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Rural population

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•215 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
16,088,547.7Unit
Median: 1,661,545.0Unit
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
India
941,424,277.0Unit
Lowest
Bermuda
0.0Unit
Top 5 Countries
1India941,424,277.0Unit
2People's Republic of China473,414,440.0Unit
3Pakistan154,342,491.0Unit
4Bangladesh117,289,303.0Unit
5Indonesia116,023,090.0Unit
By Region
Asia80,721,173.2Unit(26 countries)
Africa41,116,550.4Unit(9 countries)
North America27,333,813.8Unit(4 countries)
South America7,710,677.3Unit(7 countries)
Other5,056,175.0Unit(135 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0Unit)High (941,424,277.0Unit)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 16,088,547.7Unit)

Asia (26)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (135)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1India941,424,277.0Unit
2People's Republic of China473,414,440.0Unit
3Pakistan154,342,491.0Unit
4Bangladesh117,289,303.0Unit
5Indonesia116,023,090.0Unit
6Ethiopia102,810,152.0Unit
7Nigeria86,043,446.0Unit
8United States of America67,700,152.0Unit
9Egypt67,581,869.0Unit
10Vietnam62,147,904.0Unit
11Democratic Republic of the Congo61,929,724.0Unit
12Philippines51,651,030.0Unit
13United Republic of Tanzania44,526,214.0Unit
14Kenya39,000,058.0Unit
15Myanmar38,075,295.0Unit
16Russian Federation35,518,596.0Unit
17Uganda34,972,582.0Unit
18Sudan33,614,005.0Unit
19Afghanistan32,470,876.0Unit
20Thailand26,643,063.0Unit
21Mexico26,335,423.0Unit
22Yemen26,303,479.0Unit
23Brazil25,160,173.0Unit
24South Africa23,428,558.0Unit
25Niger22,788,189.0Unit
26Mozambique22,373,901.0Unit
27Madagascar21,968,436.0Unit
28Islamic Republic of Iran20,908,435.0Unit
29Malawi18,307,197.0Unit
30Uzbekistan18,149,751.0Unit
31Italy17,862,719.0Unit
32Sri Lanka17,306,869.0Unit
33Burkina Faso17,111,577.0Unit
34Mali17,081,597.0Unit
35Chad15,213,849.0Unit
36Germany14,913,022.0Unit
37Cote d'Ivoire14,867,742.0Unit
38Poland14,543,253.0Unit
39France14,537,811.0Unit
40Ghana14,402,760.0Unit
41Morocco14,170,247.0Unit
42Iraq14,134,598.0Unit
43Cameroon13,245,748.0Unit
44Ukraine11,851,791.0Unit
45Zambia11,851,647.0Unit
46United Kingdom11,587,924.0Unit
47Algeria11,470,458.0Unit
48Colombia11,335,428.0Unit
49Angola11,141,406.0Unit
50Burundi10,693,640.0Unit
51Cambodia10,511,458.0Unit
52Zimbabwe10,086,549.0Unit
53Rwanda10,065,465.0Unit
54Nepal9,774,149.0Unit
55South Korea9,730,122.0Unit
56Spain9,616,887.0Unit
57South Sudan9,545,727.0Unit
58North Korea9,515,145.0Unit
59Japan9,499,060.0Unit
60Guinea9,283,836.0Unit
61Romania9,096,846.0Unit
62Papua New Guinea9,064,472.0Unit
63Türkiye9,022,350.0Unit
64Somalia8,817,134.0Unit
65Senegal8,374,129.0Unit
66Guatemala8,167,127.0Unit
67Malaysia8,132,833.0Unit
68Tajikistan7,964,411.0Unit
69Kazakhstan7,840,262.0Unit
70Syrian Arab Republic7,152,294.0Unit
71Canada7,132,553.0Unit
72Benin6,909,167.0Unit
73Ecuador6,695,598.0Unit
74Saudi Arabia5,689,375.0Unit
75Haiti5,284,534.0Unit
76Peru4,980,302.0Unit
77Kyrgyzstan4,791,617.0Unit
78Togo4,777,375.0Unit
79Sierra Leone4,769,147.0Unit
80Lao People's Democratic Republic4,699,186.0Unit
81Honduras4,484,696.0Unit
82Azerbaijan4,238,454.0Unit
83Portugal4,160,381.0Unit
84Turkmenistan4,029,962.0Unit
85Tunisia3,617,770.0Unit
86Bolivia3,577,886.0Unit
87Argentina3,506,749.0Unit
88Australia3,391,252.0Unit
89Dominican Republic3,166,095.0Unit
90Central African Republic3,056,938.0Unit
91Venezuela3,045,059.0Unit
92Czech Republic2,953,018.0Unit
93Nicaragua2,841,991.0Unit
94Austria2,788,672.0Unit
95Hungary2,788,277.0Unit
96Slovakia2,533,987.0Unit
97Liberia2,517,033.0Unit
98Cuba2,490,721.0Unit
99Serbia2,446,892.0Unit
100Eritrea2,361,128.0Unit
101Republic of the Congo2,326,379.0Unit
102Greece2,163,541.0Unit
103Chile2,149,383.0Unit
104Paraguay2,076,589.0Unit
105Mauritania2,046,894.0Unit
106Ireland1,942,147.0Unit
107Belarus1,863,120.0Unit
108Bulgaria1,661,545.0Unit
109Croatia1,635,196.0Unit
110United Arab Emirates1,616,243.0Unit
111El Salvador1,558,039.0Unit
112Panama1,547,343.0Unit
113Georgia1,527,938.0Unit
114Namibia1,519,603.0Unit
115Bosnia and Herzegovina1,485,530.0Unit
116Belgium1,472,110.0Unit
117Finland1,438,442.0Unit
118Moldova, Republic of1,328,183.0Unit
119Lesotho1,307,638.0Unit
120Switzerland1,297,744.0Unit
121Guinea-Bissau1,200,093.0Unit
122Sweden1,157,377.0Unit
123Jamaica1,151,132.0Unit
124Oman1,127,613.0Unit
125Armenia1,051,679.0Unit
126Costa Rica1,044,667.0Unit
127Mongolia1,029,826.0Unit
128Timor-Leste1,010,177.0Unit
129Republic of The Gambia988,057.0Unit
130Albania966,348.0Unit
131Slovenia937,832.0Unit
132Norway921,833.0Unit
133Eswatini920,507.0Unit
134Libya901,647.0Unit
135Lithuania893,162.0Unit
136Israel852,511.0Unit
137New Zealand852,066.0Unit
138Botswana821,007.0Unit
139Jordan782,426.0Unit
140Mauritius758,222.0Unit
141Netherlands734,613.0Unit
142State of Palestine683,093.0Unit
143The Republic of North Macedonia675,721.0Unit
144Denmark670,272.0Unit
145Trinidad and Tobago629,587.0Unit
146Guyana614,522.0Unit
147Comoros583,195.0Unit
148Latvia579,603.0Unit
149Solomon Islands576,071.0Unit
150Equatorial Guinea550,978.0Unit
151Lebanon528,774.0Unit
152Cyprus456,529.0Unit
153Bhutan450,682.0Unit
154Estonia400,092.0Unit
155Fiji377,513.0Unit
156Djibouti319,986.0Unit
157Maldives304,531.0Unit
158Vanuatu260,353.0Unit
159Belize247,148.0Unit
160Suriname218,901.0Unit
161Montenegro214,303.0Unit
162Gabon205,177.0Unit
163Samoa180,913.0Unit
164Puerto Rico180,246.0Unit
165Uruguay147,108.0Unit
166Saint Lucia127,732.0Unit
167Cape Verde117,962.0Unit
168Brunei Darussalam116,531.0Unit
169Barbados113,898.0Unit
170French Polynesia108,019.0Unit
171New Caledonia93,999.0Unit
172Micronesia, Federated States of88,126.0Unit
173Tonga81,794.0Unit
174Bahamas75,243.0Unit
175Grenada74,287.0Unit
176Sao Tome and Principe74,065.0Unit
177Antigua and Barbuda71,285.0Unit
178Seychelles66,909.0Unit
179Saint Vincent and the Grenadines51,979.0Unit
180Kiribati49,975.0Unit
181Aruba41,612.0Unit
182Isle of Man40,262.0Unit
183Luxembourg35,144.0Unit
184Liechtenstein35,022.0Unit
185Faroe Islands33,136.0Unit
186Saint Kitts and Nevis31,954.0Unit
187Malta25,040.0Unit
188Iceland22,689.0Unit
189Qatar19,042.0Unit
190Dominica17,136.0Unit
191Virgin Islands, British16,928.0Unit
192Curaçao13,325.0Unit
193Guam9,769.0Unit
194Andorra9,161.0Unit
195American Samoa8,970.0Unit
196Marshall Islands7,581.0Unit
197Greenland6,494.0Unit
198Virgin Islands, U.S.4,786.0Unit
199Palau3,659.0Unit
200Northern Mariana Islands3,406.0Unit
201Tuvalu3,280.0Unit
202Turks and Caicos Islands2,626.0Unit
203San Marino959.0Unit
204Cayman Islands0.0Unit
205Gibraltar0.0Unit
206Hong Kong0.0Unit
207Kuwait0.0Unit
208Macao0.0Unit
209Monaco0.0Unit
210Nauru0.0Unit
211Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.0Unit
212Saint Martin (French part)0.0Unit
213Singapore0.0Unit
214Bahrain0.0Unit
215Bermuda0.0Unit
Showing 215 of 215 countries

Topics

#demographic#unit#rural#population

Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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