Countries with the highest
Rural population

In 2020, India leads Rural population with 923.92M. China follows at 514.72M, and the gap between the top two positions is 409.20M. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.0231 M462 M693 M924 MIndiaIndia: 923.92M924 MChinaChina: 514.72M515 MPakistanPakistan: 146.86M147 MIndonesiaIndonesia: 120.15M120 MBangladeshBangladesh: 114.55M115 MEthiopiaEthiopia: 93.20M93 MNigeriaNigeria: 86.10M86 MUnited StatesUnited States: 66.32M66 MViet NamViet Nam: 63.19M63 MEgypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 62.84M63 MCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 54.47M54 MPhilippinesPhilippines: 51.44M51 M

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Burundi 10.10M
52 Cambodia 10.06M
53 Rwanda 9.86M
54 Nepal 9.82M
55 Zimbabwe 9.78M
56 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 9.77M
57 Korea, Rep. 9.76M
58 Spain 9.62M
59 Turkiye 9.23M
60 Romania 9.13M
61 South Sudan 8.54M
62 Guinea 8.49M
63 Malaysia 8.46M
64 Papua New Guinea 8.42M
65 Senegal 8.22M
66 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 7.94M
67 Guatemala 7.89M
68 Kazakhstan 7.80M
69 Tajikistan 7.20M
70 Canada 6.86M
71 Benin 6.61M
72 Ecuador 6.48M
73 Syrian Arab Republic 5.60M
74 Peru 5.41M
75 Haiti 5.33M
76 Saudi Arabia 5.11M
77 Lao PDR 4.66M
78 Togo 4.53M
79 Sierra Leone 4.49M
80 Kyrgyz Republic 4.38M
81 Honduras 4.36M
82 Azerbaijan 4.21M
83 Portugal 4.01M
84 Tunisia 3.70M
85 Turkmenistan 3.68M
86 Argentina 3.64M
87 Bolivia 3.54M
88 Australia 3.26M
89 Venezuela, RB 3.09M
90 Dominican Republic 2.94M
91 Czechia 2.92M
92 Central African Republic 2.90M
93 Hungary 2.87M
94 Austria 2.81M
95 Nicaragua 2.71M
96 Serbia 2.68M
97 Cuba 2.56M
98 Slovak Republic 2.55M
99 Liberia 2.40M
100 Greece 2.32M

Analytical takeaways

  • India leads the global ranking for Rural population in 2020, with a lead of 409.20M over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Philippines at 51.44M.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.