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

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
151 Cuba 23
152 Colombia 22
153 Marshall Islands 22
154 Greece 21
155 France 21
156 Belarus 21
157 Costa Rica 21
158 Palau 21
159 Mexico 21
160 Oman 20
161 United States 20
162 Spain 20
163 Korea, Rep. 19
164 Bahamas, The 19
165 American Samoa 19
166 Germany 18
167 Canada 17
168 Norway 17
169 United Kingdom 17
170 New Zealand 16
171 Saudi Arabia 16
172 Peru 15
173 Switzerland 15
174 United Arab Emirates 14
175 West Bank and Gaza 13
176 Australia 13
177 Belgium 12
178 Brazil 12
179 Libya 12
180 Greenland 12
181 Denmark 11
182 Sweden 11
183 Chile 11
184 Andorra 11
185 Turkiye 11
186 Venezuela, RB 11
187 Lebanon 10
188 Curacao 9
189 Israel 8
190 Gabon 8
191 Northern Mariana Islands 8
192 Japan 8
193 Argentina 8
194 Jordan 7
195 Turks and Caicos Islands 6
196 Guam 6
197 Iceland 6
198 Puerto Rico (US) 6
199 Luxembourg 5
200 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 5

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.