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Rural population (% of total population)

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World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Liechtenstein85.4
  2. 2Papua New Guinea84.2
  3. 3Samoa82.5
  4. 4Malawi82.4
  5. 5Niger81.6
  6. 6Sri Lanka79.5
  7. 7Tonga78.8
  8. 8South Sudan78.3
  9. 9Vanuatu77.7
  10. 10Micronesia, Fed. Sts.77.5
  11. 11Ethiopia75.9
  12. 12Antigua and Barbuda75.7
  13. 13Burundi74.3
  14. 14Afghanistan74.1
  15. 15Tajikistan73.8
  16. 16Guyana73.5
  17. 17Eswatini73.3
  18. 18Chad72.4
  19. 19Timor-Leste71.2
  20. 20Burkina Faso71.1
  21. 21St. Lucia70.9
  22. 22Myanmar69.4
  23. 23Rwanda69.1
  24. 24Solomon Islands68.7
  25. 25St. Kitts and Nevis68.1
  26. 26Uganda68.1
  27. 27Kenya67.8
  28. 28Mali67.8
  29. 29Channel Islands67.4
  30. 30Madagascar67.1
  31. 31Bangladesh66.8
  32. 32Comoros66.1
  33. 33Eritrea65.5
  34. 34Kyrgyz Republic65.3
  35. 35Sudan65.1
  36. 36India64.3
  37. 37Grenada63.3
  38. 38Tanzania63.1
  39. 39Yemen, Rep.63
  40. 40Mozambique62.8
  41. 41Guinea61.5
  42. 42Viet Nam61.2
  43. 43Mauritius61
  44. 44Pakistan60.5
  45. 45Faroe Islands60.4
  46. 46Lao PDR59.7
  47. 47Zimbabwe59.5
  48. 48Cambodia58.9
  49. 49Belize58.4
  50. 50Maldives57.5
  51. 51Egypt, Arab Rep.57.1
  52. 52Bhutan56.6
  53. 53Moldova56.3
  54. 54Togo55.6
  55. 55Central African Republic55.4
  56. 56Lesotho55.3
  57. 57Congo, Dem. Rep.54.9
  58. 58Seychelles54.5
  59. 59Zambia54.1
  60. 60Sierra Leone54.1
  61. 61Guinea-Bissau53.3
  62. 62Turkmenistan52.9
  63. 63St. Vincent and the Grenadines52
  64. 64Namibia49.1
  65. 65Kosovo49.1
  66. 66Uzbekistan49
  67. 67Isle of Man47.9
  68. 68Romania47.8
  69. 69Bosnia and Herzegovina47.3
  70. 70Slovak Republic46.8
  71. 71Benin46.6
  72. 72Trinidad and Tobago46
  73. 73Cote d'Ivoire45.5
  74. 74Somalia, Fed. Rep.44.9
  75. 75Haiti44.4
  76. 76Cameroon44.3
  77. 77Senegal44.2
  78. 78Philippines44.2
  79. 79Slovenia44
  80. 80Liberia43.9
  81. 81Guatemala43.7
  82. 82British Virgin Islands42.6
  83. 83Croatia42.2
  84. 84Azerbaijan41.4
  85. 85Albania41.1
  86. 86Ghana41.1
  87. 87Honduras40.7
  88. 88Indonesia40.6
  89. 89Jamaica40.6
  90. 90Nicaragua40.6
  91. 91Fiji40.5
  92. 92Barbados40.3
  93. 93Poland39.9
  94. 94Georgia38.8
  95. 95Mauritania38.5
  96. 96Portugal38.5
  97. 97Aruba38.3
  98. 98French Polynesia38.2
  99. 99Kazakhstan37.6
  100. 100Serbia37.4
  101. 101Thailand37.2
  102. 102North Macedonia37.1
  103. 103Morocco36.9
  104. 104Kiribati36.6
  105. 105Ecuador36.6
  106. 106Nigeria36.2
  107. 107South Africa36.2
  108. 108Congo, Rep.35.9
  109. 109Korea, Dem. People's Rep.35.8
  110. 110Ireland35.4
  111. 111Gambia, The35
  112. 112Tuvalu34.6
  113. 113Montenegro34.4
  114. 114Suriname34.2
  115. 115Armenia34.1
  116. 116Panama33.8
  117. 117China33.7
  118. 118Cyprus33.3
  119. 119Nepal33
  120. 120Botswana32
  121. 121New Caledonia31.8
  122. 122Latvia31.4
  123. 123Lithuania30.9
  124. 124Sao Tome and Principe30.8
  125. 125Ukraine30.4
  126. 126Italy30.3
  127. 127Austria30.3
  128. 128Iraq30.1
  129. 129Paraguay29.6
  130. 130Hungary29.3
  131. 131Tunisia29.3
  132. 132Estonia29.3
  133. 133Mongolia28.9
  134. 134Angola28.5
  135. 135Bolivia28.4
  136. 136Equatorial Guinea28.4
  137. 137Syrian Arab Republic27.9
  138. 138Dominican Republic27.5
  139. 139Czechia27.1
  140. 140Djibouti27
  141. 141Dominica26
  142. 142Bulgaria25.8
  143. 143Finland25.5
  144. 144Brunei Darussalam25
  145. 145Russian Federation24.7
  146. 146El Salvador24.5
  147. 147Algeria24.2
  148. 148Cuba22.8
  149. 149Iran, Islamic Rep.22.6
  150. 150Malaysia22.6
  151. 151Cabo Verde22.4
  152. 152Colombia21.2
  153. 153France21.2
  154. 154Marshall Islands20.9
  155. 155Greece20.8
  156. 156Palau20.7
  157. 157Oman20.5
  158. 158Belarus20.5
  159. 159Costa Rica20.3
  160. 160Mexico20
  161. 161United States19.8
  162. 162American Samoa19.5
  163. 163Spain19.5
  164. 164Korea, Rep.18.8
  165. 165Bahamas, The18.7
  166. 166Germany17.9
  167. 167Canada17.1
  168. 168United Kingdom16.7
  169. 169Norway16.4
  170. 170New Zealand16
  171. 171Saudi Arabia15.4
  172. 172Peru14.4
  173. 173Switzerland14.3
  174. 174United Arab Emirates14
  175. 175West Bank and Gaza12.6
  176. 176Belgium12.3
  177. 177Australia12.3
  178. 178Libya12.1
  179. 179Brazil11.8
  180. 180Greenland11.4
  181. 181Denmark11.2
  182. 182Andorra11.1
  183. 183Sweden10.9
  184. 184Chile10.8
  185. 185Venezuela, RB10.7
  186. 186Turkiye10.5
  187. 187Lebanon9
  188. 188Curacao8.5
  189. 189Israel8.4
  190. 190Gabon7.9
  191. 191Northern Mariana Islands7.8
  192. 192Japan7.7
  193. 193Argentina7.6
  194. 194Jordan6.8
  195. 195Iceland5.8
  196. 196Guam5.8
  197. 197Puerto Rico (US)5.7
  198. 198Turks and Caicos Islands5.6
  199. 199Luxembourg5.1
  200. 200Virgin Islands (U.S.)4.6
  201. 201Uruguay4.3
  202. 202Malta4.3
  203. 203Netherlands4.1
  204. 204San Marino2.8
  205. 205Qatar0.64
  206. 206Macao SAR, China0
  207. 206Gibraltar0
  208. 206Monaco0
  209. 206Singapore0
  210. 206St. Martin (French part)0
  211. 206Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0
  212. 206Kuwait0
  213. 206Naoero0
  214. 206Hong Kong SAR, China0
  215. 206Bermuda0
  216. 206Cayman Islands0
  217. 206Bahrain0

Rural population (% of total population)