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Countries with the highest
Rural population growth (annual %)

In 2021, Syrian Arab Republic leads Rural population growth (annual %) with 4. Niger follows at 3, 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

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Ranking leaders

0.01.12.13.24.2Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 44.2NigerNiger: 33.0ChadChad: 32.8Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 32.6SudanSudan: 32.6VanuatuVanuatu: 32.5MalawiMalawi: 22.4Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 22.3Dominican RepublicDominican Republic: 22.3Congo, Rep.Congo, Rep.: 22.3TanzaniaTanzania: 22.2AfghanistanAfghanistan: 22.2

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Syrian Arab Republic 4
2 Niger 3
3 Chad 3
4 Congo, Dem. Rep. 3
5 Sudan 3
6 Vanuatu 3
7 Malawi 2
8 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 2
9 Dominican Republic 2
10 Congo, Rep. 2
11 Tanzania 2
12 Afghanistan 2
13 Iraq 2
14 Uganda 2
15 Tajikistan 2
16 Israel 2
17 Maldives 2
18 Yemen, Rep. 2
19 Zambia 2
20 Mozambique 2
21 Mali 2
22 Ethiopia 2
23 Timor-Leste 2
24 Turkmenistan 2
25 Cameroon 2
26 Eritrea 2
27 Namibia 2
28 Kyrgyz Republic 2
29 Guinea 2
30 Madagascar 2
31 Kenya 2
32 Burkina Faso 2
33 Papua New Guinea 2
34 Sao Tome and Principe 2
35 Nepal 2
36 Uzbekistan 2
37 Belize 2
38 Equatorial Guinea 2
39 South Africa 2
40 Solomon Islands 1
41 Cote d'Ivoire 1
42 Guinea-Bissau 1
43 Comoros 1
44 Samoa 1
45 Egypt, Arab Rep. 1
46 Sierra Leone 1
47 Cyprus 1
48 Botswana 1
49 American Samoa 1
50 Burundi 1

Analytical takeaways

  • Syrian Arab Republic leads the global ranking for Rural population growth (annual %) in 2021, 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 Afghanistan at 2.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.