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

In 2025, Liechtenstein leads Rural population (% of total population) with 85. Papua New Guinea follows at 84, 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

0.021.342.764.085.4LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 8585.4Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 8484.2SamoaSamoa: 8282.5MalawiMalawi: 8282.4NigerNiger: 8281.6Sri LankaSri Lanka: 8079.5TongaTonga: 7978.8South SudanSouth Sudan: 7878.3VanuatuVanuatu: 7877.7Micronesia, Fed. Sts.Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: 7877.5EthiopiaEthiopia: 7675.9Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda: 7675.7

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Liechtenstein 85
2 Papua New Guinea 84
3 Samoa 82
4 Malawi 82
5 Niger 82
6 Sri Lanka 80
7 Tonga 79
8 South Sudan 78
9 Vanuatu 78
10 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 78
11 Ethiopia 76
12 Antigua and Barbuda 76
13 Burundi 74
14 Afghanistan 74
15 Tajikistan 74
16 Guyana 74
17 Eswatini 73
18 Chad 72
19 Timor-Leste 71
20 Burkina Faso 71
21 St. Lucia 71
22 Myanmar 69
23 Rwanda 69
24 Solomon Islands 69
25 St. Kitts and Nevis 68
26 Uganda 68
27 Kenya 68
28 Mali 68
29 Channel Islands 67
30 Madagascar 67
31 Bangladesh 67
32 Comoros 66
33 Eritrea 65
34 Kyrgyz Republic 65
35 Sudan 65
36 India 64
37 Grenada 63
38 Tanzania 63
39 Yemen, Rep. 63
40 Mozambique 63
41 Guinea 61
42 Viet Nam 61
43 Mauritius 61
44 Pakistan 60
45 Faroe Islands 60
46 Lao PDR 60
47 Zimbabwe 60
48 Cambodia 59
49 Belize 58
50 Maldives 57

Analytical takeaways

  • Liechtenstein leads the global ranking for Rural population (% of total population) in 2025, 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.