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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

Latest available year 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020

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
201 Serbia -4
202 Marshall Islands -5
203 Netherlands -6
204 Ukraine -8

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.