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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

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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
201 Tuvalu 3,960
202 Northern Mariana Islands 3,949
203 Palau 3,722
204 Turks and Caicos Islands 3,020
205 San Marino 1,008
206 Bahrain 0
207 Bermuda 0
208 Cayman Islands 0
209 Gibraltar 0
210 Hong Kong SAR, China 0
211 Kuwait 0
212 Macao SAR, China 0
213 Monaco 0
214 Naoero 0
215 Singapore 0
216 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
217 St. Martin (French part) 0

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.