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
101 Chile 2.27M
102 Paraguay 2.24M
103 Eritrea 2.14M
104 Congo, Rep. 2.10M
105 Belarus 2.08M
106 Mauritania 1.98M
107 Ireland 1.84M
108 Bulgaria 1.75M
109 Croatia 1.70M
110 El Salvador 1.68M
111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.65M
112 Moldova 1.55M
113 Georgia 1.53M
114 Switzerland 1.53M
115 Finland 1.49M
116 Panama 1.47M
117 Belgium 1.47M
118 Namibia 1.40M
119 United Arab Emirates 1.39M
120 Lesotho 1.35M
121 Sweden 1.25M
122 Jamaica 1.21M
123 Costa Rica 1.13M
124 Guinea-Bissau 1.12M
125 Albania 1.08M
126 Mongolia 1.06M
127 Armenia 1.03M
128 Netherlands 1.00M
129 Kosovo 980,522
130 Gambia, The 950,773
131 Timor-Leste 942,003
132 Slovenia 938,007
133 Norway 930,488
134 Lithuania 915,465
135 Oman 903,702
136 Eswatini 898,539
137 Jordan 888,594
138 Libya 857,578
139 New Zealand 821,024
140 Botswana 793,785
141 Israel 776,018
142 Mauritius 770,234
143 North Macedonia 720,931
144 Denmark 685,805
145 West Bank and Gaza 668,898
146 Trinidad and Tobago 629,544
147 Latvia 605,842
148 Guyana 594,031
149 Lebanon 585,665
150 Comoros 544,959

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.