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

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.