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Rural population growth (annual %)

For 2025, Rural population growth (annual %) is led by Oman at 4. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.

Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. 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.

Countries ranked 205
Snapshot year 2025
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0.00.91.92.83.8OmanOman: 43.8Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 43.7United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 43.7Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 43.6GeorgiaGeorgia: 32.9NigerNiger: 32.8UkraineUkraine: 32.7Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 32.6ChadChad: 32.5Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 32.5Yemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 32.5AfghanistanAfghanistan: 22.4
Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.

Analytical takeaways

  • Oman sits at the top of the Rural population growth (annual %) distribution in 2025 at 4, with a lead of 0 over the next country.
  • The median country in the current global snapshot is Belgium at 0, which helps frame the center of the distribution rather than only the leaders.
  • At the lower end of the current sample sits Netherlands (-7), and the page currently covers 205 countries.