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

In 2024, Liechtenstein leads Rural population (% of total population) with 85. Papua New Guinea follows at 85, and the gap between the top two positions is 1. 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: 8584.6MalawiMalawi: 8382.7SamoaSamoa: 8282.5NigerNiger: 8282.0Sri LankaSri Lanka: 8079.7TongaTonga: 7978.8South SudanSouth Sudan: 7978.6VanuatuVanuatu: 7877.7Micronesia, Fed. Sts.Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: 7877.5EthiopiaEthiopia: 7676.4Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda: 7675.6

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 Tonga 79
8 South Sudan 79
9 Vanuatu 78
10 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 78
11 Ethiopia 76
12 Antigua and Barbuda 76
13 Burundi 75
14 Afghanistan 74
15 Tajikistan 74
16 Eswatini 74
17 Guyana 74
18 Chad 73
19 Burkina Faso 72
20 Timor-Leste 71
21 St. Lucia 71
22 Rwanda 70
23 Myanmar 70
24 Solomon Islands 69
25 Uganda 69
26 Mali 68
27 St. Kitts and Nevis 68
28 Kenya 68
29 Madagascar 68
30 Bangladesh 67
31 Channel Islands 67
32 Comoros 66
33 Eritrea 65
34 Kyrgyz Republic 65
35 Sudan 65
36 India 65
37 Tanzania 64
38 Mozambique 64
39 Grenada 63
40 Yemen, Rep. 63
41 Guinea 62
42 Viet Nam 62
43 Mauritius 61
44 Pakistan 61
45 Faroe Islands 61
46 Lao PDR 60
47 Zimbabwe 60
48 Cambodia 59
49 Belize 58
50 Maldives 58

Analytical takeaways

  • Liechtenstein leads the global ranking for Rural population (% of total population) in 2024, with a lead of 1 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Antigua and Barbuda at 76.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.