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)
217 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Rural population (% of total population)
Countries
217
Median
36.1%
Mean
37.1%
25th pctl
19.1%
75th pctl
56.2%
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 | |
| BhutanBTN | 57.44% | 2024 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 57.2% | 2024 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 56.48% | 2024 | |
| LesothoLSO | 56.32% | 2024 | |
| TogoTGO | 56.19% | 2024 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 55.88% | 2024 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 55.25% | 2024 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 54.71% | 2024 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 54.64% | 2024 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 54.53% | 2024 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 53.89% | 2024 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 52.91% | 2024 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 52.15% | 2024 | |
| KosovoXKX | 49.68% | 2024 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 49.59% | 2024 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 49% | 2024 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 47.88% | 2024 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 47.84% | 2024 | |
| RomaniaROU | 47.83% | 2024 | |
| BeninBEN | 47.45% | 2024 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 46.81% | 2024 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 46.04% | 2024 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 46.03% | 2024 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 45.38% | 2024 | |
| HaitiHTI | 44.96% | 2024 | |
| SenegalSEN | 44.76% | 2024 | |
| CameroonCMR | 44.6% | 2024 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 44.55% | 2024 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 44.46% | 2024 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 44.24% | 2024 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 44.05% | 2024 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 43.49% | 2024 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 42.48% | 2024 | |
| GhanaGHA | 41.63% | 2024 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 41.45% | 2024 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 41.43% | 2024 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 41.25% | 2024 | |
| HondurasHND | 41.21% | 2024 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 41.07% | 2024 | |
| FijiFJI | 40.92% | 2024 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 40.74% | 2024 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 40.46% | 2024 | |
| PolandPOL | 40.03% | 2024 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 39.39% | 2024 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 38.92% | 2024 | |
| PortugalPRT | 38.67% | 2024 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 38.28% | 2024 | |
| ArubaABW | 38.21% | 2024 | |
| ThailandTHA | 38.13% | 2024 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 37.93% | 2024 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 37.62% | 2024 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 37.54% | 2024 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 37.44% | 2024 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 37.2% | 2024 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 37.02% | 2024 | |
| EcuadorECU | 36.76% | 2024 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 36.31% | 2024 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 36.14% | 2024 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 36.11% | 2024 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 35.7% | 2024 | |
| IrelandIRL | 35.65% | 2024 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 35.27% | 2024 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 34.46% | 2024 | |
| SurinameSUR | 34.24% | 2024 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 34.19% | 2024 | |
| ChinaCHN | 34.11% | 2024 | |
| PanamaPAN | 34% | 2024 | |
| CyprusCYP | 33.32% | 2024 | |
| NepalNPL | 33.23% | 2024 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 32.54% | 2024 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 32.05% | 2024 | |
| LatviaLVA | 31.52% | 2024 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 31.17% | 2024 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 31.13% | 2024 | |
| AustriaAUT | 30.53% | 2024 | |
| UkraineUKR | 30.47% | 2024 | |
| ItalyITA | 30.4% | 2024 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 30.14% | 2024 | |
| IraqIRQ | 30.11% | 2024 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 29.64% | 2024 | |
| HungaryHUN | 29.51% | 2024 | |
| AngolaAGO | 29.34% | 2024 | |
| EstoniaEST | 29.3% | 2024 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 29.04% | 2024 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 28.76% | 2024 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 28.64% | 2024 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 27.92% | 2024 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 27.59% | 2024 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 27.21% | 2024 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 27.09% | 2024 | |
| DominicaDMA | 26.46% | 2024 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 26.05% | 2024 | |
| FinlandFIN | 25.74% | 2024 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 25.1% | 2024 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 24.93% | 2024 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 24.89% | 2024 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 24.72% | 2024 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 23.23% | 2024 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 23.08% | 2024 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 22.98% | 2024 | |
| CubaCUB | 22.83% | 2024 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 21.48% | 2024 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 21.27% | 2024 | |
| FranceFRA | 21.2% | 2024 | |
| GreeceGRC | 21% | 2024 | |
| BelarusBLR | 20.84% | 2024 | |
| PalauPLW | 20.79% | 2024 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 20.69% | 2024 | |
| OmanOMN | 20.56% | 2024 | |
| MexicoMEX | 20.25% | 2024 | |
| United StatesUSA | 19.88% | 2024 | |
| SpainESP | 19.68% | 2024 | |
| American SamoaASM | 19.06% | 2024 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 18.83% | 2024 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 18.68% | 2024 | |
| GermanyDEU | 17.98% | 2024 | |
| CanadaCAN | 17.3% | 2024 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 16.76% | 2024 | |
| NorwayNOR | 16.67% | 2024 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 16.06% | 2024 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 15.54% | 2024 | |
| PeruPER | 14.81% | 2024 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 14.54% | 2024 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 14.18% | 2024 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 12.88% | 2024 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 12.4% | 2024 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 12.39% | 2024 | |
| LibyaLBY | 12.11% | 2024 | |
| BrazilBRA | 12.1% | 2024 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 11.68% | 2024 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 11.3% | 2024 | |
| SwedenSWE | 11.14% | 2024 | |
| AndorraAND | 11.11% | 2024 | |
| ChileCHL | 11% | 2024 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 10.71% | 2024 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 10.66% | 2024 | |
| LebanonLBN | 9.3% | 2024 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 8.57% | 2024 | |
| IsraelISR | 8.46% | 2024 | |
| GabonGAB | 8.14% | 2024 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 7.93% | 2024 | |
| JapanJPN | 7.81% | 2024 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 7.73% | 2024 | |
| JordanJOR | 7.05% | 2024 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 5.83% | 2024 | |
| GuamGUM | 5.83% | 2024 | |
| IcelandISL | 5.82% | 2024 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 5.75% | 2024 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 5.16% | 2024 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 4.67% | 2024 | |
| UruguayURY | 4.4% | 2024 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 4.36% | 2024 | |
| MaltaMLT | 4.35% | 2024 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 2.84% | 2024 | |
| QatarQAT | 0.68% | 2024 | |
| BahrainBHR | 0% | 2024 | |
| BermudaBMU | 0% | 2024 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 0% | 2024 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 0% | 2024 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 0% | 2024 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 0% | 2024 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 0% | 2024 | |
| St. Martin (French part)MAF | 0% | 2024 | |
| MonacoMCO | 0% | 2024 | |
| NauruNRU | 0% | 2024 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 0% | 2024 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 0% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)