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Rural population (% of total population)

For 2025, Rural population (% of total population) is led by Liechtenstein at 85. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.

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 217
Snapshot year 2025
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0.021.342.764.085.4LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 8585.4Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 8484.2SamoaSamoa: 8282.5MalawiMalawi: 8282.4NigerNiger: 8281.6Sri LankaSri Lanka: 8079.5TongaTonga: 7978.8South SudanSouth Sudan: 7878.3VanuatuVanuatu: 7877.7Micronesia, Fed. Sts.Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: 7877.5EthiopiaEthiopia: 7675.9Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda: 7675.7
Rank Country Value
1 Liechtenstein 85
2 Papua New Guinea 84
3 Samoa 82
4 Malawi 82
5 Niger 82
6 Sri Lanka 80
7 Tonga 79
8 South Sudan 78
9 Vanuatu 78
10 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 78
11 Ethiopia 76
12 Antigua and Barbuda 76
13 Burundi 74
14 Afghanistan 74
15 Tajikistan 74
16 Guyana 74
17 Eswatini 73
18 Chad 72
19 Timor-Leste 71
20 Burkina Faso 71
21 St. Lucia 71
22 Myanmar 69
23 Rwanda 69
24 Solomon Islands 69
25 St. Kitts and Nevis 68
26 Uganda 68
27 Kenya 68
28 Mali 68
29 Channel Islands 67
30 Madagascar 67
31 Bangladesh 67
32 Comoros 66
33 Eritrea 65
34 Kyrgyz Republic 65
35 Sudan 65
36 India 64
37 Grenada 63
38 Tanzania 63
39 Yemen, Rep. 63
40 Mozambique 63
41 Guinea 61
42 Viet Nam 61
43 Mauritius 61
44 Pakistan 60
45 Faroe Islands 60
46 Lao PDR 60
47 Zimbabwe 60
48 Cambodia 59
49 Belize 58
50 Maldives 57
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

  • Liechtenstein sits at the top of the Rural population (% of total population) distribution in 2025 at 85, with a lead of 1 over the next country.
  • The median country in the current global snapshot is Korea, Dem. People's Rep. at 36, which helps frame the center of the distribution rather than only the leaders.
  • At the lower end of the current sample sits St. Martin (French part) (0), and the page currently covers 217 countries.