Countries with the highest
Rural population growth (annual %)

In 2023, Oman leads Rural population growth (annual %) with 9. Syrian Arab Republic follows at 7, and the gap between the top two positions is 2. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.02.24.46.58.7OmanOman: 98.7Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 76.5ChadChad: 43.8South SudanSouth Sudan: 43.7Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 43.6MaltaMalta: 33.4NigerNiger: 33.0United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 32.9IsraelIsrael: 32.9Yemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 32.6Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 32.6BelizeBelize: 22.4

Full table

#CountryValue
101 India 0
102 New Caledonia 0
103 Eswatini 0
104 Belgium 0
105 Channel Islands 0
106 Botswana 0
107 Guam 0
108 Central African Republic 0
109 Spain 0
110 St. Lucia 0
111 Austria 0
112 French Polynesia 0
113 Lao PDR 0
114 France 0
115 Aruba 0
116 Trinidad and Tobago 0
117 Colombia 0
118 Philippines 0
119 Korea, Rep. 0
120 Isle of Man 0
121 Romania 0
122 Nigeria 0
123 Grenada 0
124 St. Kitts and Nevis 0
125 Venezuela, RB 0
126 Azerbaijan 0
127 Slovenia 0
128 Latvia 0
129 Slovak Republic 0
130 Haiti 0
131 Barbados 0
132 British Virgin Islands 0
133 Montenegro 0
134 Italy 0
135 Iran, Islamic Rep. 0
136 Viet Nam 0
137 San Marino 0
138 Senegal 0
139 Palau 0
140 Tunisia 0
141 Maldives 0
142 Tonga 0
143 Seychelles 0
144 Cuba 0
145 Mexico 0
146 Croatia 0
147 Poland -1
148 Switzerland -1
149 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. -1
150 Germany -1

Analytical takeaways

  • Oman leads the global ranking for Rural population growth (annual %) in 2023, with a lead of 2 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Belize at 2.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.