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
101 Chile 2.24M
102 Paraguay 2.19M
103 Eritrea 2.18M
104 Congo, Rep. 2.14M
105 Belarus 2.03M
106 Mauritania 1.99M
107 Ireland 1.86M
108 Bulgaria 1.73M
109 Croatia 1.68M
110 El Salvador 1.65M
111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.61M
112 Moldova 1.51M
113 Georgia 1.50M
114 Panama 1.49M
115 Finland 1.48M
116 Belgium 1.46M
117 Namibia 1.43M
118 United Arab Emirates 1.40M
119 Switzerland 1.38M
120 Lesotho 1.34M
121 Sweden 1.23M
122 Jamaica 1.20M
123 Guinea-Bissau 1.14M
124 Costa Rica 1.11M
125 Albania 1.06M
126 Mongolia 1.04M
127 Armenia 1.03M
128 Timor-Leste 961,397
129 Gambia, The 959,433
130 Kosovo 955,560
131 Slovenia 942,214
132 Netherlands 941,616
133 Norway 926,916
134 Eswatini 904,756
135 Oman 894,505
136 Lithuania 893,312
137 Jordan 872,253
138 Libya 867,887
139 New Zealand 822,183
140 Botswana 804,044
141 Israel 793,256
142 Mauritius 771,487
143 North Macedonia 703,905
144 Denmark 687,484
145 West Bank and Gaza 672,696
146 Trinidad and Tobago 629,868
147 Guyana 599,842
148 Latvia 599,628
149 Lebanon 573,793
150 Comoros 552,984

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.