Countries with the highest
Rural population growth (annual %)

In 2024, Oman leads Rural population growth (annual %) with 5. 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

0.01.32.63.85.1OmanOman: 55.1Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 54.8ChadChad: 44.1United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 43.6Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 43.6South SudanSouth Sudan: 43.5NigerNiger: 32.9Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 32.6Yemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 32.6Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 32.6AfghanistanAfghanistan: 32.5Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 22.3

Full table

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

Analytical takeaways

  • Oman leads the global ranking for Rural population growth (annual %) in 2024, 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 Somalia, Fed. Rep. at 2.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.