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

In 2023, 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: 8584.9MalawiMalawi: 8383.0SamoaSamoa: 8282.5NigerNiger: 8282.2Sri LankaSri Lanka: 8079.9South SudanSouth Sudan: 7978.9TongaTonga: 7978.9VanuatuVanuatu: 7877.7Micronesia, Fed. Sts.Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: 7877.6EthiopiaEthiopia: 7776.9BurundiBurundi: 7676.4

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Liechtenstein 85
2 Papua New Guinea 85
3 Malawi 83
4 Samoa 82
5 Niger 82
6 Sri Lanka 80
7 South Sudan 79
8 Tonga 79
9 Vanuatu 78
10 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 78
11 Ethiopia 77
12 Burundi 76
13 Antigua and Barbuda 76
14 Afghanistan 75
15 Eswatini 74
16 Tajikistan 74
17 Chad 74
18 Guyana 74
19 Burkina Faso 72
20 Timor-Leste 71
21 Rwanda 71
22 St. Lucia 71
23 Solomon Islands 70
24 Myanmar 70
25 Uganda 69
26 Mali 69
27 Kenya 68
28 St. Kitts and Nevis 68
29 Madagascar 68
30 Bangladesh 68
31 Channel Islands 67
32 Comoros 67
33 Eritrea 65
34 Kyrgyz Republic 65
35 Sudan 65
36 India 65
37 Tanzania 65
38 Mozambique 64
39 Grenada 64
40 Yemen, Rep. 63
41 Guinea 62
42 Viet Nam 62
43 Lao PDR 61
44 Pakistan 61
45 Mauritius 61
46 Faroe Islands 61
47 Zimbabwe 61
48 Cambodia 59
49 Maldives 58
50 Bhutan 58

Analytical takeaways

  • Liechtenstein leads the global ranking for Rural population (% of total population) in 2023, 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 Burundi at 76.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.