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

In 2021, 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.

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Ranking leaders

0.021.442.864.285.6Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 8685.6LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 8585.3MalawiMalawi: 8483.5NigerNiger: 8382.8SamoaSamoa: 8282.4Sri LankaSri Lanka: 8080.2South SudanSouth Sudan: 8079.5BurundiBurundi: 7978.9TongaTonga: 7978.7EthiopiaEthiopia: 7877.9VanuatuVanuatu: 7877.7Micronesia, Fed. Sts.Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: 7877.6

Full table

#CountryValue
201 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 5
202 Uruguay 5
203 Malta 4
204 San Marino 3
205 Qatar 1
206 Bahrain 0
207 Bermuda 0
208 Cayman Islands 0
209 Gibraltar 0
210 Hong Kong SAR, China 0
211 Kuwait 0
212 Macao SAR, China 0
213 Monaco 0
214 Naoero 0
215 Singapore 0
216 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
217 St. Martin (French part) 0

Analytical takeaways

  • Papua New Guinea leads the global ranking for Rural population (% of total population) in 2021, 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 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. at 78.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.