demographic2025
Rural population (% of total 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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
36.7Percentage
Median: 35.4Percentage
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
Liechtenstein
85.4Percentage
Lowest
Bermuda
0.0Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Liechtenstein85.4Percentage
2Papua New Guinea84.2Percentage
3Samoa82.5Percentage
4Malawi82.4Percentage
5Niger81.6Percentage
By Region
Africa44.9Percentage(9 countries)
Other41.4Percentage(135 countries)
Asia31.5Percentage(26 countries)
Europe26.0Percentage(32 countries)
North America25.1Percentage(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0Percentage)High (85.4Percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 36.7Percentage)
Africa (9)
Other (135)
Asia (26)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 85.4Percentage |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 84.2Percentage |
| 3 | Samoa | 82.5Percentage |
| 4 | Malawi | 82.4Percentage |
| 5 | Niger | 81.6Percentage |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 79.5Percentage |
| 7 | Tonga | 78.8Percentage |
| 8 | South Sudan | 78.3Percentage |
| 9 | Vanuatu | 77.7Percentage |
| 10 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 77.5Percentage |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 75.9Percentage |
| 12 | Antigua and Barbuda | 75.7Percentage |
| 13 | Burundi | 74.3Percentage |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 74.1Percentage |
| 15 | Tajikistan | 73.8Percentage |
| 16 | Guyana | 73.5Percentage |
| 17 | Eswatini | 73.3Percentage |
| 18 | Chad | 72.4Percentage |
| 19 | Timor-Leste | 71.2Percentage |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 71.1Percentage |
| 21 | Saint Lucia | 70.9Percentage |
| 22 | Myanmar | 69.4Percentage |
| 23 | Rwanda | 69.1Percentage |
| 24 | Solomon Islands | 68.7Percentage |
| 25 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 68.1Percentage |
| 26 | Uganda | 68.1Percentage |
| 27 | Kenya | 67.8Percentage |
| 28 | Mali | 67.8Percentage |
| 29 | Madagascar | 67.1Percentage |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 66.8Percentage |
| 31 | Comoros | 66.1Percentage |
| 32 | Eritrea | 65.5Percentage |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 65.3Percentage |
| 34 | Sudan | 65.1Percentage |
| 35 | India | 64.3Percentage |
| 36 | Grenada | 63.3Percentage |
| 37 | United Republic of Tanzania | 63.1Percentage |
| 38 | Yemen | 63.0Percentage |
| 39 | Mozambique | 62.8Percentage |
| 40 | Guinea | 61.5Percentage |
| 41 | Vietnam | 61.2Percentage |
| 42 | Mauritius | 61.0Percentage |
| 43 | Pakistan | 60.5Percentage |
| 44 | Faroe Islands | 60.4Percentage |
| 45 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 59.7Percentage |
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 59.5Percentage |
| 47 | Cambodia | 58.9Percentage |
| 48 | Belize | 58.4Percentage |
| 49 | Maldives | 57.5Percentage |
| 50 | Egypt | 57.1Percentage |
| 51 | Bhutan | 56.6Percentage |
| 52 | Moldova, Republic of | 56.3Percentage |
| 53 | Togo | 55.6Percentage |
| 54 | Central African Republic | 55.4Percentage |
| 55 | Lesotho | 55.3Percentage |
| 56 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 54.9Percentage |
| 57 | Seychelles | 54.5Percentage |
| 58 | Zambia | 54.1Percentage |
| 59 | Sierra Leone | 54.1Percentage |
| 60 | Guinea-Bissau | 53.3Percentage |
| 61 | Turkmenistan | 52.9Percentage |
| 62 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 52.0Percentage |
| 63 | Namibia | 49.1Percentage |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 49.0Percentage |
| 65 | Isle of Man | 47.9Percentage |
| 66 | Romania | 47.8Percentage |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 47.3Percentage |
| 68 | Slovakia | 46.8Percentage |
| 69 | Benin | 46.6Percentage |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.0Percentage |
| 71 | Cote d'Ivoire | 45.5Percentage |
| 72 | Somalia | 44.9Percentage |
| 73 | Haiti | 44.4Percentage |
| 74 | Cameroon | 44.3Percentage |
| 75 | Senegal | 44.2Percentage |
| 76 | Philippines | 44.2Percentage |
| 77 | Slovenia | 44.0Percentage |
| 78 | Liberia | 43.9Percentage |
| 79 | Guatemala | 43.7Percentage |
| 80 | Virgin Islands, British | 42.6Percentage |
| 81 | Croatia | 42.2Percentage |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 41.4Percentage |
| 83 | Albania | 41.1Percentage |
| 84 | Ghana | 41.1Percentage |
| 85 | Honduras | 40.7Percentage |
| 86 | Indonesia | 40.6Percentage |
| 87 | Jamaica | 40.6Percentage |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 40.6Percentage |
| 89 | Fiji | 40.5Percentage |
| 90 | Barbados | 40.3Percentage |
| 91 | Poland | 39.9Percentage |
| 92 | Georgia | 38.8Percentage |
| 93 | Mauritania | 38.5Percentage |
| 94 | Portugal | 38.5Percentage |
| 95 | Aruba | 38.3Percentage |
| 96 | French Polynesia | 38.2Percentage |
| 97 | Kazakhstan | 37.6Percentage |
| 98 | Serbia | 37.4Percentage |
| 99 | Thailand | 37.2Percentage |
| 100 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 37.1Percentage |
| 101 | Morocco | 36.9Percentage |
| 102 | Kiribati | 36.6Percentage |
| 103 | Ecuador | 36.6Percentage |
| 104 | Nigeria | 36.2Percentage |
| 105 | South Africa | 36.2Percentage |
| 106 | Republic of the Congo | 35.9Percentage |
| 107 | North Korea | 35.8Percentage |
| 108 | Ireland | 35.4Percentage |
| 109 | Republic of The Gambia | 35.0Percentage |
| 110 | Tuvalu | 34.6Percentage |
| 111 | Montenegro | 34.4Percentage |
| 112 | Suriname | 34.2Percentage |
| 113 | Armenia | 34.1Percentage |
| 114 | Panama | 33.8Percentage |
| 115 | People's Republic of China | 33.7Percentage |
| 116 | Cyprus | 33.3Percentage |
| 117 | Nepal | 33.0Percentage |
| 118 | Botswana | 32.0Percentage |
| 119 | New Caledonia | 31.8Percentage |
| 120 | Latvia | 31.4Percentage |
| 121 | Lithuania | 30.9Percentage |
| 122 | Sao Tome and Principe | 30.8Percentage |
| 123 | Ukraine | 30.4Percentage |
| 124 | Italy | 30.3Percentage |
| 125 | Austria | 30.3Percentage |
| 126 | Iraq | 30.1Percentage |
| 127 | Paraguay | 29.6Percentage |
| 128 | Hungary | 29.3Percentage |
| 129 | Tunisia | 29.3Percentage |
| 130 | Estonia | 29.3Percentage |
| 131 | Mongolia | 28.9Percentage |
| 132 | Angola | 28.5Percentage |
| 133 | Bolivia | 28.4Percentage |
| 134 | Equatorial Guinea | 28.4Percentage |
| 135 | Syrian Arab Republic | 27.9Percentage |
| 136 | Dominican Republic | 27.5Percentage |
| 137 | Czech Republic | 27.1Percentage |
| 138 | Djibouti | 27.0Percentage |
| 139 | Dominica | 26.0Percentage |
| 140 | Bulgaria | 25.8Percentage |
| 141 | Finland | 25.5Percentage |
| 142 | Brunei Darussalam | 25.0Percentage |
| 143 | Russian Federation | 24.7Percentage |
| 144 | El Salvador | 24.5Percentage |
| 145 | Algeria | 24.2Percentage |
| 146 | Cuba | 22.8Percentage |
| 147 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 22.6Percentage |
| 148 | Malaysia | 22.6Percentage |
| 149 | Cape Verde | 22.4Percentage |
| 150 | Colombia | 21.2Percentage |
| 151 | France | 21.2Percentage |
| 152 | Marshall Islands | 20.9Percentage |
| 153 | Greece | 20.8Percentage |
| 154 | Palau | 20.7Percentage |
| 155 | Oman | 20.5Percentage |
| 156 | Belarus | 20.5Percentage |
| 157 | Costa Rica | 20.3Percentage |
| 158 | Mexico | 20.0Percentage |
| 159 | United States of America | 19.8Percentage |
| 160 | American Samoa | 19.5Percentage |
| 161 | Spain | 19.5Percentage |
| 162 | South Korea | 18.8Percentage |
| 163 | Bahamas | 18.7Percentage |
| 164 | Germany | 17.9Percentage |
| 165 | Canada | 17.1Percentage |
| 166 | United Kingdom | 16.7Percentage |
| 167 | Norway | 16.4Percentage |
| 168 | New Zealand | 16.0Percentage |
| 169 | Saudi Arabia | 15.4Percentage |
| 170 | Peru | 14.4Percentage |
| 171 | Switzerland | 14.3Percentage |
| 172 | United Arab Emirates | 14.0Percentage |
| 173 | State of Palestine | 12.6Percentage |
| 174 | Belgium | 12.3Percentage |
| 175 | Australia | 12.3Percentage |
| 176 | Libya | 12.1Percentage |
| 177 | Brazil | 11.8Percentage |
| 178 | Greenland | 11.4Percentage |
| 179 | Denmark | 11.2Percentage |
| 180 | Andorra | 11.1Percentage |
| 181 | Sweden | 10.9Percentage |
| 182 | Chile | 10.8Percentage |
| 183 | Venezuela | 10.7Percentage |
| 184 | Türkiye | 10.5Percentage |
| 185 | Lebanon | 9.0Percentage |
| 186 | Curaçao | 8.5Percentage |
| 187 | Israel | 8.4Percentage |
| 188 | Gabon | 7.9Percentage |
| 189 | Northern Mariana Islands | 7.8Percentage |
| 190 | Japan | 7.7Percentage |
| 191 | Argentina | 7.6Percentage |
| 192 | Jordan | 6.8Percentage |
| 193 | Iceland | 5.8Percentage |
| 194 | Guam | 5.8Percentage |
| 195 | Puerto Rico | 5.7Percentage |
| 196 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.6Percentage |
| 197 | Luxembourg | 5.1Percentage |
| 198 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 4.6Percentage |
| 199 | Uruguay | 4.3Percentage |
| 200 | Malta | 4.3Percentage |
| 201 | Netherlands | 4.1Percentage |
| 202 | San Marino | 2.8Percentage |
| 203 | Qatar | 0.6Percentage |
| 204 | Cayman Islands | 0.0Percentage |
| 205 | Gibraltar | 0.0Percentage |
| 206 | Hong Kong | 0.0Percentage |
| 207 | Kuwait | 0.0Percentage |
| 208 | Macao | 0.0Percentage |
| 209 | Monaco | 0.0Percentage |
| 210 | Nauru | 0.0Percentage |
| 211 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0Percentage |
| 212 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.0Percentage |
| 213 | Singapore | 0.0Percentage |
| 214 | Bahrain | 0.0Percentage |
| 215 | Bermuda | 0.0Percentage |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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