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

In 2022, Liechtenstein leads Rural population (% of total population) with 85. Papua New Guinea 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

0.021.342.764.085.3LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 8585.3Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 8585.3MalawiMalawi: 8383.3NigerNiger: 8382.5SamoaSamoa: 8282.5Sri LankaSri Lanka: 8080.0South SudanSouth Sudan: 7979.2TongaTonga: 7978.9VanuatuVanuatu: 7877.7BurundiBurundi: 7877.7Micronesia, Fed. Sts.Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: 7877.6EthiopiaEthiopia: 7777.3

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Liechtenstein 85
2 Papua New Guinea 85
3 Malawi 83
4 Niger 83
5 Samoa 82
6 Sri Lanka 80
7 South Sudan 79
8 Tonga 79
9 Vanuatu 78
10 Burundi 78
11 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 78
12 Ethiopia 77
13 Antigua and Barbuda 75
14 Afghanistan 75
15 Eswatini 75
16 Chad 74
17 Tajikistan 74
18 Guyana 74
19 Burkina Faso 73
20 Rwanda 72
21 Timor-Leste 71
22 St. Lucia 71
23 Solomon Islands 71
24 Uganda 70
25 Myanmar 70
26 Mali 70
27 Kenya 69
28 Madagascar 68
29 St. Kitts and Nevis 68
30 Bangladesh 68
31 Comoros 67
32 Channel Islands 67
33 Kyrgyz Republic 65
34 Sudan 65
35 India 65
36 Tanzania 65
37 Eritrea 65
38 Mozambique 65
39 Yemen, Rep. 64
40 Grenada 64
41 Guinea 63
42 Viet Nam 62
43 Lao PDR 62
44 Pakistan 62
45 Zimbabwe 61
46 Faroe Islands 61
47 Mauritius 61
48 Cambodia 60
49 Bhutan 59
50 Maldives 59

Analytical takeaways

  • Liechtenstein leads the global ranking for Rural population (% of total population) in 2022, 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 Ethiopia at 77.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.