Rural Population

South America Ranking

percent of total populationSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Guyana	73.31	2019	1	73.39
2	Paraguay	37.5	2021	2	37.82
3	Suriname	33.85	2020	3	33.9
4	Bolivia	29.52	2021	4	29.88
5	Peru	21.5	2021	5	21.7
6	Colombia	18.26	2021	6	18.58
7	Brazil	12.68	2021	7	13.18
8	Chile	12.27	2020	8	12.36
9	Venezuela	11.72	2020	9	11.76
10	Argentina	7.89	2020	10	8.01
11	Uruguay	4.4	2021	11	4.57

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.