Rural population (% of total population)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SP.RUR.TOTL.ZS•Percentage•1960 → 2024•217 countries
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DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
217
Frequency
yearly
Range
1960 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Rural population (% of total population) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 10.46%
10.46% – 20.96%
20.96% – 30.87%
30.87% – 39.67%
39.67% – 52.37%
52.37% – 66.58%
> 66.58%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Rural population (% of total population)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Rural population (% of total population)
Countries
50
Median
68.6%
Mean
69.7%
25th pctl
63.6%
75th pctl
75.2%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
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Rural population (% of total population)
LiechtensteinPapua New GuineaMalawi
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiechtensteinLIE | 85.34% | 2024 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 84.59% | 2024 | |
| MalawiMWI | 82.73% | 2024 | |
| SamoaWSM | 82.5% | 2024 | |
| NigerNER | 81.95% | 2024 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 79.7% | 2024 | |
| TongaTON | 78.85% | 2024 | |
| South SudanSSD | 78.62% | 2024 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 77.71% | 2024 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 77.54% | 2024 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 76.38% | 2024 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 75.61% | 2024 | |
| BurundiBDI | 75.17% | 2024 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 74.3% | 2024 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 73.82% | 2024 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 73.75% | 2024 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 73.52% | 2024 | |
| ChadTCD | 73.07% | 2024 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 71.66% | 2024 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 71.34% | 2024 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 70.9% | 2024 | |
| RwandaRWA | 70.12% | 2024 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 69.55% | 2024 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 69.34% | 2024 | |
| UgandaUGA | 68.72% | 2024 | |
| MaliMLI | 68.39% | 2024 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 68.2% | 2024 | |
| KenyaKEN | 68.11% | 2024 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 67.57% | 2024 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 67.32% | 2024 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 67.29% | 2024 | |
| ComorosCOM | 66.46% | 2024 | |
| EritreaERI | 65.46% | 2024 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 65.28% | 2024 | |
| SudanSDN | 65.13% | 2024 | |
| IndiaIND | 64.62% | 2024 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 63.83% | 2024 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 63.57% | 2024 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 63.44% | 2024 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 63.19% | 2024 | |
| GuineaGIN | 61.93% | 2024 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 61.51% | 2024 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 60.98% | 2024 | |
| PakistanPAK | 60.83% | 2024 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 60.59% | 2024 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 60.44% | 2024 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 60.11% | 2024 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 59.13% | 2024 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 58.25% | 2024 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 58% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)