Rural population by country
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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
Countries reporting
211
Highest
941.42 million
India
Lowest
0
Macao
Median
1.94 million
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
17,526
What the numbers show
Rural population is currently reported for 211 countries. The highest value is 941.42 million in India; the lowest is 0 in Macao.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.94 million, and the mean is 16.40 million.
Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 51.9%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 55.4%).
Rural population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 941.42 million | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 2 | China | 473.41 million | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 154.34 million | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 117.29 million | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 116.02 million | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 102.81 million | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 7 | Nigeria | 86.04 million | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 8 | United States | 67.70 million | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 9 | Egypt | 67.58 million | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 10 | Vietnam | 62.15 million | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 61.93 million | 2025 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 51.65 million | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 13 | Tanzania | 44.53 million | 2025 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 14 | Kenya | 39.00 million | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 15 | Myanmar | 38.08 million | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 16 | Russia | 35.52 million | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 17 | Uganda | 34.97 million | 2025 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 18 | Sudan | 33.61 million | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 19 | Afghanistan | 32.47 million | 2025 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 26.64 million | 2025 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 26.34 million | 2025 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 22 | Yemen | 26.30 million | 2025 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 23 | Brazil | 25.16 million | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 24 | South Africa | 23.43 million | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 25 | Niger | 22.79 million | 2025 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Mozambique | 22.37 million | 2025 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 27 | Madagascar | 21.97 million | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 28 | Iran | 20.91 million | 2025 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 29 | Malawi | 18.31 million | 2025 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 18.15 million | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 17.86 million | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 17.31 million | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 17.11 million | 2025 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 34 | Mali | 17.08 million | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 35 | Chad | 15.21 million | 2025 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Germany | 14.91 million | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 14.87 million | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 38 | Poland | 14.54 million | 2025 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 39 | France | 14.54 million | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 40 | Ghana | 14.40 million | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 41 | Morocco | 14.17 million | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 42 | Iraq | 14.13 million | 2025 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 43 | Cameroon | 13.25 million | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 44 | Ukraine | 11.85 million | 2025 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 45 | Zambia | 11.85 million | 2025 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 46 | United Kingdom | 11.59 million | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 47 | Algeria | 11.47 million | 2025 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 48 | Colombia | 11.34 million | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 49 | Angola | 11.14 million | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 50 | Burundi | 10.69 million | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 51 | Cambodia | 10.51 million | 2025 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 10.09 million | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 53 | Rwanda | 10.07 million | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 54 | Nepal | 9.77 million | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 55 | South Korea | 9.73 million | 2025 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 56 | Spain | 9.62 million | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 57 | South Sudan | 9.55 million | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 58 | North Korea | 9.52 million | 2025 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 59 | Japan | 9.50 million | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 60 | Guinea | 9.28 million | 2025 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 61 | Romania | 9.10 million | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 62 | Papua New Guinea | 9.06 million | 2025 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Turkey | 9.02 million | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 64 | Somalia | 8.82 million | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 65 | Senegal | 8.37 million | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 66 | Guatemala | 8.17 million | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 67 | Malaysia | 8.13 million | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 7.96 million | 2025 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 7.84 million | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 70 | Syria | 7.15 million | 2025 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 71 | Canada | 7.13 million | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 72 | Benin | 6.91 million | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 73 | Ecuador | 6.70 million | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 74 | Saudi Arabia | 5.69 million | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 75 | Haiti | 5.28 million | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 76 | Peru | 4.98 million | 2025 | down 15.3% | flat |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.79 million | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 78 | Togo | 4.78 million | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 79 | Sierra Leone | 4.77 million | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 80 | Laos | 4.70 million | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 81 | Honduras | 4.48 million | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 4.24 million | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 83 | Portugal | 4.16 million | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 84 | Turkmenistan | 4.03 million | 2025 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 85 | Tunisia | 3.62 million | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 86 | Bolivia | 3.58 million | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 87 | Argentina | 3.51 million | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 88 | Australia | 3.39 million | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 3.17 million | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 90 | Central African Republic | 3.06 million | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 91 | Venezuela | 3.05 million | 2025 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 92 | Czechia | 2.95 million | 2025 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 2.84 million | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 94 | Austria | 2.79 million | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 95 | Hungary | 2.79 million | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 96 | Slovakia | 2.53 million | 2025 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 97 | Liberia | 2.52 million | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 98 | Cuba | 2.49 million | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 99 | Serbia | 2.45 million | 2025 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 100 | Eritrea | 2.36 million | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 101 | Congo | 2.33 million | 2025 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 102 | Greece | 2.16 million | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 103 | Chile | 2.15 million | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 104 | Paraguay | 2.08 million | 2025 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 105 | Mauritania | 2.05 million | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 106 | Ireland | 1.94 million | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 107 | Belarus | 1.86 million | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 1.66 million | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 109 | Croatia | 1.64 million | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 110 | United Arab Emirates | 1.62 million | 2025 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 111 | El Salvador | 1.56 million | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 112 | Panama | 1.55 million | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 113 | Georgia | 1.53 million | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 114 | Namibia | 1.52 million | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.49 million | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 116 | Belgium | 1.47 million | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 117 | Finland | 1.44 million | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 118 | Moldova | 1.33 million | 2025 | down 22.3% | flat |
| 119 | Lesotho | 1.31 million | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 120 | Switzerland | 1.30 million | 2025 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.20 million | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 122 | Sweden | 1.16 million | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 123 | Jamaica | 1.15 million | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 124 | Oman | 1.13 million | 2025 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 125 | Armenia | 1.05 million | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 126 | Costa Rica | 1.04 million | 2025 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 127 | Mongolia | 1.03 million | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 128 | East Timor | 1.01 million | 2025 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 129 | Gambia | 988,057 | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 130 | Albania | 966,348 | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 131 | Slovenia | 937,832 | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 132 | Norway | 921,833 | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 133 | Eswatini | 920,507 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 134 | Libya | 901,647 | 2025 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 135 | Lithuania | 893,162 | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 136 | Israel | 852,511 | 2025 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 137 | New Zealand | 852,066 | 2025 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 138 | Botswana | 821,007 | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 139 | Jordan | 782,426 | 2025 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 140 | Kosovo | 773,835 | 2025 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 140 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 773,835 | 2025 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 142 | Mauritius | 758,222 | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 143 | Netherlands | 734,613 | 2025 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 144 | Palestine | 683,093 | 2025 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 145 | North Macedonia | 675,721 | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 146 | Denmark | 670,272 | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 629,587 | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 148 | Guyana | 614,522 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 149 | Comoros | 583,195 | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 150 | Latvia | 579,603 | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 151 | Solomon Islands | 576,071 | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 152 | Equatorial Guinea | 550,978 | 2025 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 153 | Lebanon | 528,774 | 2025 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 154 | Cyprus | 456,529 | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 155 | Bhutan | 450,682 | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 156 | Estonia | 400,092 | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 157 | Fiji | 377,513 | 2025 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 158 | Djibouti | 319,986 | 2025 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Maldives | 304,531 | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 160 | Vanuatu | 260,353 | 2025 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 161 | Belize | 247,148 | 2025 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Suriname | 218,901 | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 163 | Montenegro | 214,303 | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 164 | Gabon | 205,177 | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 165 | Samoa | 180,913 | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 166 | Puerto Rico | 180,246 | 2025 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Uruguay | 147,108 | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 168 | Saint Lucia | 127,732 | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 169 | Cape Verde | 117,962 | 2025 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 170 | Brunei | 116,531 | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 171 | Barbados | 113,898 | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 172 | Channel Islands | 113,473 | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 173 | French Polynesia | 108,019 | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 174 | New Caledonia | 93,999 | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 175 | Micronesia (country) | 88,126 | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 176 | Tonga | 81,794 | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 177 | Bahamas | 75,243 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 178 | Grenada | 74,287 | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 179 | Sao Tome and Principe | 74,065 | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | 71,285 | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 181 | Seychelles | 66,909 | 2025 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 182 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 51,979 | 2025 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 183 | Kiribati | 49,975 | 2025 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 184 | Aruba | 41,612 | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 185 | Isle of Man | 40,262 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 186 | Luxembourg | 35,144 | 2025 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 187 | Liechtenstein | 35,022 | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 188 | Faroe Islands | 33,136 | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 189 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31,954 | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 190 | Malta | 25,040 | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 191 | Iceland | 22,689 | 2025 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 192 | Qatar | 19,042 | 2025 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 193 | Dominica | 17,136 | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 194 | British Virgin Islands | 16,928 | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 195 | Curacao | 13,325 | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 196 | Guam | 9,769 | 2025 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 197 | Andorra | 9,161 | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 198 | American Samoa | 8,970 | 2025 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 199 | Marshall Islands | 7,581 | 2025 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 200 | Greenland | 6,494 | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 201 | United States Virgin Islands | 4,786 | 2025 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 202 | Palau | 3,659 | 2025 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 203 | Northern Mariana Islands | 3,406 | 2025 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 204 | Tuvalu | 3,280 | 2025 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 205 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2,626 | 2025 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 206 | San Marino | 959 | 2025 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 207 | Bahrain | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Bermuda | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Hong Kong | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Kuwait | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Macao | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 3.46 billion
- Chagai 113,473
- IDA & IBRD total 3.24 billion
- Low & middle income 3.18 billion
- Middle income 2.69 billion
- IBRD only 2.07 billion
- Early-demographic dividend 1.88 billion
- Lower middle income 1.71 billion
- IDA total 1.17 billion
- South Asia 1.09 billion
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 1.09 billion
- Upper middle income 978.15 million
- East Asia & Pacific 842.28 million
- IDA only 818.98 million
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 813.54 million
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 804.03 million
- Least developed countries 769.36 million
- Late-demographic dividend 753.69 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 731.42 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 731.42 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 731.36 million
- Pre-demographic dividend 612.45 million
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 595.18 million
- Low income 497.63 million
- Africa Eastern and Southern 483.55 million
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 364.70 million
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 355.37 million
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 354.69 million
- IDA blend 350.29 million
- High income 281.21 million
- OECD members 262.00 million
- Africa Western and Central 247.88 million
- Europe & Central Asia 241.78 million
- Post-demographic dividend 212.43 million
- Arab World 201.16 million
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 142.68 million
- Latin America & Caribbean 123.28 million
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 120.45 million
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 116.59 million
- European Union 112.00 million
About this data
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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.