demographic2025
Rural population growth
Compare rural population growth across 203 ISO-mapped countries or territories using one fixed 2025 official-source slice.
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Key Insights
Global Average
0.1annual %
Median: 0.2annual %
Countries Covered
203
with available data
Highest
Oman
3.8annual %
Lowest
Netherlands
-6.6annual %
Top 5 Countries
1Oman3.8annual %
2Syrian Arab Republic3.7annual %
3United Arab Emirates3.7annual %
4Saudi Arabia3.6annual %
5Georgia2.9annual %
By Region
Key Findings
- •203 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite 2025 observation.
- •Oman has the highest published value (3.79047800811716 annual %).
- •Netherlands has the lowest published value (-6.5803438251894 annual %).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-6.6annual %)High (3.8annual %)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.1annual %)
About This Statistic
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
MapTheory retains one fixed year, unit and explicit source slice. Only finite ISO-mapped observations are included; aggregates, missing values, non-ISO geographies and conflicting duplicates are excluded. No values are estimated or imputed by MapTheory.
Methodology
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oman | 3.8annual % |
| 2 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.7annual % |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 3.7annual % |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3.6annual % |
| 5 | Georgia | 2.9annual % |
| 6 | Niger | 2.8annual % |
| 7 | Ukraine | 2.7annual % |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 2.6annual % |
| 9 | Chad | 2.5annual % |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.5annual % |
| 11 | Yemen | 2.5annual % |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 2.4annual % |
| 13 | Sudan | 2.3annual % |
| 14 | Vanuatu | 2.2annual % |
| 15 | Somalia | 2.2annual % |
| 16 | Malawi | 2.2annual % |
| 17 | Mali | 2.0annual % |
| 18 | Eritrea | 2.0annual % |
| 19 | Cameroon | 2.0annual % |
| 20 | Zambia | 1.9annual % |
| 21 | Iraq | 1.9annual % |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 1.9annual % |
| 23 | Tajikistan | 1.9annual % |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | 1.8annual % |
| 25 | Uganda | 1.7annual % |
| 26 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.7annual % |
| 27 | Belize | 1.7annual % |
| 28 | Republic of the Congo | 1.7annual % |
| 29 | Madagascar | 1.7annual % |
| 30 | South Sudan | 1.6annual % |
| 31 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.6annual % |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.6annual % |
| 33 | Mozambique | 1.6annual % |
| 34 | Turkmenistan | 1.6annual % |
| 35 | Guinea | 1.6annual % |
| 36 | Kenya | 1.5annual % |
| 37 | Liechtenstein | 1.4annual % |
| 38 | Solomon Islands | 1.4annual % |
| 39 | Armenia | 1.4annual % |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 1.4annual % |
| 41 | Egypt | 1.4annual % |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 1.3annual % |
| 43 | Malta | 1.3annual % |
| 44 | Burundi | 1.3annual % |
| 45 | Comoros | 1.2annual % |
| 46 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.2annual % |
| 47 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.1annual % |
| 48 | Togo | 1.1annual % |
| 49 | Namibia | 1.1annual % |
| 50 | Senegal | 1.1annual % |
| 51 | Timor-Leste | 1.1annual % |
| 52 | Djibouti | 1.0annual % |
| 53 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.0annual % |
| 54 | Sierra Leone | 1.0annual % |
| 55 | Pakistan | 1.0annual % |
| 56 | Ireland | 1.0annual % |
| 57 | Iceland | 0.9annual % |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 0.9annual % |
| 59 | Cyprus | 0.9annual % |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 0.9annual % |
| 61 | Liberia | 0.9annual % |
| 62 | Aruba | 0.8annual % |
| 63 | Libya | 0.8annual % |
| 64 | South Africa | 0.8annual % |
| 65 | Cambodia | 0.8annual % |
| 66 | Suriname | 0.8annual % |
| 67 | Seychelles | 0.8annual % |
| 68 | Panama | 0.8annual % |
| 69 | Guatemala | 0.7annual % |
| 70 | Israel | 0.7annual % |
| 71 | Rwanda | 0.7annual % |
| 72 | Luxembourg | 0.7annual % |
| 73 | Benin | 0.7annual % |
| 74 | American Samoa | 0.7annual % |
| 75 | Mongolia | 0.6annual % |
| 76 | Portugal | 0.6annual % |
| 77 | Andorra | 0.6annual % |
| 78 | Samoa | 0.6annual % |
| 79 | Australia | 0.6annual % |
| 80 | Guyana | 0.6annual % |
| 81 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5annual % |
| 82 | Mauritania | 0.5annual % |
| 83 | Honduras | 0.5annual % |
| 84 | Ghana | 0.5annual % |
| 85 | Myanmar | 0.4annual % |
| 86 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.4annual % |
| 87 | Ecuador | 0.4annual % |
| 88 | Eswatini | 0.4annual % |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 0.4annual % |
| 90 | India | 0.4annual % |
| 91 | Bahamas | 0.4annual % |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 0.4annual % |
| 93 | Bangladesh | 0.4annual % |
| 94 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.3annual % |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | 0.3annual % |
| 96 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.3annual % |
| 97 | New Zealand | 0.3annual % |
| 98 | State of Palestine | 0.3annual % |
| 99 | New Caledonia | 0.2annual % |
| 100 | Saint Lucia | 0.2annual % |
| 101 | Angola | 0.2annual % |
| 102 | Belgium | 0.2annual % |
| 103 | Bolivia | 0.2annual % |
| 104 | United States of America | 0.2annual % |
| 105 | French Polynesia | 0.1annual % |
| 106 | Faroe Islands | 0.1annual % |
| 107 | Philippines | 0.1annual % |
| 108 | Botswana | 0.1annual % |
| 109 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1annual % |
| 110 | Venezuela | 0.1annual % |
| 111 | Vietnam | 0.0annual % |
| 112 | France | 0.0annual % |
| 113 | Morocco | 0.0annual % |
| 114 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0annual % |
| 115 | Spain | 0.0annual % |
| 116 | Isle of Man | 0.0annual % |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.1annual % |
| 118 | Canada | -0.1annual % |
| 119 | Guam | -0.1annual % |
| 120 | Grenada | -0.1annual % |
| 121 | Nigeria | -0.1annual % |
| 122 | Slovakia | -0.2annual % |
| 123 | South Korea | -0.2annual % |
| 124 | Haiti | -0.2annual % |
| 125 | Romania | -0.2annual % |
| 126 | United Kingdom | -0.2annual % |
| 127 | Mauritius | -0.2annual % |
| 128 | Colombia | -0.2annual % |
| 129 | Montenegro | -0.3annual % |
| 130 | Curaçao | -0.3annual % |
| 131 | Italy | -0.3annual % |
| 132 | Barbados | -0.3annual % |
| 133 | Slovenia | -0.4annual % |
| 134 | Tonga | -0.4annual % |
| 135 | Croatia | -0.4annual % |
| 136 | Czech Republic | -0.5annual % |
| 137 | Austria | -0.5annual % |
| 138 | Estonia | -0.5annual % |
| 139 | Maldives | -0.5annual % |
| 140 | Palau | -0.5annual % |
| 141 | Finland | -0.5annual % |
| 142 | Paraguay | -0.6annual % |
| 143 | Tunisia | -0.6annual % |
| 144 | Mexico | -0.6annual % |
| 145 | Poland | -0.6annual % |
| 146 | Islamic Republic of Iran | -0.6annual % |
| 147 | North Korea | -0.6annual % |
| 148 | Cuba | -0.7annual % |
| 149 | Russian Federation | -0.7annual % |
| 150 | Argentina | -0.7annual % |
| 151 | Lesotho | -0.7annual % |
| 152 | Fiji | -0.7annual % |
| 153 | Germany | -0.7annual % |
| 154 | Gabon | -0.7annual % |
| 155 | San Marino | -0.7annual % |
| 156 | Norway | -0.8annual % |
| 157 | Indonesia | -0.8annual % |
| 158 | Nepal | -0.8annual % |
| 159 | Denmark | -0.8annual % |
| 160 | Lithuania | -0.8annual % |
| 161 | Bhutan | -0.9annual % |
| 162 | Switzerland | -0.9annual % |
| 163 | Algeria | -0.9annual % |
| 164 | Malaysia | -0.9annual % |
| 165 | Sri Lanka | -0.9annual % |
| 166 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.9annual % |
| 167 | Bulgaria | -1.0annual % |
| 168 | Türkiye | -1.0annual % |
| 169 | Greece | -1.0annual % |
| 170 | Kiribati | -1.0annual % |
| 171 | The Republic of North Macedonia | -1.1annual % |
| 172 | Hungary | -1.2annual % |
| 173 | Chile | -1.2annual % |
| 174 | Serbia | -1.2annual % |
| 175 | Jamaica | -1.3annual % |
| 176 | Uruguay | -1.3annual % |
| 177 | Virgin Islands, British | -1.4annual % |
| 178 | El Salvador | -1.4annual % |
| 179 | Latvia | -1.5annual % |
| 180 | People's Republic of China | -1.5annual % |
| 181 | Costa Rica | -1.6annual % |
| 182 | Peru | -1.7annual % |
| 183 | Qatar | -1.7annual % |
| 184 | Sweden | -1.8annual % |
| 185 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | -1.8annual % |
| 186 | Japan | -1.9annual % |
| 187 | Albania | -2.0annual % |
| 188 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -2.0annual % |
| 189 | Brazil | -2.0annual % |
| 190 | Lebanon | -2.1annual % |
| 191 | Puerto Rico | -2.1annual % |
| 192 | Moldova, Republic of | -2.1annual % |
| 193 | Belarus | -2.2annual % |
| 194 | Dominica | -2.2annual % |
| 195 | Greenland | -2.2annual % |
| 196 | Thailand | -2.5annual % |
| 197 | Northern Mariana Islands | -3.0annual % |
| 198 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -3.3annual % |
| 199 | Cape Verde | -3.3annual % |
| 200 | Tuvalu | -3.7annual % |
| 201 | Jordan | -4.0annual % |
| 202 | Marshall Islands | -5.2annual % |
| 203 | Netherlands | -6.6annual % |
Showing 203 of 203 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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