Countries with the highest
Rural population

In 2021, India leads Rural population with 927.12M. China follows at 498.27M, and the gap between the top two positions is 428.85M. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.0232 M464 M695 M927 MIndiaIndia: 927.12M927 MChinaChina: 498.27M498 MPakistanPakistan: 148.64M149 MIndonesiaIndonesia: 119.35M119 MBangladeshBangladesh: 115.02M115 MEthiopiaEthiopia: 95.14M95 MNigeriaNigeria: 86.17M86 MUnited StatesUnited States: 66.40M66 MEgypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 63.72M64 MViet NamViet Nam: 62.67M63 MCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 55.89M56 MPhilippinesPhilippines: 51.52M52 M

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Japan 10.21M
52 Cambodia 10.17M
53 Nepal 9.98M
54 Rwanda 9.87M
55 Zimbabwe 9.81M
56 Korea, Rep. 9.75M
57 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 9.73M
58 Spain 9.59M
59 Romania 9.13M
60 Turkiye 9.11M
61 Guinea 8.66M
62 South Sudan 8.64M
63 Papua New Guinea 8.57M
64 Malaysia 8.40M
65 Senegal 8.23M
66 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 8.13M
67 Guatemala 7.94M
68 Kazakhstan 7.69M
69 Tajikistan 7.36M
70 Canada 6.82M
71 Benin 6.68M
72 Ecuador 6.53M
73 Syrian Arab Republic 5.84M
74 Peru 5.32M
75 Haiti 5.32M
76 Saudi Arabia 4.93M
77 Lao PDR 4.67M
78 Togo 4.58M
79 Sierra Leone 4.55M
80 Kyrgyz Republic 4.47M
81 Honduras 4.39M
82 Azerbaijan 4.22M
83 Portugal 4.03M
84 Turkmenistan 3.75M
85 Tunisia 3.69M
86 Argentina 3.61M
87 Bolivia 3.54M
88 Australia 3.28M
89 Venezuela, RB 3.06M
90 Dominican Republic 3.01M
91 Central African Republic 2.92M
92 Czechia 2.87M
93 Hungary 2.87M
94 Austria 2.80M
95 Nicaragua 2.73M
96 Serbia 2.64M
97 Slovak Republic 2.55M
98 Cuba 2.55M
99 Liberia 2.42M
100 Greece 2.28M

Analytical takeaways

  • India leads the global ranking for Rural population in 2021, with a lead of 428.85M 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 51.52M.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.