| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 81.14 | 2021 | 1 | 81.29 |
| 2 | Nepal | 78.99 | 2021 | 2 | 79.42 |
| 3 | Cambodia | 75.33 | 2021 | 3 | 76.19 |
| 4 | Tajikistan | 72.27 | 2021 | 4 | 72.87 |
| 5 | Burma (Myanmar) | 68.55 | 2021 | 5 | 68.86 |
| 6 | India | 64.61 | 2021 | 6 | 65.53 |
| 7 | Laos | 63.06 | 2021 | 7 | 63.71 |
| 8 ↑ | Kyrgyzstan | 62.85 | 2021 | 9 | 63.14 |
| 9 ↑ | Pakistan | 62.56 | 2021 | 10 | 62.83 |
| 10 ↓ | Vietnam | 61.95 | 2021 | 8 | 63.37 |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 61.05 | 2021 | 11 | 62.6 |
| 12 | Maldives | 58.9 | 2021 | 12 | 59.33 |
| 13 | Bhutan | 57.68 | 2020 | 13 | 58.39 |
| 14 | Philippines | 52.32 | 2021 | 14 | 52.59 |
| 15 | Uzbekistan | 49.57 | 2021 | 15 | 49.52 |
| 16 | Thailand | 47.84 | 2021 | 16 | 48.57 |
| 17 | Turkmenistan | 47 | 2021 | 17 | 47.48 |
| 18 | Azerbaijan | 43.6 | 2020 | 18 | 44.32 |
| 19 | Indonesia | 42.71 | 2021 | 19 | 44.01 |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 42.33 | 2020 | 20 | 42.66 |
| 21 | China | 37.49 | 2021 | 21 | 38.57 |
| 22 | North Korea | 37.36 | 2021 | 22 | 37.62 |
| 23 | Mongolia | 31.22 | 2021 | 23 | 31.46 |
| 24 | Russia | 25.07 | 2021 | 24 | 25.25 |
| 25 | Malaysia | 22.84 | 2020 | 25 | 23.39 |
| 26 | Brunei | 21.45 | 2021 | 26 | 22.06 |
| 27 | South Korea | 18.59 | 2020 | 27 | 18.57 |
| 28 | Japan | 8.22 | 2020 | 28 | 8.38 |
| 29 | Macao | 0 | 2021 | 29 | 0 |
| 29 | Singapore | 0 | 2021 | 29 | 0 |
| 29 | Hong Kong | 0 | 2021 | 29 | 0 |
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
