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Countries with the highest
Rural population (% of total population)

In 2020, Papua New Guinea leads Rural population (% of total population) with 86. Liechtenstein follows at 85, 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

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Ranking leaders

0.021.542.964.485.8Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 8685.8LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 8585.3MalawiMalawi: 8483.7NigerNiger: 8383.0SamoaSamoa: 8281.9Sri LankaSri Lanka: 8080.3BurundiBurundi: 8080.1South SudanSouth Sudan: 8079.8EthiopiaEthiopia: 7878.4TongaTonga: 7878.1Micronesia, Fed. Sts.Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: 7877.6VanuatuVanuatu: 7877.6

Full table

#CountryValue
151 Cuba 23
152 Marshall Islands 23
153 Costa Rica 22
154 Colombia 22
155 Belarus 22
156 Greece 22
157 Mexico 21
158 France 21
159 Palau 21
160 Spain 20
161 United States 20
162 Oman 20
163 Korea, Rep. 19
164 Germany 19
165 Bahamas, The 18
166 Canada 18
167 Switzerland 18
168 American Samoa 17
169 Norway 17
170 United Kingdom 17
171 Peru 16
172 Saudi Arabia 16
173 New Zealand 16
174 United Arab Emirates 15
175 West Bank and Gaza 14
176 Brazil 13
177 Australia 13
178 Greenland 13
179 Belgium 13
180 Libya 12
181 Sweden 12
182 Denmark 12
183 Chile 12
184 Andorra 11
185 Turkiye 11
186 Venezuela, RB 11
187 Lebanon 10
188 Gabon 10
189 Curacao 9
190 Israel 8
191 Northern Mariana Islands 8
192 Japan 8
193 Jordan 8
194 Argentina 8
195 Turks and Caicos Islands 7
196 Luxembourg 6
197 Puerto Rico (US) 6
198 Guam 6
199 Iceland 6
200 Netherlands 6

Analytical takeaways

  • Papua New Guinea leads the global ranking for Rural population (% of total population) in 2020, 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 Vanuatu at 78.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.