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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

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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
201 Northern Mariana Islands 3,860
202 Tuvalu 3,812
203 Palau 3,719
204 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,965
205 San Marino 992
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 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.