Countries with the highest
Rural population growth (annual %)

In 2020, Syrian Arab Republic leads Rural population growth (annual %) with 5. Saudi Arabia follows at 4, and the gap between the top two positions is 1. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.01.22.53.74.9Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 54.9Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 43.8VanuatuVanuatu: 43.7NigerNiger: 33.1AfghanistanAfghanistan: 33.0ChadChad: 32.6Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 32.6SudanSudan: 32.6Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 22.5MalawiMalawi: 22.4UgandaUganda: 22.4MaldivesMaldives: 22.3

Full table

#CountryValue
101 Channel Islands 0
102 Zimbabwe 0
103 Slovak Republic 0
104 Seychelles 0
105 Sri Lanka 0
106 Hungary 0
107 San Marino 0
108 Azerbaijan 0
109 Philippines 0
110 Rwanda 0
111 France 0
112 Spain 0
113 Guam 0
114 Bolivia 0
115 Grenada 0
116 Trinidad and Tobago 0
117 Aruba 0
118 Mauritius 0
119 Nigeria 0
120 Portugal 0
121 Barbados 0
122 French Polynesia 0
123 Isle of Man 0
124 Romania 0
125 Denmark 0
126 Guyana 0
127 Haiti 0
128 Tunisia 0
129 Canada 0
130 New Caledonia 0
131 Montenegro 0
132 St. Kitts and Nevis 0
133 Austria 0
134 Bhutan 0
135 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 0
136 Indonesia 0
137 Algeria 0
138 Cuba 0
139 Russian Federation 0
140 Lesotho -1
141 Armenia -1
142 Chile -1
143 Viet Nam -1
144 Italy -1
145 Lithuania -1
146 Argentina -1
147 Virgin Islands (U.S.) -1
148 Norway -1
149 Mexico -1
150 Jamaica -1

Analytical takeaways

  • Syrian Arab Republic leads the global ranking for Rural population growth (annual %) in 2020, with a lead of 1 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Maldives at 2.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.