Countries with the highest
Rural population growth (annual %)

In 2022, Oman leads Rural population growth (annual %) with 6. Syrian Arab Republic follows at 5, and the gap between the top two positions is 0. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.01.42.84.25.5OmanOman: 65.5Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 55.3United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 44.0Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 33.4IcelandIceland: 33.1NigerNiger: 33.0Dominican RepublicDominican Republic: 32.8ChadChad: 32.7SudanSudan: 32.6Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 32.6Yemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 22.5IsraelIsrael: 22.4

Full table

#CountryValue
151 Cuba -1
152 Lesotho -1
153 Viet Nam -1
154 Indonesia -1
155 Malaysia -1
156 Kiribati -1
157 Russian Federation -1
158 Fiji -1
159 Argentina -1
160 Germany -1
161 Finland -1
162 North Macedonia -1
163 Jamaica -1
164 Central African Republic -1
165 Chile -1
166 St. Vincent and the Grenadines -1
167 Croatia -1
168 Bulgaria -1
169 Uruguay -1
170 Luxembourg -1
171 Sweden -1
172 Brazil -1
173 Georgia -1
174 El Salvador -1
175 China -1
176 Virgin Islands (U.S.) -2
177 Costa Rica -2
178 Peru -2
179 Japan -2
180 San Marino -2
181 Lebanon -2
182 Jordan -2
183 Greece -2
184 Greenland -2
185 Dominica -2
186 St. Lucia -2
187 Puerto Rico (US) -2
188 Bosnia and Herzegovina -2
189 Belarus -2
190 Albania -2
191 Turks and Caicos Islands -2
192 Gabon -3
193 Cabo Verde -3
194 Thailand -3
195 Paraguay -3
196 Northern Mariana Islands -3
197 Kosovo -3
198 Moldova -4
199 Switzerland -4
200 Tuvalu -4

Analytical takeaways

  • Oman leads the global ranking for Rural population growth (annual %) in 2022, with a lead of 0 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Israel at 2.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.