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Rural population

DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SP.RUR.TOTL•Unit•1960 → 2024•217 countries
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
217
Frequency
yearly
Range
1960 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Spotlight
India
IND
937.6107M Unit
2024
China
CHN
480.5352M Unit
2024
Pakistan
PAK
152.8384M Unit
2024
Indonesia
IDN
116.936M Unit
2024
Bangladesh
BGD
116.8451M Unit
2024
Ethiopia
ETH
100.8642M Unit
2024
Rural population infographic

Rural population by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: Unit
≤ 34.32K
34.32K – 395.83K
395.83K – 1.08M
1.08M – 2.82M
2.82M – 8.99M
8.99M – 17.52M
> 17.52M
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Highest 15 countries

Rural population
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Distribution across countries

Rural population
Countries
50
 
Median
22.1M
 
Mean
61.7M
 
25th pctl
14.6M
 
75th pctl
43.8M
 
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Compare trends

Rural population
IndiaChinaPakistan
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
CountryLatestDateTrend
IndiaIND937.61M Unit2024
ChinaCHN480.54M Unit2024
PakistanPAK152.84M Unit2024
IndonesiaIDN116.94M Unit2024
BangladeshBGD116.85M Unit2024
EthiopiaETH100.86M Unit2024
NigeriaNGA86.15M Unit2024
United StatesUSA67.6M Unit2024
Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY66.66M Unit2024
Viet NamVNM62.12M Unit2024
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD60.38M Unit2024
PhilippinesPHL51.61M Unit2024
TanzaniaTZA43.76M Unit2024
KenyaKEN38.43M Unit2024
MyanmarMMR37.9M Unit2024
Russian FederationRUS35.72M Unit2024
UgandaUGA34.37M Unit2024
SudanSDN32.86M Unit2024
AfghanistanAFG31.69M Unit2024
ThailandTHA27.33M Unit2024
MexicoMEX26.49M Unit2024
BrazilBRA25.66M Unit2024
Yemen, Rep.YEM25.65M Unit2024
South AfricaZAF23.24M Unit2024
NigerNER22.15M Unit2024
MozambiqueMOZ22.01M Unit2024
MadagascarMDG21.6M Unit2024
Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN21.04M Unit2024
ItalyITA17.92M Unit2024
MalawiMWI17.92M Unit2024
UzbekistanUZB17.82M Unit2024
Sri LankaLKA17.47M Unit2024
Burkina FasoBFA16.88M Unit2024
MaliMLI16.74M Unit2024
GermanyDEU15.02M Unit2024
ChadTCD14.83M Unit2024
Cote d'IvoireCIV14.7M Unit2024
PolandPOL14.63M Unit2024
FranceFRA14.53M Unit2024
GhanaGHA14.33M Unit2024
MoroccoMAR14.17M Unit2024
IraqIRQ13.87M Unit2024
CameroonCMR12.99M Unit2024
ZambiaZMB11.62M Unit2024
United KingdomGBR11.6M Unit2024
AlgeriaDZA11.57M Unit2024
UkraineUKR11.54M Unit2024
ColombiaCOL11.36M Unit2024
AngolaAGO11.12M Unit2024
BurundiBDI10.56M Unit2024
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)