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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
101 Serbia 38
102 Kiribati 38
103 North Macedonia 37
104 Morocco 37
105 Nigeria 37
106 Ecuador 37
107 South Africa 36
108 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 36
109 Congo, Rep. 36
110 Gambia, The 36
111 Ireland 36
112 Tuvalu 35
113 Montenegro 34
114 Suriname 34
115 Armenia 34
116 China 34
117 Panama 34
118 Cyprus 33
119 Nepal 33
120 Botswana 33
121 New Caledonia 32
122 Latvia 32
123 Lithuania 31
124 Sao Tome and Principe 31
125 Austria 31
126 Ukraine 30
127 Italy 30
128 Paraguay 30
129 Iraq 30
130 Tunisia 30
131 Hungary 30
132 Angola 29
133 Estonia 29
134 Mongolia 29
135 Bolivia 29
136 Equatorial Guinea 29
137 Syrian Arab Republic 28
138 Dominican Republic 28
139 Czechia 27
140 Djibouti 27
141 Dominica 26
142 Bulgaria 26
143 Finland 26
144 Brunei Darussalam 25
145 El Salvador 25
146 Russian Federation 25
147 Algeria 25
148 Cabo Verde 23
149 Malaysia 23
150 Iran, Islamic Rep. 23

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.