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Rural population growth (annual %)

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World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Oman3.8
  2. 2Syrian Arab Republic3.7
  3. 3United Arab Emirates3.7
  4. 4Saudi Arabia3.6
  5. 5Georgia2.9
  6. 6Niger2.8
  7. 7Ukraine2.7
  8. 8Central African Republic2.6
  9. 9Chad2.5
  10. 10Congo, Dem. Rep.2.5
  11. 11Yemen, Rep.2.5
  12. 12Afghanistan2.4
  13. 13Sudan2.3
  14. 14Vanuatu2.2
  15. 15Somalia, Fed. Rep.2.2
  16. 16Malawi2.2
  17. 17Mali2
  18. 18Eritrea2
  19. 19Cameroon2
  20. 20Zambia1.9
  21. 21Iraq1.9
  22. 22Ethiopia1.9
  23. 23Tajikistan1.9
  24. 24Uzbekistan1.8
  25. 25Uganda1.7
  26. 26Tanzania1.7
  27. 27Belize1.7
  28. 28Congo, Rep.1.7
  29. 29Madagascar1.7
  30. 30South Sudan1.6
  31. 31Equatorial Guinea1.6
  32. 32Kyrgyz Republic1.6
  33. 33Mozambique1.6
  34. 34Turkmenistan1.6
  35. 35Guinea1.6
  36. 36Kenya1.5
  37. 37Liechtenstein1.4
  38. 38Solomon Islands1.4
  39. 39Armenia1.4
  40. 40Burkina Faso1.4
  41. 41Egypt, Arab Rep.1.4
  42. 42Papua New Guinea1.3
  43. 43Malta1.3
  44. 44Burundi1.3
  45. 45Comoros1.2
  46. 46Guinea-Bissau1.2
  47. 47Cote d'Ivoire1.1
  48. 48Togo1.1
  49. 49Namibia1.1
  50. 50Senegal1.1
  51. 51Timor-Leste1.1
  52. 52Djibouti1
  53. 53Sao Tome and Principe1
  54. 54Sierra Leone1
  55. 55Pakistan0.98
  56. 56Ireland0.95
  57. 57Iceland0.89
  58. 58Zimbabwe0.88
  59. 59Cyprus0.88
  60. 60Nicaragua0.87
  61. 61Liberia0.86
  62. 62Aruba0.84
  63. 63Libya0.83
  64. 64South Africa0.81
  65. 65Cambodia0.78
  66. 66Suriname0.78
  67. 67Seychelles0.77
  68. 68Panama0.77
  69. 69Guatemala0.74
  70. 70Israel0.7
  71. 71Rwanda0.69
  72. 72Luxembourg0.67
  73. 73Benin0.67
  74. 74American Samoa0.66
  75. 75Mongolia0.59
  76. 76Portugal0.59
  77. 77Andorra0.59
  78. 78Samoa0.58
  79. 79Australia0.58
  80. 80Guyana0.57
  81. 81Antigua and Barbuda0.54
  82. 82Mauritania0.51
  83. 83Honduras0.51
  84. 84Ghana0.48
  85. 85Myanmar0.45
  86. 86Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0.43
  87. 87Ecuador0.43
  88. 88Eswatini0.43
  89. 89Dominican Republic0.43
  90. 90India0.41
  91. 91Bahamas, The0.4
  92. 92Kazakhstan0.38
  93. 93Bangladesh0.38
  94. 94Brunei Darussalam0.33
  95. 95Channel Islands0.29
  96. 96Azerbaijan0.28
  97. 97Gambia, The0.28
  98. 98New Zealand0.27
  99. 99West Bank and Gaza0.27
  100. 100New Caledonia0.23
  101. 101St. Lucia0.23
  102. 102Angola0.21
  103. 103Belgium0.21
  104. 104Bolivia0.21
  105. 105United States0.18
  106. 106French Polynesia0.13
  107. 107Faroe Islands0.09
  108. 108Philippines0.09
  109. 109Botswana0.08
  110. 110Lao PDR0.06
  111. 111Venezuela, RB0.05
  112. 112Viet Nam0.05
  113. 113France0.03
  114. 114Morocco0.03
  115. 115St. Kitts and Nevis0.02
  116. 116Spain0.01
  117. 117Isle of Man0.01
  118. 118Trinidad and Tobago-0.06
  119. 119Canada-0.08
  120. 120Guam-0.08
  121. 121Grenada-0.09
  122. 122Nigeria-0.12
  123. 123Slovak Republic-0.16
  124. 124Korea, Rep.-0.16
  125. 125Haiti-0.17
  126. 126Romania-0.18
  127. 127United Kingdom-0.19
  128. 128Mauritius-0.2
  129. 129Colombia-0.21
  130. 130Montenegro-0.26
  131. 131Curacao-0.28
  132. 132Italy-0.31
  133. 133Barbados-0.34
  134. 134Slovenia-0.36
  135. 135Tonga-0.42
  136. 136Croatia-0.45
  137. 137Czechia-0.46
  138. 138Austria-0.49
  139. 139Estonia-0.51
  140. 140Maldives-0.52
  141. 141Palau-0.55
  142. 142Finland-0.55
  143. 143Paraguay-0.56
  144. 144Tunisia-0.59
  145. 145Mexico-0.6
  146. 146Poland-0.63
  147. 147Iran, Islamic Rep.-0.64
  148. 148Korea, Dem. People's Rep.-0.65
  149. 149Cuba-0.65
  150. 150Russian Federation-0.67
  151. 151Argentina-0.67
  152. 152Lesotho-0.67
  153. 153Fiji-0.68
  154. 154Germany-0.68
  155. 155Gabon-0.69
  156. 156San Marino-0.73
  157. 157Norway-0.77
  158. 158Indonesia-0.78
  159. 159Nepal-0.8
  160. 160Denmark-0.8
  161. 161Lithuania-0.8
  162. 162Bhutan-0.87
  163. 163Switzerland-0.88
  164. 164Algeria-0.89
  165. 165Malaysia-0.92
  166. 166Sri Lanka-0.92
  167. 167St. Vincent and the Grenadines-0.95
  168. 168Bulgaria-0.99
  169. 169Turkiye-1
  170. 170Greece-1
  171. 171Kiribati-1
  172. 172North Macedonia-1.1
  173. 173Hungary-1.2
  174. 174Chile-1.2
  175. 175Serbia-1.2
  176. 176Jamaica-1.3
  177. 177Uruguay-1.3
  178. 178British Virgin Islands-1.4
  179. 179El Salvador-1.4
  180. 180Latvia-1.5
  181. 181China-1.5
  182. 182Costa Rica-1.6
  183. 183Peru-1.7
  184. 184Qatar-1.7
  185. 185Sweden-1.8
  186. 186Virgin Islands (U.S.)-1.8
  187. 187Japan-1.9
  188. 188Albania-2
  189. 189Bosnia and Herzegovina-2
  190. 190Brazil-2
  191. 191Lebanon-2.1
  192. 192Puerto Rico (US)-2.1
  193. 193Moldova-2.1
  194. 194Belarus-2.2
  195. 195Dominica-2.2
  196. 196Greenland-2.2
  197. 197Kosovo-2.3
  198. 198Thailand-2.5
  199. 199Northern Mariana Islands-3
  200. 200Turks and Caicos Islands-3.3
  201. 201Cabo Verde-3.3
  202. 202Tuvalu-3.7
  203. 203Jordan-4
  204. 204Marshall Islands-5.2
  205. 205Netherlands-6.6

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