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Venezuela, RB
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#185out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

38.131.224.417.510.7196019932025Venezuela, RB · 2025: 11Venezuela, RB

Analytical takeaways

  • Venezuela, RB records 11 for Rural population (% of total population) in 2025, ranking #185 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Rural population (% of total population) declined from 38 in 1960 to 11 in 2025, a decrease of 27.
  • 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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