Rural population (% of total population)
Environment & EnergyWB WDIwb_wdi:SP.RUR.TOTL.ZS•Percentage•1960 → 2025•217 countries
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Environment & EnergyWB WDI
Coverage
217
Frequency
yearly
Range
1960 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Rural population (% of total population) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 10.3%
10.3% – 20.76%
20.76% – 30.65%
30.65% – 39.29%
39.29% – 52.27%
52.27% – 66.16%
> 66.16%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Rural population (% of total population)
217 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Rural population (% of total population)
Countries
217
Median
35.8%
Mean
36.9%
25th pctl
19.5%
75th pctl
55.4%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
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Rural population (% of total population)
LiechtensteinPapua New GuineaSamoa
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiechtensteinLIE | 85.37% | 2025 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 84.22% | 2025 | |
| SamoaWSM | 82.49% | 2025 | |
| MalawiMWI | 82.41% | 2025 | |
| NigerNER | 81.63% | 2025 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 79.55% | 2025 | |
| TongaTON | 78.84% | 2025 | |
| South SudanSSD | 78.32% | 2025 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 77.68% | 2025 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 77.52% | 2025 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 75.89% | 2025 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 75.67% | 2025 | |
| BurundiBDI | 74.31% | 2025 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 74.06% | 2025 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 73.84% | 2025 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 73.51% | 2025 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 73.28% | 2025 | |
| ChadTCD | 72.43% | 2025 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 71.21% | 2025 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 71.08% | 2025 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 70.9% | 2025 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 69.42% | 2025 | |
| RwandaRWA | 69.09% | 2025 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 68.69% | 2025 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 68.1% | 2025 | |
| UgandaUGA | 68.06% | 2025 | |
| KenyaKEN | 67.79% | 2025 | |
| MaliMLI | 67.79% | 2025 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 67.36% | 2025 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 67.1% | 2025 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 66.76% | 2025 | |
| ComorosCOM | 66.06% | 2025 | |
| EritreaERI | 65.46% | 2025 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 65.25% | 2025 | |
| SudanSDN | 65.07% | 2025 | |
| IndiaIND | 64.31% | 2025 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 63.33% | 2025 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 63.12% | 2025 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 62.97% | 2025 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 62.79% | 2025 | |
| GuineaGIN | 61.48% | 2025 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 61.17% | 2025 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 60.96% | 2025 | |
| PakistanPAK | 60.47% | 2025 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 60.36% | 2025 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 59.69% | 2025 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 59.5% | 2025 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 58.89% | 2025 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 58.44% | 2025 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 57.49% | 2025 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 57.1% | 2025 | |
| BhutanBTN | 56.57% | 2025 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 56.27% | 2025 | |
| TogoTGO | 55.61% | 2025 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 55.45% | 2025 | |
| LesothoLSO | 55.33% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 54.89% | 2025 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 54.52% | 2025 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 54.08% | 2025 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 54.07% | 2025 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 53.35% | 2025 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 52.89% | 2025 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 52.02% | 2025 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 49.13% | 2025 | |
| KosovoXKX | 49.07% | 2025 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 48.98% | 2025 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 47.86% | 2025 | |
| RomaniaROU | 47.83% | 2025 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 47.31% | 2025 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 46.81% | 2025 | |
| BeninBEN | 46.64% | 2025 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 46.03% | 2025 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 45.45% | 2025 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 44.86% | 2025 | |
| HaitiHTI | 44.39% | 2025 | |
| CameroonCMR | 44.33% | 2025 | |
| SenegalSEN | 44.23% | 2025 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 44.23% | 2025 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 44.01% | 2025 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 43.92% | 2025 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 43.7% | 2025 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 42.6% | 2025 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 42.19% | 2025 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 41.36% | 2025 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 41.13% | 2025 | |
| GhanaGHA | 41.08% | 2025 | |
| HondurasHND | 40.75% | 2025 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 40.61% | 2025 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 40.57% | 2025 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 40.56% | 2025 | |
| FijiFJI | 40.46% | 2025 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 40.3% | 2025 | |
| PolandPOL | 39.91% | 2025 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 38.82% | 2025 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 38.51% | 2025 | |
| PortugalPRT | 38.5% | 2025 | |
| ArubaABW | 38.25% | 2025 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 38.24% | 2025 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 37.61% | 2025 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 37.36% | 2025 | |
| ThailandTHA | 37.2% | 2025 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 37.11% | 2025 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 36.87% | 2025 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 36.61% | 2025 | |
| EcuadorECU | 36.61% | 2025 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 36.22% | 2025 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 36.18% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 35.88% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 35.81% | 2025 | |
| IrelandIRL | 35.41% | 2025 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 35.01% | 2025 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 34.55% | 2025 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 34.39% | 2025 | |
| SurinameSUR | 34.21% | 2025 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 34.07% | 2025 | |
| PanamaPAN | 33.85% | 2025 | |
| ChinaCHN | 33.66% | 2025 | |
| CyprusCYP | 33.3% | 2025 | |
| NepalNPL | 33% | 2025 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 32.04% | 2025 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 31.83% | 2025 | |
| LatviaLVA | 31.37% | 2025 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 30.92% | 2025 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 30.83% | 2025 | |
| UkraineUKR | 30.4% | 2025 | |
| ItalyITA | 30.32% | 2025 | |
| AustriaAUT | 30.28% | 2025 | |
| IraqIRQ | 30.06% | 2025 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 29.61% | 2025 | |
| HungaryHUN | 29.31% | 2025 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 29.3% | 2025 | |
| EstoniaEST | 29.28% | 2025 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 28.85% | 2025 | |
| AngolaAGO | 28.54% | 2025 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 28.44% | 2025 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 28.42% | 2025 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 27.92% | 2025 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 27.48% | 2025 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 27.12% | 2025 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 27.02% | 2025 | |
| DominicaDMA | 26.01% | 2025 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 25.83% | 2025 | |
| FinlandFIN | 25.48% | 2025 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 24.99% | 2025 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 24.75% | 2025 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 24.48% | 2025 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 24.18% | 2025 | |
| CubaCUB | 22.77% | 2025 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 22.62% | 2025 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 22.61% | 2025 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 22.37% | 2025 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 21.22% | 2025 | |
| FranceFRA | 21.16% | 2025 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 20.89% | 2025 | |
| GreeceGRC | 20.78% | 2025 | |
| PalauPLW | 20.72% | 2025 | |
| OmanOMN | 20.52% | 2025 | |
| BelarusBLR | 20.51% | 2025 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 20.27% | 2025 | |
| MexicoMEX | 19.96% | 2025 | |
| United StatesUSA | 19.81% | 2025 | |
| American SamoaASM | 19.49% | 2025 | |
| SpainESP | 19.49% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 18.83% | 2025 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 18.67% | 2025 | |
| GermanyDEU | 17.86% | 2025 | |
| CanadaCAN | 17.12% | 2025 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 16.68% | 2025 | |
| NorwayNOR | 16.43% | 2025 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 16% | 2025 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 15.39% | 2025 | |
| PeruPER | 14.4% | 2025 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 14.27% | 2025 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 14.04% | 2025 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 12.62% | 2025 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 12.33% | 2025 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 12.28% | 2025 | |
| LibyaLBY | 12.09% | 2025 | |
| BrazilBRA | 11.82% | 2025 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 11.43% | 2025 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 11.15% | 2025 | |
| AndorraAND | 11.05% | 2025 | |
| SwedenSWE | 10.92% | 2025 | |
| ChileCHL | 10.82% | 2025 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 10.68% | 2025 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 10.51% | 2025 | |
| LebanonLBN | 9.04% | 2025 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 8.53% | 2025 | |
| IsraelISR | 8.42% | 2025 | |
| GabonGAB | 7.91% | 2025 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 7.82% | 2025 | |
| JapanJPN | 7.7% | 2025 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 7.65% | 2025 | |
| JordanJOR | 6.79% | 2025 | |
| IcelandISL | 5.78% | 2025 | |
| GuamGUM | 5.78% | 2025 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 5.66% | 2025 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 5.6% | 2025 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 5.12% | 2025 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 4.61% | 2025 | |
| UruguayURY | 4.35% | 2025 | |
| MaltaMLT | 4.32% | 2025 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 4.06% | 2025 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 2.81% | 2025 | |
| QatarQAT | 0.64% | 2025 | |
| BahrainBHR | 0% | 2025 | |
| BermudaBMU | 0% | 2025 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 0% | 2025 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 0% | 2025 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 0% | 2025 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 0% | 2025 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 0% | 2025 | |
| St. Martin (French part)MAF | 0% | 2025 | |
| MonacoMCO | 0% | 2025 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 0% | 2025 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 0% | 2025 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 0% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)