Rural Population

Global Ranking

percent of total populationSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1 ↑	Papua New Guinea	86.65	2020	2	86.95
2 ↓	Burundi	85.94	2021	1	86.97
3	Liechtenstein	85.58	2020	3	85.63
4	Niger	83.25	2021	4	83.37
5 ↑	Rwanda	82.43	2021	6	82.79
6 ↓	Malawi	82.31	2021	5	82.83
7	Samoa	82.11	2020	7	81.94
8	Sri Lanka	81.14	2021	8	81.29
9	Saint Lucia	81.06	2021	9	81.16
10	Ethiopia	80.57	2015	10	81
11	Nepal	78.99	2021	11	79.42
12 ↑	Micronesia	76.93	2021	13	77.07
13 ↑	Tonga	76.72	2015	15	76.67
14	Chad	76.22	2021	14	76.72
15 ↑	Swaziland	75.83	2020	17	76.02
16 ↑	Antigua and Barbuda	75.62	2021	19	75.49
17 ↓	Solomon Islands	75.33	2020	12	77.64
17 ↓	Cambodia	75.33	2021	16	76.19
19 ↓	Uganda	75.05	2020	18	75.64
20 ↑	Vanuatu	74.33	2021	21	74.47
21 ↓	Afghanistan	73.69	2021	20	75.41
22	Guyana	73.31	2019	22	73.39
23	Tajikistan	72.27	2021	23	72.87
24	Kenya	71.51	2021	24	72.49
25	Lesotho	70.52	2021	25	70.97
26	Comoros	70.39	2021	26	70.84
27	Burkina Faso	68.76	2021	27	69.39
28 ↑	Barbados	68.75	2021	29	68.81
29 ↓	Burma (Myanmar)	68.55	2021	28	68.86
30	Zimbabwe	67.76	2020	30	67.79
31	India	64.61	2021	31	65.53
32 ↑	Sudan	64.41	2021	35	64.75
33	Eritrea	64.23	2011	33	64.82
34	Tanzania	64.05	2021	34	64.77
35 ↑	Grenada	63.31	2021	37	63.46
36	Laos	63.06	2021	36	63.71
37 ↑	Kyrgyzstan	62.85	2021	39	63.14
38 ↓	Guinea	62.74	2021	32	65.16
39 ↑	Pakistan	62.56	2021	41	62.83
40	Mozambique	62.37	2021	40	62.93
41 ↓	Vietnam	61.95	2021	38	63.37
42 ↑	Yemen	61.45	2021	43	62.09
43 ↓	Bangladesh	61.05	2021	42	62.6
44	Madagascar	60.79	2021	44	61.47
45 ↑	Mauritius	59.22	2021	46	59.23
46 ↓	Maldives	58.9	2021	45	59.33
47	Bhutan	57.68	2020	47	58.39
48 ↑	Faroe Islands	57.42	2021	50	57.6
49	Central African Republic	57.35	2021	49	57.8
50 ↑	Egypt	57.14	2021	53	57.27
51 ↑	Moldova	57	2021	54	57.15
52 ↓	Togo	56.64	2021	48	58.3
53 ↓	Sierra Leone	56.63	2021	51	57.52
54 ↑	Aruba	56.13	2021	57	56.3
55 ↓	Guinea-Bissau	55.38	2021	52	57.47
56 ↓	Mali	55.32	2021	55	56.86
57 ↓	Zambia	54.81	2021	56	56.48
58 ↑	Belize	53.8	2021	60	53.97
59 ↓	Democratic Republic of the Congo	53.76	2021	58	54.95
60 ↓	Somalia	53.27	2021	59	54.45
61 ↑	Philippines	52.32	2021	62	52.59
62 ↓	Senegal	51.88	2020	61	52.81
63	Benin	51.03	2021	63	51.58
64	Bosnia and Herzegovina	50.58	2021	64	50.98
65	Uzbekistan	49.57	2021	65	49.52
66 ↑	Guatemala	48.56	2019	67	48.95
67 ↑	Thailand	47.84	2021	70	48.57
68 ↑	Ivory Coast	47.82	2021	69	48.76
69 ↓	Liberia	47.43	2021	68	48.85
70 ↑	Nigeria	47.25	2021	71	48.04
71 ↑	Turkmenistan	47	2021	73	47.48
72 ↓	Namibia	46.99	2021	66	48.96
73 ↑	Trinidad and Tobago	46.74	2021	74	46.82
74 ↓	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	46.55	2021	72	47.8
75	Slovakia	46.18	2021	75	46.24
76	Romania	45.67	2021	76	45.92
77 ↑	Slovenia	44.57	2021	78	44.88
78 ↑	Syria	43.88	2021	80	44.53
79	Mauritania	43.87	2021	79	44.67
80 ↑	Jamaica	43.69	2020	83	44.01
81 ↓	Kiribati	43.67	2021	77	45.17
82 ↓	Azerbaijan	43.6	2020	81	44.32
83 ↑	Serbia	43.35	2021	87	43.55
84 ↑	Haiti	42.91	2020	85	43.81
85 ↓	Indonesia	42.71	2021	83	44.01
86 ↓	Seychelles	42.45	2020	82	44.17
87 ↑	Kazakhstan	42.33	2020	91	42.66
88 ↑	Fiji	42.26	2021	90	42.75
89	Croatia	42.12	2021	89	42.76
90 ↓	Ghana	42.01	2021	88	43.29
91 ↓	Cameroon	41.85	2021	86	43.63
92 ↑	Macedonia	41.21	2021	94	41.52
93	Honduras	41.02	2021	93	42.27
94 ↑	Austria	41.01	2021	95	41.49
95 ↓	Nicaragua	40.72	2021	92	42.3
96	Georgia	40.13	2021	96	40.96
97	Poland	39.92	2021	97	39.96
98	Gambia	38.07	2019	98	38.73
99 ↑	Paraguay	37.5	2021	101	37.82
100 ↓	China	37.49	2021	99	38.57
101 ↑	North Korea	37.36	2021	102	37.62
102 ↓	Albania	37.03	2021	100	37.89
103 ↑	Armenia	36.57	2021	104	36.78
104 ↓	Morocco	36.47	2020	103	37.55
105	Ireland	36.09	2021	105	36.6
106	Ecuador	35.64	2021	106	36.18
107	Tuvalu	35.22	2021	107	35.99
108 ↑	Suriname	33.85	2020	110	33.9
109	Portugal	33.69	2020	109	34.24
110 ↑	Cape Verde	33.35	2020	111	33.81
111 ↓	Angola	33.17	2020	108	34.49
112	Cyprus	33.14	2021	112	33.18
113 ↑	Montenegro	32.17	2021	115	32.51
114 ↓	South Africa	32.15	2021	113	33.14
115 ↑	Lithuania	31.75	2021	116	31.95
116 ↓	Republic of the Congo	31.72	2021	114	32.63
117	Latvia	31.68	2020	117	31.78
118 ↑	Panama	31.23	2021	119	31.59
119 ↑	Mongolia	31.22	2021	120	31.46
120 ↑	Estonia	30.58	2021	121	30.77
121 ↓	Tunisia	30.43	2020	118	31.65
122 ↑	Ukraine	30.24	2021	123	30.53
123 ↓	Botswana	29.83	2019	122	30.55
124	Bolivia	29.52	2021	124	29.88
125	Iraq	29.11	2020	125	29.53
126	Italy	28.96	2020	126	29.26
127	Dominica	28.6	2021	127	28.91
128	New Caledonia	28.08	2021	128	28.9
129 ↑	Hungary	28.06	2020	130	28.36
130 ↑	Equatorial Guinea	26.9	2020	131	27.86
131 ↓	El Salvador	26.56	2020	129	28.73
132 ↑	Switzerland	26	2021	134	26.08
133 ↑	Czech Republic	25.79	2021	135	25.94
134 ↓	Algeria	25.74	2021	133	26.81
135 ↓	Sao Tome and Principe	25.65	2020	132	27.2
136	Russia	25.07	2021	136	25.25
137 ↑	Bulgaria	23.98	2021	138	24.99
138 ↓	Iran	23.66	2021	137	25.1
139	Turkey	23.43	2021	139	23.9
140	Malaysia	22.84	2020	140	23.39
141	Germany	22.55	2020	141	22.62
142	Djibouti	21.78	2021	142	22.22
143 ↑	Peru	21.5	2021	144	21.7
144 ↓	Brunei	21.45	2021	143	22.06
145	Belarus	20.09	2021	145	20.52
146	Greece	19.96	2021	146	20.28
147	Mexico	19.56	2019	147	20.13
148 ↑	Libya	19.31	2020	149	19.61
149 ↓	Costa Rica	19.23	2020	148	19.92
150 ↑	Spain	18.94	2021	151	19.19
151 ↑	France	18.76	2021	152	19.02
152 ↑	South Korea	18.59	2020	155	18.57
153	Canada	18.52	2019	153	18.59
153 ↓	Palau	18.52	2021	150	19.53
155 ↓	Colombia	18.26	2021	154	18.58
156 ↑	United States	17.13	2021	158	17.34
157 ↓	Dominican Republic	16.79	2021	156	17.46
158 ↓	Norway	16.68	2021	157	17.38
159	Bahamas	16.64	2021	159	16.98
160	United Kingdom	16.1	2020	160	16.35
161	Saudi Arabia	15.49	2021	161	15.94
162	Finland	14.77	2015	162	14.82
163 ↑	Australia	13.64	2021	164	13.76
164 ↑	New Zealand	13.21	2021	165	13.39
165 ↓	Oman	12.96	2021	163	14.56
166	United Arab Emirates	12.7	2021	166	13.21
167	Brazil	12.68	2021	167	13.18
168	Chile	12.27	2020	168	12.36
169 ↑	Andorra	12.14	2021	171	12.08
170	Denmark	11.88	2020	170	12.24
171 ↓	Sweden	11.76	2021	169	12.29
172	Venezuela	11.72	2020	172	11.76
173	Lebanon	11.07	2020	173	11.24
174	Bahrain	10.38	2021	174	10.61
175	Gabon	9.58	2021	175	9.91
176 ↑	Jordan	8.8	2019	177	9.02
177 ↓	Luxembourg	8.55	2020	176	9.82
178	Japan	8.22	2020	178	8.38
179 ↑	Argentina	7.89	2020	180	8.01
180 ↓	Netherlands	7.43	2021	179	8.12
181	Israel	7.33	2021	181	7.41
182	Puerto Rico	6.41	2021	182	6.42
183	Iceland	6.06	2021	183	6.14
184	Malta	5.19	2021	184	5.26
185	Uruguay	4.4	2021	185	4.57
186	San Marino	2.38	2021	186	2.5
187	Belgium	1.88	2021	187	1.92
188	Qatar	0.72	2021	188	0.76
189	Singapore	0	2021	189	0
189	Macao	0	2021	189	0
189	Kuwait	0	2021	189	0
189	Monaco	0	2021	189	0
189	Hong Kong	0	2021	189	0
189	Bermuda	0	2021	189	0
189	Gibraltar	0	2021	189	0

Definition of Rural Population

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.