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Rural population (% of total population) by country 2025 | worldgovdata
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Rural population (% of total population)
World Bank (WDI)
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217 countries · 1960–2025
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League table
2025
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#
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Country
↕
Value
↕
1
Liechtenstein
85.4
2
Papua New Guinea
84.2
3
Samoa
82.5
4
Malawi
82.4
5
Niger
81.6
6
Sri Lanka
79.5
7
Tonga
78.8
8
South Sudan
78.3
9
Vanuatu
77.7
10
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
77.5
11
Ethiopia
75.9
12
Antigua and Barbuda
75.7
13
Burundi
74.3
14
Afghanistan
74.1
15
Tajikistan
73.8
16
Guyana
73.5
17
Eswatini
73.3
18
Chad
72.4
19
Timor-Leste
71.2
20
Burkina Faso
71.1
21
St. Lucia
70.9
22
Myanmar
69.4
23
Rwanda
69.1
24
Solomon Islands
68.7
25
St. Kitts and Nevis
68.1
26
Uganda
68.1
27
Kenya
67.8
28
Mali
67.8
29
Channel Islands
67.4
30
Madagascar
67.1
31
Bangladesh
66.8
32
Comoros
66.1
33
Eritrea
65.5
34
Kyrgyz Republic
65.3
35
Sudan
65.1
36
India
64.3
37
Grenada
63.3
38
Tanzania
63.1
39
Yemen, Rep.
63
40
Mozambique
62.8
41
Guinea
61.5
42
Viet Nam
61.2
43
Mauritius
61
44
Pakistan
60.5
45
Faroe Islands
60.4
46
Lao PDR
59.7
47
Zimbabwe
59.5
48
Cambodia
58.9
49
Belize
58.4
50
Maldives
57.5
51
Egypt, Arab Rep.
57.1
52
Bhutan
56.6
53
Moldova
56.3
54
Togo
55.6
55
Central African Republic
55.4
56
Lesotho
55.3
57
Congo, Dem. Rep.
54.9
58
Seychelles
54.5
59
Zambia
54.1
60
Sierra Leone
54.1
61
Guinea-Bissau
53.3
62
Turkmenistan
52.9
63
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
52
64
Namibia
49.1
65
Kosovo
49.1
66
Uzbekistan
49
67
Isle of Man
47.9
68
Romania
47.8
69
Bosnia and Herzegovina
47.3
70
Slovak Republic
46.8
71
Benin
46.6
72
Trinidad and Tobago
46
73
Cote d'Ivoire
45.5
74
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
44.9
75
Haiti
44.4
76
Cameroon
44.3
77
Senegal
44.2
78
Philippines
44.2
79
Slovenia
44
80
Liberia
43.9
81
Guatemala
43.7
82
British Virgin Islands
42.6
83
Croatia
42.2
84
Azerbaijan
41.4
85
Albania
41.1
86
Ghana
41.1
87
Honduras
40.7
88
Indonesia
40.6
89
Jamaica
40.6
90
Nicaragua
40.6
91
Fiji
40.5
92
Barbados
40.3
93
Poland
39.9
94
Georgia
38.8
95
Mauritania
38.5
96
Portugal
38.5
97
Aruba
38.3
98
French Polynesia
38.2
99
Kazakhstan
37.6
100
Serbia
37.4
101
Thailand
37.2
102
North Macedonia
37.1
103
Morocco
36.9
104
Kiribati
36.6
105
Ecuador
36.6
106
Nigeria
36.2
107
South Africa
36.2
108
Congo, Rep.
35.9
109
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
35.8
110
Ireland
35.4
111
Gambia, The
35
112
Tuvalu
34.6
113
Montenegro
34.4
114
Suriname
34.2
115
Armenia
34.1
116
Panama
33.8
117
China
33.7
118
Cyprus
33.3
119
Nepal
33
120
Botswana
32
121
New Caledonia
31.8
122
Latvia
31.4
123
Lithuania
30.9
124
Sao Tome and Principe
30.8
125
Ukraine
30.4
126
Italy
30.3
127
Austria
30.3
128
Iraq
30.1
129
Paraguay
29.6
130
Hungary
29.3
131
Tunisia
29.3
132
Estonia
29.3
133
Mongolia
28.9
134
Angola
28.5
135
Bolivia
28.4
136
Equatorial Guinea
28.4
137
Syrian Arab Republic
27.9
138
Dominican Republic
27.5
139
Czechia
27.1
140
Djibouti
27
141
Dominica
26
142
Bulgaria
25.8
143
Finland
25.5
144
Brunei Darussalam
25
145
Russian Federation
24.7
146
El Salvador
24.5
147
Algeria
24.2
148
Cuba
22.8
149
Iran, Islamic Rep.
22.6
150
Malaysia
22.6
151
Cabo Verde
22.4
152
Colombia
21.2
153
France
21.2
154
Marshall Islands
20.9
155
Greece
20.8
156
Palau
20.7
157
Oman
20.5
158
Belarus
20.5
159
Costa Rica
20.3
160
Mexico
20
161
United States
19.8
162
American Samoa
19.5
163
Spain
19.5
164
Korea, Rep.
18.8
165
Bahamas, The
18.7
166
Germany
17.9
167
Canada
17.1
168
United Kingdom
16.7
169
Norway
16.4
170
New Zealand
16
171
Saudi Arabia
15.4
172
Peru
14.4
173
Switzerland
14.3
174
United Arab Emirates
14
175
West Bank and Gaza
12.6
176
Belgium
12.3
177
Australia
12.3
178
Libya
12.1
179
Brazil
11.8
180
Greenland
11.4
181
Denmark
11.2
182
Andorra
11.1
183
Sweden
10.9
184
Chile
10.8
185
Venezuela, RB
10.7
186
Turkiye
10.5
187
Lebanon
9
188
Curacao
8.5
189
Israel
8.4
190
Gabon
7.9
191
Northern Mariana Islands
7.8
192
Japan
7.7
193
Argentina
7.6
194
Jordan
6.8
195
Iceland
5.8
196
Guam
5.8
197
Puerto Rico (US)
5.7
198
Turks and Caicos Islands
5.6
199
Luxembourg
5.1
200
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
4.6
201
Uruguay
4.3
202
Malta
4.3
203
Netherlands
4.1
204
San Marino
2.8
205
Qatar
0.64
206
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
0
207
Hong Kong SAR, China
0
208
Singapore
0
209
Bermuda
0
210
Naoero
0
211
Cayman Islands
0
212
Gibraltar
0
213
Bahrain
0
214
Kuwait
0
215
Macao SAR, China
0
216
St. Martin (French part)
0
217
Monaco
0
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