Countries with the highest
Rural population growth (annual %)

In 2025, Oman leads Rural population growth (annual %) with 4. Syrian Arab Republic follows at 4, 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

0.00.91.92.83.8OmanOman: 43.8Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 43.7United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 43.7Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 43.6GeorgiaGeorgia: 32.9NigerNiger: 32.8UkraineUkraine: 32.7Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 32.6ChadChad: 32.5Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 32.5Yemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 32.5AfghanistanAfghanistan: 22.4

Full table

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

Analytical takeaways

  • Oman leads the global ranking for Rural population growth (annual %) in 2025, 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 Afghanistan at 2.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.