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Germany
Rural population (% of total 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.

Global rank#166out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

24.322.721.119.517.9196019932025Germany · 2025: 18Germany

Analytical takeaways

  • Germany records 18 for Rural population (% of total population) in 2025, ranking #166 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Rural population (% of total population) declined from 24 in 1960 to 18 in 2025, a decrease of 6.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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