%7.2M21.7%7.2M21.9%7.1M22.09%
Tajikistan7.2M72.03%7M72.27%6.9M72.49%6.8M72.69%6.7M72.87%
Canada7.1M18.25%7M18.35%7M18.44%7M18.52%6.9M18.59%
Benin6.7M50.47%6.6M51.03%6.5M51.59%6.4M52.14%6.3M52.69%
Ecuador6.4M35.43%6.3M35.64%6.3M35.83%6.2M36.01%6.2M36.18%
Saudi Arabia5.6M15.27%5.6M15.49%5.7M15.71%5.7M15.94%5.7M16.16%
Togo5M56.08%4.9M56.64%4.8M57.2%4.8M57.75%4.7M58.3%
Sierra Leone4.8M56.17%4.8M56.63%4.7M57.08%4.6M57.52%4.6M57.95%
Haiti4.8M41.18%4.8M42.04%4.9M42.91%4.9M43.81%4.9M44.72%
Laos4.7M62.41%4.7M63.06%4.7M63.71%4.6M64.36%4.6M65%
Kyrgyzstan4.4M62.54%4.3M62.85%4.2M63.14%4.1M63.41%4M63.65%
Azerbaijan4.3M42.83%4.4M43.22%4.4M43.6%4.4M43.97%4.4M44.32%
Honduras4.2M40.4%4.2M41.02%4.2M41.64%4.2M42.27%4.2M42.9%
Austria3.7M40.74%3.7M41.01%3.7M41.25%3.7M41.49%3.7M41.7%
Tunisia3.7M29.79%3.7M30.11%3.7M30.43%3.7M30.75%3.7M31.06%
Bolivia3.6M29.17%3.6M29.53%3.6M29.88%3.6M30.23%3.5M30.58%
Argentina3.5M7.65%3.6M7.77%3.6M7.89%3.6M8.01%3.6M8.13%
Australia3.5M13.51%3.5M13.64%3.5M13.76%3.5M13.88%3.5M13.99%
Portugal3.4M32.62%3.4M33.15%3.5M33.69%3.5M34.24%3.6M34.79%
Venezuela3.3M11.62%3.3M11.68%3.3M11.72%3.4M11.76%3.5M11.79%
Central African Republic3.2M56.88%3.1M57.35%3.1M57.8%3M58.23%3M58.64%
Turkmenistan3M46.51%3M47%3M47.48%3M47.95%2.9M48.41%
Serbia2.9M43.13%3M43.35%3M43.55%3M43.74%3.1M43.91%
Nicaragua2.8M40.44%2.8M40.72%2.8M40.99%2.7M41.24%2.7M41.48%
Czech Republic2.7M25.62%2.7M25.79%2.8M25.94%2.8M26.08%2.8M26.21%
Hungary2.6M27.45%2.7M27.76%2.7M28.06%2.8M28.36%2.8M28.65%
Cuba2.5M22.6%2.6M22.71%2.6M22.81%2.6M22.89%2.6M22.96%
Paraguay2.5M37.18%2.5M37.5%2.5M37.82%2.5M38.12%2.5M38.42%
Slovakia2.5M46.09%2.5M46.18%2.5M46.24%2.5M46.27%2.5M46.27%
Liberia2.5M46.94%2.5M47.43%2.4M47.91%2.4M48.39%2.4M48.85%
Chile2.4M12.09%2.4M12.18%2.4M12.27%2.4M12.36%2.3M12.44%
Switzerland2.3M25.91%2.3M26%2.3M26.09%2.2M26.15%2.2M26.2%
Eritrea2.1M57.38%2.1M58.02%2.1M58.65%2.1M59.29%2.1M59.92%
Greece2M19.64%2.1M19.96%2.2M20.29%2.2M20.61%2.2M20.94%
Mauritania2M43.08%2M43.87%2M44.67%2M45.49%2M46.33%
Republic of the Congo1.9M31.26%1.9M31.72%1.8M32.17%1.8M32.63%1.8M33.08%
Ireland1.8M35.82%1.8M36.09%1.8M36.35%1.8M36.6%1.8M36.83%
Belarus1.8M19.67%1.9M20.09%1.9M20.52%2M20.96%2M21.41%
Dominican Republic1.8M16.15%1.9M16.79%1.9M17.46%2M18.17%2M18.93%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1.6M50.16%1.7M50.58%1.7M50.98%1.7M51.37%1.8M51.76%
Lesotho1.6M70.06%1.6M70.52%1.6M70.97%1.6M71.42%1.6M71.85%
Croatia1.6M41.78%1.6M42.12%1.7M42.45%1.7M42.76%1.8M43.05%
El Salvador1.6M25.23%1.6M25.88%1.7M26.56%1.7M27.25%1.8M27.98%
Bulgaria1.5M23.64%1.6M23.98%1.7M24.31%1.7M24.65%1.8M24.99%
Georgia1.5M39.7%1.5M40.13%1.5M40.55%1.5M40.96%1.5M41.37%
Moldova1.4M56.83%1.5M57%1.5M57.15%1.5M57.27%1.6M57.37%
Panama1.4M30.86%1.4M31.23%1.4M31.59%1.4M31.94%1.3M32.29%
Libya1.3M18.7%1.3M19.01%1.3M19.31%1.3M19.61%1.3M19.9%
Netherlands1.3M7.11%1.3M7.43%1.4M7.76%1.4M8.12%1.5M8.51%
Jamaica1.2M42.99%1.2M43.35%1.2M43.69%1.2M44.02%1.2M44.33%
Sweden1.2M11.51%1.2M11.76%1.2M12.02%1.3M12.29%1.3M12.57%
Namibia1.2M46.04%1.2M47%1.2M47.97%1.2M48.96%1.2M49.97%
United Arab Emirates1.2M12.46%1.2M12.7%1.2M12.95%1.2M13.21%1.2M13.48%
Guinea Bissau1.2M54.96%1.1M55.38%1.1M55.8%1.1M56.22%1.1M56.64%
Mongolia1.1M31.07%1M31.22%1M31.34%1M31.46%1M31.56%
Armenia1M36.43%1M36.57%1M36.69%1M36.78%1M36.85%
Albania1M36.2%1M37.03%1.1M37.89%1.1M38.77%1.1M39.68%
Gambia978.2K36.15%970.9K36.78%963.1K37.42%955.1K38.07%946.9K38.73%
Slovenia934.5K44.25%939.6K44.57%943.6K44.88%943.5K45.18%942.8K45.46%
Costa Rica930.4K17.96%957.3K18.58%985.1K19.23%1M19.92%1M20.66%
Jordan922.4K8.17%933.6K8.37%937.9K8.58%941.2K8.8%943.6K9.02%
Timor Leste911.1K67.93%902.3K68.31%892.8K68.68%884.2K69.05%876K69.42%
Eswatini906.3K75.42%901.7K75.63%895.3K75.83%889.1K76.02%884.3K76.2%
Lithuania893K31.54%889.3K31.75%893.1K31.95%898.2K32.15%905.5K32.32%
Norway891.5K16.34%901.9K16.68%915.9K17.03%929.7K17.38%943K17.75%
North Macedonia841.2K40.88%851.1K41.21%860.5K41.52%867.9K41.79%872.8K42.04%
Finland795.6K14.32%798.1K14.4%800.8K14.48%803.6K14.55%806.3K14.62%
Mauritius747.3K59.19%750K59.23%750K59.24%749.9K59.23%749.3K59.21%
Botswana730.6K27.78%736.1K28.44%741.6K29.12%745.6K29.83%749K30.55%
Trinidad and Tobago714.4K46.66%713K46.74%710.3K46.79%711.5K46.81%704.4K46.82%
Israel691.7K7.24%686.5K7.33%683.1K7.41%679K7.5%673.5K7.58%
Denmark686.7K11.63%688.8K11.76%693K11.88%698.1K12.01%702.5K12.13%
New Zealand672.1K13.12%675.3K13.21%677K13.3%666.5K13.39%659.7K13.46%
Latvia591.3K31.46%595.1K31.58%602.2K31.69%608.2K31.78%614K31.86%
Guyana590.2K72.98%588.2K73.1%583.7K73.21%585.6K73.31%576.5K73.39%
Lebanon589.5K10.74%610K10.91%627.2K11.08%650K11.24%678.8K11.41%
Comoros586.9K70.14%578.3K70.39%569.3K70.62%560.3K70.84%551.5K71.04%
Oman560.6K12.25%585.7K12.96%623.5K13.72%670K14.56%711.4K15.46%
Solomon Islands539K74.42%530K74.87%520.7K75.33%511.6K75.79%502.7K76.25%
Bhutan440.6K56.31%443.1K56.99%445.6K57.68%448.1K58.39%450.4K59.11%
Equatorial Guinea435.3K25.99%432.1K26.44%429.3K26.9%425.1K27.37%418.4K27.86%
Cyprus414.1K33.09%412.4K33.14%410.6K33.18%407.9K33.2%404.5K33.19%
Estonia409.9K30.39%407.1K30.59%409.1K30.77%410.7K30.95%411.4K31.12%
Fiji388.4K41.77%390.7K42.26%393.5K42.75%397.2K43.25%402.1K43.75%
Maldives306.2K58.46%307.1K58.9%305.2K59.33%301.5K59.76%294.8K60.19%
Vanuatu242.4K74.18%237.2K74.34%232.1K74.48%227.1K74.61%222.2K74.73%
Djibouti242.3K21.62%240.8K21.78%239.2K21.94%237.2K22.09%234.9K22.22%
Gabon221.3K9.27%224.2K9.58%227.1K9.91%230.1K10.26%233K10.63%
Belize217.2K53.6%215.2K53.8%213.2K53.98%210.6K54.13%207.4K54.28%
Belgium215.8K1.85%218.2K1.88%221.7K1.92%225.1K1.96%228.4K2%
Suriname208.2K33.69%207.1K33.78%205.5K33.85%203.5K33.91%201.5K33.94%
Puerto Rico205.9K6.39%209.1K6.41%210.6K6.42%205.2K6.42%205.1K6.42%
Montenegro196.5K31.84%199.2K32.17%202K32.51%204.3K32.85%206.5K33.19%
Barbados193.4K68.68%193.3K68.75%193.1K68.81%192.9K68.84%192.6K68.85%
Cape Verde192.5K32.46%193.4K32.9%194.3K33.35%195.1K33.81%195.7K34.27%
Samoa183.2K82.38%180K82.26%176.5K82.11%173.6K81.94%171.4K81.76%
Bahrain151K10.26%151.9K10.38%155K10.49%158.5K10.61%159.3K10.71%
Uruguay147.6K4.31%150.7K4.4%153.8K4.49%156.8K4.57%159.9K4.67%
Saint Lucia145.6K80.95%145.6K81.06%145.5K81.16%145.1K81.25%144.7K81.32%
French Polynesia115.9K37.83%115.3K37.93%114.8K38.03%114.2K38.1%113.6K38.17%
Brunei94.9K21.15%95.5K21.45%96.1K21.75%96.6K22.06%97.2K22.37%
Micronesia87.7K76.78%87K76.93%86.4K77.07%86K77.19%85.7K77.3%
Tonga82.1K76.88%81.5K76.9%80.9K76.9%80.7K76.89%80.8K76.87%
Grenada79.2K63.13%78.9K63.31%78.5K63.46%78.1K63.6%77.6K63.73%
New Caledonia74.5K27.68%75.9K28.08%77.2K28.48%78.4K28.9%79.5K29.32%
Antigua and Barbuda70.9K75.65%70.5K75.62%70K75.57%69.5K75.49%69.1K75.4%
Bahamas67.7K16.51%67.9K16.64%68.1K16.76%68.2K16.87%68.2K16.98%
Aruba59.6K55.95%59.8K56.13%60K56.3%60.1K56.45%60K56.59%
Kiribati56.4K42.94%56.3K43.67%56.2K44.41%56.1K45.17%56.2K45.94%
Sao Tome and Principe55.1K24.25%55.6K24.93%56.1K25.65%56.7K26.4%57.5K27.2%
Luxembourg53K8.12%53.3K8.33%53.9K8.55%54.4K8.78%54.8K9.02%
Seychelles49.9K41.6%41.7K42.03%41.8K42.45%41.9K42.88%41.9K43.31%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines47.9K46.13%48.6K46.55%49.1K46.97%49.7K47.39%50.3K47.8%
Isle of Man39.5K46.73%39.5K46.92%39.6K47.1%39.7K47.27%39.7K47.41%
Liechtenstein33.6K85.46%33.4K85.53%33.2K85.58%33K85.63%32.7K85.66%
Saint Kitts and Nevis32.9K69.01%32.9K69.09%32.9K69.16%33K69.2%33.1K69.22%
Faroe Islands30.4K57.22%30.4K57.42%30.2K57.6%29.9K57.78%29.5K57.94%
Malta27.2K5.13%26.9K5.19%27.1K5.26%26.8K5.32%26.1K5.39%
Iceland23K6.01%22.6K6.06%22.4K6.1%22.2K6.15%21.8K6.19%
Dominica20.6K28.3%20.7K28.61%20.8K28.91%20.9K29.21%20.9K29.52%
Qatar18.4K0.68%19.4K0.72%21.1K0.77%22.8K0.81%23.9K0.87%
Curacao16.5K10.98%16.7K10.96%16.9K10.94%17.2K10.9%17.3K10.86%
Andorra9.7K12.19%9.6K12.14%9.4K12.08%9.2K12.02%9K11.94%
Marshall Islands8.9K21.48%9.2K21.84%9.6K22.21%10.1K22.58%10.6K22.97%
Guam8.4K4.91%8.5K4.99%8.6K5.06%8.7K5.14%8.8K5.22%
Greenland7K12.27%7.1K12.49%7.2K12.72%7.3K12.95%7.4K13.18%
American Samoa5.7K12.8%5.8K12.83%5.9K12.85%6.1K12.85%6.2K12.85%
United States Virgin Islands4.1K3.86%4.2K3.96%4.3K4.06%4.4K4.17%4.6K4.28%
Northern Mariana Islands4K8.02%4K8.11%4.1K8.2%4.1K8.29%4.2K8.38%
Tuvalu3.9K34.47%3.9K35.22%4K35.99%4K36.79%4.1K37.61%
Palau3.3K18.04%3.3K18.52%3.4K19.01%3.5K19.53%3.6K20.07%
Turks and Caicos Islands2.7K5.95%2.8K6.17%2.8K6.4%2.9K6.64%2.9K6.9%
San Marino7632.27%8032.38%8512.5%9002.63%9472.77%

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