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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

Latest available year 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020

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
201 Turks and Caicos Islands -3
202 Tuvalu -4
203 Marshall Islands -5
204 Netherlands -6
205 Kosovo -8

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.