| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 85.58 | 2020 | 1 | 85.63 |
| 2 | Faroe Islands | 57.42 | 2021 | 2 | 57.6 |
| 3 | Moldova | 57 | 2021 | 3 | 57.15 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50.58 | 2021 | 4 | 50.98 |
| 5 | Slovakia | 46.18 | 2021 | 5 | 46.24 |
| 6 | Romania | 45.67 | 2021 | 6 | 45.92 |
| 7 | Slovenia | 44.57 | 2021 | 7 | 44.88 |
| 8 | Serbia | 43.35 | 2021 | 8 | 43.55 |
| 9 | Croatia | 42.12 | 2021 | 9 | 42.76 |
| 10 | Macedonia | 41.21 | 2021 | 10 | 41.52 |
| 11 | Austria | 41.01 | 2021 | 11 | 41.49 |
| 12 | Georgia | 40.13 | 2021 | 12 | 40.96 |
| 13 | Poland | 39.92 | 2021 | 13 | 39.96 |
| 14 | Albania | 37.03 | 2021 | 14 | 37.89 |
| 15 | Armenia | 36.57 | 2021 | 15 | 36.78 |
| 16 | Ireland | 36.09 | 2021 | 16 | 36.6 |
| 17 ↑ | Portugal | 33.69 | 2020 | 18 | 34.24 |
| 18 ↓ | Angola | 33.17 | 2020 | 17 | 34.49 |
| 19 | Cyprus | 33.14 | 2021 | 19 | 33.18 |
| 20 | Montenegro | 32.17 | 2021 | 20 | 32.51 |
| 21 | Lithuania | 31.75 | 2021 | 21 | 31.95 |
| 22 | Latvia | 31.68 | 2020 | 22 | 31.78 |
| 23 | Estonia | 30.58 | 2021 | 23 | 30.77 |
| 24 | Ukraine | 30.24 | 2021 | 24 | 30.53 |
| 25 | Italy | 28.96 | 2020 | 25 | 29.26 |
| 26 | Hungary | 28.06 | 2020 | 26 | 28.36 |
| 27 | Switzerland | 26 | 2021 | 27 | 26.08 |
| 28 | Czech Republic | 25.79 | 2021 | 28 | 25.94 |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 23.98 | 2021 | 29 | 24.99 |
| 30 | Germany | 22.55 | 2020 | 30 | 22.62 |
| 31 | Belarus | 20.09 | 2021 | 31 | 20.52 |
| 32 | Greece | 19.96 | 2021 | 32 | 20.28 |
| 33 | Spain | 18.94 | 2021 | 33 | 19.19 |
| 34 | France | 18.76 | 2021 | 34 | 19.02 |
| 35 | Norway | 16.68 | 2021 | 35 | 17.38 |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 16.1 | 2020 | 36 | 16.35 |
| 37 | Finland | 14.77 | 2015 | 37 | 14.82 |
| 38 ↑ | Andorra | 12.14 | 2021 | 40 | 12.08 |
| 39 | Denmark | 11.88 | 2020 | 39 | 12.24 |
| 40 ↓ | Sweden | 11.76 | 2021 | 38 | 12.29 |
| 41 | Luxembourg | 8.55 | 2020 | 41 | 9.82 |
| 42 | Netherlands | 7.43 | 2021 | 42 | 8.12 |
| 43 | Iceland | 6.06 | 2021 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 44 | Malta | 5.19 | 2021 | 44 | 5.26 |
| 45 | San Marino | 2.38 | 2021 | 45 | 2.5 |
| 46 | Belgium | 1.88 | 2021 | 46 | 1.92 |
| 47 | Monaco | 0 | 2021 | 47 | 0 |
| 47 | Gibraltar | 0 | 2021 | 47 | 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.
