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Rural population

people · higher is better · 216 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2050

League table

216 shown
  1. 1India956.42M
  2. 2Pakistan196.75M
  3. 3Ethiopia148.85M
  4. 4China129.72M
  5. 5Congo, Dem. Rep.101.51M
  6. 6Bangladesh87.41M
  7. 7Egypt, Arab Rep.81.44M
  8. 8Indonesia66.17M
  9. 9Nigeria59.72M
  10. 10Viet Nam58.82M
  11. 11Sudan54.82M
  12. 12Philippines53.2M
  13. 13United States51.49M
  14. 14Tanzania48.75M
  15. 15Uganda48.54M
  16. 16Afghanistan45.22M
  17. 17Yemen, Rep.42.87M
  18. 18Kenya36.57M
  19. 19Myanmar35.49M
  20. 20Niger34.75M
  21. 21Mozambique30M
  22. 22Madagascar27.43M
  23. 23Russian Federation25.81M
  24. 24Malawi24.3M
  25. 25Mali24.16M
  26. 26South Africa23.02M
  27. 27Cameroon20.85M
  28. 28Uzbekistan20.55M
  29. 29Sri Lanka19.22M
  30. 30Brazil18.96M
  31. 31Chad18.51M
  32. 32Burkina Faso16.82M
  33. 33Mexico15.62M
  34. 34Zambia15.59M
  35. 35Cote d'Ivoire15.25M
  36. 36Italy15M
  37. 37Somalia, Fed. Rep.14.42M
  38. 38Thailand13.84M
  39. 39Burundi13.46M
  40. 40Ghana13.45M
  41. 41Iran, Islamic Rep.13.38M
  42. 42South Sudan12.68M
  43. 43Iraq12.6M
  44. 44Cambodia12.32M
  45. 45Germany11.93M
  46. 46Tajikistan11.9M
  47. 47United Kingdom11.75M
  48. 48Zimbabwe11.46M
  49. 49Senegal10.98M
  50. 50Rwanda10.27M
  51. 51Morocco10.2M
  52. 52Papua New Guinea10.08M
  53. 53Guinea10.07M
  54. 54Nepal9.9M
  55. 55France9.37M
  56. 56Guatemala9.23M
  57. 57Poland9.16M
  58. 58Kazakhstan8.7M
  59. 59Ukraine8.42M
  60. 60Algeria8.25M
  61. 61Turkiye7.89M
  62. 62Korea, Rep.7.55M
  63. 63Syrian Arab Republic7.22M
  64. 64Romania7.17M
  65. 65Korea, Dem. People's Rep.6.2M
  66. 66Saudi Arabia5.99M
  67. 67Kyrgyz Republic5.97M
  68. 68Colombia5.94M
  69. 69Canada5.76M
  70. 70Togo5.47M
  71. 71Angola5.39M
  72. 72Turkmenistan5.06M
  73. 73Haiti5.04M
  74. 74Benin5.02M
  75. 75Spain4.72M
  76. 76Sierra Leone4.7M
  77. 77Honduras4.68M
  78. 78Central African Republic4.63M
  79. 79Azerbaijan4.56M
  80. 80Ecuador4.3M
  81. 81Japan4.21M
  82. 82Malaysia4M
  83. 83Taiwan3.95M
  84. 84Lao PDR3.64M
  85. 85Australia3.38M
  86. 86Eritrea3.38M
  87. 87Peru3.31M
  88. 88Argentina3.18M
  89. 89Venezuela, RB3.06M
  90. 90Bolivia2.83M
  91. 91Nicaragua2.76M
  92. 92Liberia2.62M
  93. 93Congo, Rep.2.34M
  94. 94Slovak Republic2.26M
  95. 95Portugal2.23M
  96. 96Mauritania2.18M
  97. 97Tunisia2.11M
  98. 98Hungary1.95M
  99. 99United Arab Emirates1.86M
  100. 100Czechia1.85M
  101. 101Paraguay1.84M
  102. 102Namibia1.82M
  103. 103Austria1.81M
  104. 104Guinea-Bissau1.74M
  105. 105Ireland1.57M
  106. 106Cuba1.39M
  107. 107Georgia1.38M
  108. 108Dominican Republic1.38M
  109. 109Belgium1.36M
  110. 110Serbia1.31M
  111. 111Moldova1.26M
  112. 112Panama1.25M
  113. 113Mongolia1.2M
  114. 114Greece1.16M
  115. 115El Salvador1.15M
  116. 116Finland1.13M
  117. 117Bulgaria1.05M
  118. 118Chile1.04M
  119. 119Lesotho1.03M
  120. 120Switzerland1.03M
  121. 121Eswatini993,361.4
  122. 122Timor-Leste981,162.1
  123. 123Gambia, The943,348.6
  124. 124Belarus935,887.8
  125. 125Botswana928,061.6
  126. 126Croatia880,131.7
  127. 127Albania825,799.3
  128. 128Equatorial Guinea811,798.9
  129. 129Sweden801,163.6
  130. 130Costa Rica788,334.2
  131. 131Armenia776,916.7
  132. 132Libya749,810.4
  133. 133Solomon Islands723,364.1
  134. 134Bosnia and Herzegovina720,613.8
  135. 135Guyana684,931
  136. 136Comoros678,164.9
  137. 137Slovenia638,810.8
  138. 138Trinidad and Tobago632,390.7
  139. 139Mauritius630,211.5
  140. 140Jordan575,732.3
  141. 141Jamaica564,819.8
  142. 142Lithuania560,821.6
  143. 143Norway507,074.6
  144. 144West Bank and Gaza499,108.3
  145. 145Cyprus467,747.1
  146. 146Lebanon453,627.6
  147. 147Israel450,327.6
  148. 148Bhutan432,006
  149. 149Denmark430,511.2
  150. 150Djibouti397,720.4
  151. 151North Macedonia378,610.6
  152. 152Oman349,149.6
  153. 153Estonia341,410.5
  154. 154Vanuatu333,655.4
  155. 155Latvia322,050.2
  156. 156New Zealand306,014.3
  157. 157Fiji296,416.4
  158. 158Belize294,390.1
  159. 159Maldives221,666.3
  160. 160Samoa217,563.7
  161. 161Netherlands206,287.7
  162. 162Gabon200,229.3
  163. 163Suriname185,743.2
  164. 164Montenegro179,128
  165. 165St. Lucia123,415.5
  166. 166Micronesia, Fed. Sts.96,436.6
  167. 167French Polynesia91,860.9
  168. 168Tonga78,153.8
  169. 169Uruguay77,866.6
  170. 170Antigua and Barbuda72,613.3
  171. 171Bahamas, The71,139.7
  172. 172Seychelles70,308.1
  173. 173New Caledonia67,921.1
  174. 174Grenada66,267.5
  175. 175Barbados66,216.2
  176. 176Brunei Darussalam62,798.2
  177. 177St. Vincent and the Grenadines43,111.2
  178. 178Sao Tome and Principe41,727.4
  179. 179Kiribati41,650.1
  180. 180Isle of Man39,720.2
  181. 181Aruba38,764.7
  182. 182Liechtenstein37,970.6
  183. 183Luxembourg36,920.7
  184. 184Cabo Verde33,466.6
  185. 185Faroe Islands31,063.3
  186. 186St. Kitts and Nevis27,258.2
  187. 187Malta21,657.7
  188. 188Puerto Rico (US)17,230.4
  189. 189Iceland13,821.9
  190. 190American Samoa12,059.8
  191. 191Andorra8,254.6
  192. 192Dominica7,974.8
  193. 193Curacao6,406
  194. 194Qatar5,730.7
  195. 195British Virgin Islands5,416.2
  196. 196Guam4,048.7
  197. 197Greenland3,119
  198. 198Marshall Islands2,941
  199. 199Virgin Islands (U.S.)2,200.5
  200. 200Northern Mariana Islands1,891.2
  201. 201Palau1,496.4
  202. 202Tuvalu1,269.3
  203. 203Turks and Caicos Islands1,232.5
  204. 204San Marino94.4
  205. 205Kuwait0
  206. 205Singapore0
  207. 206Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0
  208. 207Macao SAR, China0
  209. 207Naoero0
  210. 207Bermuda0
  211. 207Bahrain0
  212. 207Hong Kong SAR, China0
  213. 207St. Martin (French part)0
  214. 207Gibraltar0
  215. 207Monaco0
  216. 207Cayman Islands0

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