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Rural population by country

people · 217 countries ranked · 2025

Rank 1 = highest value; “better” is not defined for this indicator.25 of 217
  1. 1IndiaWorld rank 1st of 217
    up +0.4 %
  2. 2ChinaWorld rank 2nd of 217
    down −1.5 %
  3. 3PakistanWorld rank 3rd of 217
    up +1.0 %
  4. up +0.4 %
  5. 5IndonesiaWorld rank 5th of 217
    down −0.8 %
  6. 6EthiopiaWorld rank 6th of 217
    up +1.9 %
  7. 7NigeriaWorld rank 7th of 217
    down −0.1 %
  8. up +0.2 %
  9. 9EgyptWorld rank 9th of 217
    up +1.4 %
  10. 10VietnamWorld rank 10th of 217
    up +0.0 %
  11. 11DR CongoWorld rank 11th of 217
    up +2.6 %
  12. up +0.1 %
  13. 13TanzaniaWorld rank 13th of 217
    up +1.7 %
  14. 14KenyaWorld rank 14th of 217
    up +1.5 %
  15. 15MyanmarWorld rank 15th of 217
    up +0.4 %
  16. 16RussiaWorld rank 16th of 217
    down −0.7 %
  17. 17UgandaWorld rank 17th of 217
    up +1.7 %
  18. 18SudanWorld rank 18th of 217
    up +2.3 %
  19. up +2.5 %
  20. 20ThailandWorld rank 20th of 217
    down −2.5 %
  21. 21MexicoWorld rank 21st of 217
    down −0.6 %
  22. 22YemenWorld rank 22nd of 217
    up +2.6 %
  23. 23BrazilWorld rank 23rd of 217
    down −2.0 %
  24. up +0.8 %
  25. 25NigerWorld rank 25th of 217
    up +2.9 %

On the map

Rural population, 2025. Quantile classes; hatched = no data.

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Rank over time

Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.

IndiaChinaPakistan
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Rank by year for India, China, Pakistan, 2000–2024.