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Population living in rural areas

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  1. 1China233.26M
  2. 2India232.95M
  3. 3United States88.17M
  4. 4Brazil43.3M
  5. 5Ethiopia42.37M
  6. 6Nigeria41.56M
  7. 7Indonesia38.74M
  8. 8Russian Federation31M
  9. 9Mexico28.75M
  10. 10Tanzania28.35M
  11. 11Pakistan28.23M
  12. 12Thailand28.19M
  13. 13Congo, Dem. Rep.26.02M
  14. 14France24.97M
  15. 15Germany22.56M
  16. 16Philippines17.03M
  17. 17Madagascar16.54M
  18. 18Myanmar16.24M
  19. 19Mozambique15.39M
  20. 20Poland15.25M
  21. 21Turkiye15.21M
  22. 22Italy13.93M
  23. 23Uganda13.52M
  24. 24Iran, Islamic Rep.13.42M
  25. 25South Africa12.95M
  26. 26Viet Nam12.88M
  27. 27Kenya12.88M
  28. 28Niger12M
  29. 29Sudan11.8M
  30. 30Ukraine11.6M
  31. 31Mali11.49M
  32. 32Japan11.21M
  33. 33Burkina Faso10.87M
  34. 34Zimbabwe10.31M
  35. 35Spain10.19M
  36. 36Cote d'Ivoire9.46M
  37. 37United Kingdom9.4M
  38. 38Colombia9.39M
  39. 39Canada9.07M
  40. 40Zambia8.92M
  41. 41Algeria8.91M
  42. 42Peru8.86M
  43. 43Romania8.78M
  44. 44Chad8.36M
  45. 45Angola8.28M
  46. 46Morocco8.01M
  47. 47Nepal7.94M
  48. 48Ghana7.38M
  49. 49Malawi6.96M
  50. 50Cameroon6.77M
  51. 51Argentina6.31M
  52. 52Guinea6.21M
  53. 53Afghanistan6.09M
  54. 54Malaysia6M
  55. 55Cambodia5.34M
  56. 56Papua New Guinea5.27M
  57. 57Iraq5.26M
  58. 58Yemen, Rep.5.17M
  59. 59Korea, Rep.5.13M
  60. 60Lao PDR5.1M
  61. 61Saudi Arabia5.07M
  62. 62Senegal5.06M
  63. 63Uzbekistan4.9M
  64. 64Guatemala4.7M
  65. 65Australia4.58M
  66. 66Kazakhstan4.54M
  67. 67Syrian Arab Republic4.41M
  68. 68Czechia4.21M
  69. 69Honduras4.14M
  70. 70Ecuador3.95M
  71. 71South Sudan3.73M
  72. 72Austria3.68M
  73. 73Hungary3.65M
  74. 74Benin3.59M
  75. 75Chile3.53M
  76. 76Greece3.51M
  77. 77Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3.51M
  78. 78Sri Lanka3.46M
  79. 79Tunisia3.44M
  80. 80Bolivia3.4M
  81. 81Bangladesh3.4M
  82. 82Egypt, Arab Rep.3.35M
  83. 83Sierra Leone3.35M
  84. 84Venezuela, RB3.27M
  85. 85Sweden3.23M
  86. 86Portugal3.06M
  87. 87Somalia, Fed. Rep.2.89M
  88. 88Netherlands2.77M
  89. 89Bulgaria2.77M
  90. 90Paraguay2.68M
  91. 91Slovak Republic2.54M
  92. 92Togo2.49M
  93. 93Belgium2.49M
  94. 94Belarus2.45M
  95. 95Serbia2.43M
  96. 96Nicaragua2.34M
  97. 97Ireland2.25M
  98. 98Central African Republic2.21M
  99. 99Finland2.16M
  100. 100Azerbaijan2.15M
  101. 101Liberia2.11M
  102. 102Switzerland2.07M
  103. 103Denmark2.05M
  104. 104Cuba2M
  105. 105Haiti1.96M
  106. 106Burundi1.94M
  107. 107Norway1.91M
  108. 108Mauritania1.88M
  109. 109Croatia1.8M
  110. 110Libya1.73M
  111. 111Tajikistan1.68M
  112. 112Turkmenistan1.63M
  113. 113Kyrgyz Republic1.63M
  114. 114Bosnia and Herzegovina1.61M
  115. 115Dominican Republic1.59M
  116. 116Namibia1.59M
  117. 117El Salvador1.49M
  118. 118Moldova1.43M
  119. 119Lesotho1.39M
  120. 120Panama1.36M
  121. 121Georgia1.35M
  122. 122Costa Rica1.33M
  123. 123Taiwan1.29M
  124. 124New Zealand1.2M
  125. 125Eritrea1.2M
  126. 126Lithuania1.18M
  127. 127Slovenia1.04M
  128. 128Oman1.04M
  129. 129Rwanda1.03M
  130. 130Mongolia970,912.1
  131. 131Albania921,963.5
  132. 132United Arab Emirates921,160.4
  133. 133Eswatini912,296.6
  134. 134Guinea-Bissau907,200.5
  135. 135Latvia814,870.2
  136. 136Jamaica782,524
  137. 137Botswana728,692.9
  138. 138Jordan710,062.4
  139. 139Timor-Leste671,378.1
  140. 140Armenia665,250
  141. 141Gambia, The632,696.6
  142. 142Puerto Rico (US)626,315.4
  143. 143Lebanon591,690.3
  144. 144Solomon Islands581,599.8
  145. 145Israel566,527.2
  146. 146North Macedonia551,401.7
  147. 147Bhutan535,215.1
  148. 148Congo, Rep.475,798.9
  149. 149Uruguay467,384.5
  150. 150Estonia465,166.8
  151. 151Fiji406,635.9
  152. 152Gabon392,716.4
  153. 153Cyprus316,823.9
  154. 154West Bank and Gaza300,939.5
  155. 155Maldives218,611
  156. 156Guyana212,813.4
  157. 157Vanuatu209,344
  158. 158Luxembourg197,271.9
  159. 159Qatar187,288.4
  160. 160Trinidad and Tobago185,894.1
  161. 161Equatorial Guinea180,828.7
  162. 162Suriname179,058.8
  163. 163Belize171,553.4
  164. 164Kuwait168,503.7
  165. 165Cabo Verde146,254.7
  166. 166Mauritius117,061
  167. 167Djibouti111,715.4
  168. 168Montenegro110,798.8
  169. 169Comoros109,669.1
  170. 170French Polynesia107,288.4
  171. 171New Caledonia97,705.2
  172. 172Samoa89,515
  173. 173Iceland88,500
  174. 174Brunei Darussalam86,026.9
  175. 175Micronesia, Fed. Sts.78,330.9
  176. 176Bahamas, The69,890.1
  177. 177St. Lucia48,579.1
  178. 178Kiribati42,180.8
  179. 179Tonga41,669.2
  180. 180Dominica38,586
  181. 181Barbados38,450
  182. 182Sao Tome and Principe36,000.1
  183. 183Hong Kong SAR, China34,764.8
  184. 184Faroe Islands32,695.9
  185. 185St. Vincent and the Grenadines32,284.1
  186. 186Greenland32,221.9
  187. 187Grenada32,026.1
  188. 188Bahrain31,761.5
  189. 189Isle of Man27,279.2
  190. 190St. Kitts and Nevis27,074
  191. 191Seychelles25,640
  192. 192Malta25,360
  193. 193Guam25,082
  194. 194Virgin Islands (U.S.)23,130.1
  195. 195Antigua and Barbuda22,535
  196. 196Andorra20,594.4
  197. 197Marshall Islands17,347.9
  198. 198Northern Mariana Islands15,328
  199. 199British Virgin Islands13,763.2
  200. 200Palau10,801.9
  201. 201American Samoa10,614.1
  202. 202Turks and Caicos Islands10,372.1
  203. 203Curacao10,035
  204. 204Liechtenstein9,489.6
  205. 205San Marino6,795
  206. 206Cayman Islands5,302
  207. 207Aruba5,030
  208. 208Singapore4,222
  209. 209St. Martin (French part)3,266.8
  210. 210Tuvalu2,869
  211. 211Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1,307.5
  212. 212Macao SAR, China1,119.5
  213. 213Bermuda1,029
  214. 214Naoero889
  215. 215Monaco0
  216. 215Gibraltar0

Population living in rural areas