Which country has the highest Rural Population?

India has the highest Rural Population in 2024, at 916M, followed by China (485.5M) and Pakistan (154.9M).

Which country has the lowest Rural Population?

San Marino has the lowest Rural Population in 2024, at 703.

What is the median Rural Population across countries?

The median is 2.3M across the 199 countries with data in 2024.

Where does this rural population by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Rural Population Data - World Bank; Rural Population (% of total population) - World Bank.

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Rural Population by Country

Name: Rural Population by Country
Creator: Rankodex

India has the highest Rural Population in 2024 (916M), followed by China (485.5M) and Pakistan (154.9M). San Marino has the lowest (703).

Population202 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Mar 14, 2024Original page

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Rural Population, 2024

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Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 199 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

2.3M

Middle half 461.3K – 11.3M

Average

17.3M

199 countries

Highest

916M

India

Lowest

703

San Marino

Over time · 2018–2024

The top 5 in 2024, against the median.

Median of all countries
India
China
Pakistan
Indonesia
Nigeria

Data

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199 countries · # = rank by Rural Population

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1	India	916M	63.1%
2	China	485.5M	34.5%
3	Pakistan	154.9M	61.6%
4	Indonesia	115.7M	40.8%
5	Nigeria	104.6M	45.0%
6	Bangladesh	102M	58.8%
7	Ethiopia	100.8M	76.3%
8	Egypt	66.1M	56.7%
9	Vietnam	60.4M	59.8%
10	Philippines	59.5M	51.4%
11	DR Congo	56.8M	52.0%
12	United States	56.1M	16.5%
13	Tanzania	42.4M	61.9%
14	Kenya	39.5M	70.0%
15	Myanmar	36.8M	67.5%
16	Uganda	36.3M	72.6%
17	Russia	35.1M	24.5%
18	Thailand	32.7M	45.7%
19	Sudan	31.9M	63.3%
20	Afghanistan	31M	72.7%
21	Brazil	25.4M	12.0%
22	Yemen	24.2M	59.5%
23	Mexico	23.7M	18.1%
24	Nepal	23M	77.6%
25	Niger	22.4M	82.8%
26	Mozambique	21M	60.7%
27	Iran	20.4M	22.3%
28	South Africa	19.7M	30.7%
29	Turkey	18.9M	22.1%
30	Madagascar	18.8M	58.8%
31	Germany	18.5M	22.1%
32	Uzbekistan	18M	49.4%
33	Sri Lanka	17.7M	80.6%
34	Malawi	17.6M	81.4%
35	Italy	16.3M	27.7%
36	Burkina Faso	15.7M	66.8%
37	Chad	15.3M	75.3%
38	Ivory Coast	14.8M	46.4%
39	Poland	14.5M	39.7%
40	Ghana	13.8M	40.2%
41	Morocco	13.1M	34.4%
42	Cambodia	13M	74.0%
43	Mali	13M	53.1%
44	Iraq	13M	28.2%
45	France	12.3M	18.0%
46	Burundi	11.9M	84.8%
47	Cameroon	11.7M	40.1%
48	Rwanda	11.7M	81.9%
49	Angola	11.6M	30.7%
50	Algeria	11.4M	24.3%
51	Zambia	11.3M	53.1%
52	Ukraine	11.3M	29.7%
53	Zimbabwe	11.2M	67.3%
54	United Kingdom	10.5M	15.1%
55	Syria	10.4M	42.0%
56	Somalia	9.8M	51.5%
57	Japan	9.8M	7.87%
58	North Korea	9.7M	36.5%
59	South Korea	9.6M	18.5%
60	South Sudan	9.4M	78.4%
61	Senegal	9.2M	49.9%
62	Colombia	9.2M	17.4%
63	Papua New Guinea	9.1M	86.1%
64	Guinea	9.1M	61.5%
65	Spain	8.9M	18.2%
66	Romania	8.6M	45.1%
67	Kazakhstan	8.6M	41.6%
68	Guatemala	8.6M	46.5%
69	Tajikistan	7.6M	71.5%
70	Canada	7.4M	18.0%
71	Malaysia	7.4M	20.8%
72	Peru	7.1M	20.9%
73	Benin	7.1M	49.3%
74	Ecuador	6.3M	35.0%
75	Saudi Arabia	5.2M	14.8%
76	Togo	5.2M	54.9%
77	Sierra Leone	4.8M	55.2%
78	Laos	4.7M	61.1%
79	Haiti	4.7M	39.5%
80	Kyrgyzstan	4.5M	61.8%
81	Azerbaijan	4.3M	42.0%
82	Honduras	4.2M	39.2%
83	Austria	3.7M	40.2%
84	Australia	3.6M	13.3%
85	Tunisia	3.6M	29.1%
86	Bolivia	3.5M	28.5%
87	Turkmenistan	3.4M	45.5%
88	Argentina	3.4M	7.42%
89	Portugal	3.4M	31.6%
90	Venezuela	3.3M	11.5%
91	Central African Republic	3M	55.9%
92	Serbia	2.8M	42.6%
93	Nicaragua	2.8M	39.9%
94	Czechia	2.7M	25.3%
95	Liberia	2.6M	45.9%
96	Hungary	2.6M	26.8%
97	Paraguay	2.5M	36.5%
98	Slovakia	2.5M	45.8%
99	Cuba	2.5M	22.3%
100	Chile	2.3M	11.9%
101	Switzerland	2.3M	25.7%
102	Mauritania	2.1M	41.5%
103	Eritrea	2M	56.1%
104	Greece	2M	19.0%
105	Republic of the Congo	1.9M	30.4%
106	Ireland	1.9M	35.2%
107	Belarus	1.7M	18.9%
108	Dominican Republic	1.7M	15.0%
109	Lesotho	1.6M	69.1%
110	Croatia	1.6M	41.1%
111	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.6M	49.3%
112	El Salvador	1.5M	24.0%
113	Bulgaria	1.5M	23.0%
114	Georgia	1.4M	38.8%
115	Panama	1.4M	30.1%
116	Moldova	1.3M	56.4%
117	Namibia	1.3M	44.2%
118	Libya	1.3M	18.1%
119	United Arab Emirates	1.3M	12.0%
120	Jamaica	1.2M	42.2%
121	Guinea-Bissau	1.2M	54.1%
122	Netherlands	1.2M	6.55%
123	Sweden	1.2M	11.0%
124	Armenia	1.1M	36.1%
125	Mongolia	1.1M	30.7%
126	Gambia	963.8K	34.9%
127	Timor-Leste	940.6K	67.2%
128	Albania	939.8K	34.6%
129	Eswatini	932K	75.0%
130	Slovenia	926.3K	43.6%
131	Jordan	900.4K	7.79%
132	Lithuania	897.1K	31.1%
133	Norway	873.8K	15.7%
134	Costa Rica	863.5K	16.8%
135	Finland	796.4K	14.1%
136	Mauritius	743.8K	59.1%
137	North Macedonia	719.2K	40.1%
138	Israel	703.6K	7.05%
139	New Zealand	689.1K	12.9%
140	Denmark	679.8K	11.4%
141	Botswana	668.4K	26.5%
142	Trinidad and Tobago	635.4K	46.4%
143	Guyana	604.1K	72.7%
144	Lebanon	603.6K	10.4%
145	Comoros	603K	69.6%
146	Solomon Islands	602.2K	73.5%
147	Oman	581.1K	11.0%
148	Latvia	580.8K	31.2%
149	Equatorial Guinea	475.5K	25.1%
150	Cyprus	447.1K	32.9%
151	Bhutan	435.3K	55.0%
152	Estonia	411.3K	30.0%
153	Fiji	379K	40.8%
154	Maldives	304K	57.6%
155	Djibouti	248.6K	21.3%
156	Vanuatu	242.1K	73.9%
157	Belize	221.7K	53.2%
158	Gabon	220.7K	8.69%
159	Suriname	212.3K	33.5%
160	Belgium	210.9K	1.78%
161	Puerto Rico	203K	6.34%
162	Montenegro	194.4K	31.2%
163	Barbados	193.4K	68.5%
164	Samoa	180K	82.6%
165	Cape Verde	165.8K	31.6%
166	Bahrain	158.9K	10.0%
167	Uruguay	140.5K	4.15%
168	French Polynesia	105.9K	37.6%
169	Brunei	95.1K	20.6%
170	Micronesia	86.5K	76.5%
171	Tonga	80K	76.8%
172	New Caledonia	78.7K	26.9%
173	Grenada	73.5K	62.7%
174	Antigua and Barbuda	71K	75.7%
175	Bahamas	65.2K	16.2%
176	Aruba	59.8K	55.5%
177	Kiribati	55.9K	41.6%
178	Sao Tome and Principe	54.1K	23.0%
179	Luxembourg	52.4K	7.73%
180	Seychelles	49.5K	40.8%
181	Isle of Man	39K	46.3%
182	Liechtenstein	34.3K	85.3%
183	Faroe Islands	31.1K	56.8%
184	Malta	28.7K	4.99%
185	Iceland	23.9K	5.91%
186	Dominica	18.3K	27.7%
187	Qatar	17.5K	0.61%
188	Curacao	17.1K	11.0%
189	Andorra	10K	12.3%
190	Guam	7,986	4.76%
191	Marshall Islands	7,807	20.8%
192	Greenland	6,736	11.9%
193	American Samoa	5,947	12.7%
194	United States Virgin Islands	3,847	3.69%
195	Northern Mariana Islands	3,467	7.83%
196	Tuvalu	3,190	33.1%
197	Palau	3,037	17.2%
198	Turks and Caicos Islands	2,591	5.57%
199	San Marino	703	2.07%

What correlates with Rural Population (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,378 other country metrics sharing at least 120 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Rural Population tend to score higher on these

Average Number of AbortionsAbortion Rates by Country
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 148
Plot
Avg Annual Live Births w/ DefectsBirth Defect Rates by Country
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 184
Plot
Individuals at Risk and Poor ($5.5/Day)Flooding by Country
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 147
Plot
Individuals at Risk and Poor ($3.2/Day)Flooding by Country
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 142
Plot
Moderate To Severe BlindnessBlind Population by Country
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 191
Plot
ChildrenChildren in the World by Country
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 186
Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Rural Population tend to score lower on these

Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
r = −0.44 · moderate · n = 156
Plot
US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
r = −0.38 · moderate · n = 192
Plot
% w/ Safe WaterAccess to Clean Water by Country
r = −0.34 · moderate · n = 120
Plot
Average Women's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
r = −0.29 · weak · n = 156
Plot
GGGI Health ScoreGlobal Gender Gap by Country
r = −0.25 · weak · n = 146
Plot
Chlamydial Infection RateSTD Rates by Country
r = −0.25 · weak · n = 188
Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Rural Population?: India has the highest Rural Population in 2024, at 916M, followed by China (485.5M) and Pakistan (154.9M).
Which country has the lowest Rural Population?: San Marino has the lowest Rural Population in 2024, at 703.
What is the median Rural Population across countries?: The median is 2.3M across the 199 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this rural population by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Rural Population Data - World Bank; Rural Population (% of total population) - World Bank.