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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
201 Uruguay 4
202 Malta 4
203 Netherlands 4
204 San Marino 3
205 Qatar 1
206 Bahrain 0
207 Bermuda 0
208 Cayman Islands 0
209 Gibraltar 0
210 Hong Kong SAR, China 0
211 Kuwait 0
212 Macao SAR, China 0
213 Monaco 0
214 Naoero 0
215 Singapore 0
216 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
217 St. Martin (French part) 0
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.