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
101 St. Lucia 0
102 Angola 0
103 Belgium 0
104 Bolivia 0
105 United States 0
106 French Polynesia 0
107 Faroe Islands 0
108 Philippines 0
109 Botswana 0
110 Lao PDR 0
111 Venezuela, RB 0
112 Viet Nam 0
113 France 0
114 Morocco 0
115 St. Kitts and Nevis 0
116 Spain 0
117 Isle of Man 0
118 Trinidad and Tobago 0
119 Canada 0
120 Guam 0
121 Grenada 0
122 Nigeria 0
123 Slovak Republic 0
124 Korea, Rep. 0
125 Haiti 0
126 Romania 0
127 United Kingdom 0
128 Mauritius 0
129 Colombia 0
130 Montenegro 0
131 Curacao 0
132 Italy 0
133 Barbados 0
134 Slovenia 0
135 Tonga 0
136 Croatia 0
137 Czechia 0
138 Austria 0
139 Estonia -1
140 Maldives -1
141 Palau -1
142 Finland -1
143 Paraguay -1
144 Tunisia -1
145 Mexico -1
146 Poland -1
147 Iran, Islamic Rep. -1
148 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. -1
149 Cuba -1
150 Russian Federation -1

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.