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Dominica
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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Global rank#192out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

43 K36 K30 K23 K17 K196019932025Dominica · 2025: 17,136Dominica

Analytical takeaways

  • Dominica records 17,136 for Rural population in 2025, ranking #192 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Rural population declined from 36,897 in 1960 to 17,136 in 2025, a decrease of 19,761.
  • 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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