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Rural population

For 2025, Rural population is led by India at 941.42M. 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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Countries ranked 217
Snapshot year 2025
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0.0235 M471 M706 M941 MIndiaIndia: 941.42M941 MChinaChina: 473.41M473 MPakistanPakistan: 154.34M154 MBangladeshBangladesh: 117.29M117 MIndonesiaIndonesia: 116.02M116 MEthiopiaEthiopia: 102.81M103 MNigeriaNigeria: 86.04M86 MUnited StatesUnited States: 67.70M68 MEgypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 67.58M68 MViet NamViet Nam: 62.15M62 MCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 61.93M62 MPhilippinesPhilippines: 51.65M52 M
Rank Country Value
1 India 941.42M
2 China 473.41M
3 Pakistan 154.34M
4 Bangladesh 117.29M
5 Indonesia 116.02M
6 Ethiopia 102.81M
7 Nigeria 86.04M
8 United States 67.70M
9 Egypt, Arab Rep. 67.58M
10 Viet Nam 62.15M
11 Congo, Dem. Rep. 61.93M
12 Philippines 51.65M
13 Tanzania 44.53M
14 Kenya 39.00M
15 Myanmar 38.08M
16 Russian Federation 35.52M
17 Uganda 34.97M
18 Sudan 33.61M
19 Afghanistan 32.47M
20 Thailand 26.64M
21 Mexico 26.34M
22 Yemen, Rep. 26.30M
23 Brazil 25.16M
24 South Africa 23.43M
25 Niger 22.79M
26 Mozambique 22.37M
27 Madagascar 21.97M
28 Iran, Islamic Rep. 20.91M
29 Malawi 18.31M
30 Uzbekistan 18.15M
31 Italy 17.86M
32 Sri Lanka 17.31M
33 Burkina Faso 17.11M
34 Mali 17.08M
35 Chad 15.21M
36 Germany 14.91M
37 Cote d'Ivoire 14.87M
38 Poland 14.54M
39 France 14.54M
40 Ghana 14.40M
41 Morocco 14.17M
42 Iraq 14.13M
43 Cameroon 13.25M
44 Ukraine 11.85M
45 Zambia 11.85M
46 United Kingdom 11.59M
47 Algeria 11.47M
48 Colombia 11.34M
49 Angola 11.14M
50 Burundi 10.69M
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

  • India sits at the top of the Rural population distribution in 2025 at 941.42M, with a lead of 468.01M over the next country.
  • The median country in the current global snapshot is Croatia at 1.64M, 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.