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

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
101 Colombia 0
102 Grenada 0
103 Mauritius 0
104 Philippines 0
105 New Zealand 0
106 Senegal 0
107 Barbados 0
108 United States 0
109 Nigeria 0
110 British Virgin Islands 0
111 Romania 0
112 Trinidad and Tobago 0
113 Rwanda 0
114 Isle of Man 0
115 Bolivia 0
116 Korea, Rep. 0
117 New Caledonia 0
118 Palau 0
119 Slovak Republic 0
120 Hungary 0
121 Haiti 0
122 United Kingdom 0
123 Spain 0
124 Austria 0
125 Bhutan 0
126 St. Kitts and Nevis 0
127 Tunisia 0
128 Norway 0
129 Italy 0
130 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 0
131 Cuba 0
132 Montenegro 0
133 Armenia -1
134 Algeria -1
135 Mexico -1
136 Lesotho -1
137 Russian Federation -1
138 Aruba -1
139 Belgium -1
140 Indonesia -1
141 Malaysia -1
142 Canada -1
143 Bulgaria -1
144 Jamaica -1
145 Iran, Islamic Rep. -1
146 Argentina -1
147 Viet Nam -1
148 Germany -1
149 Finland -1
150 Estonia -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.