Countries with the highest
Rural population

In 2022, India leads Rural population with 930.01M. China follows at 491.19M, and the gap between the top two positions is 438.82M. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.0233 M465 M698 M930 MIndiaIndia: 930.01M930 MChinaChina: 491.19M491 MPakistanPakistan: 150.18M150 MIndonesiaIndonesia: 118.52M119 MBangladeshBangladesh: 115.73M116 MEthiopiaEthiopia: 96.88M97 MNigeriaNigeria: 86.20M86 MUnited StatesUnited States: 66.69M67 MEgypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 64.61M65 MViet NamViet Nam: 62.25M62 MCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 57.34M57 MPhilippinesPhilippines: 51.52M52 M

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Cambodia 10.26M
52 Japan 10.04M
53 Nepal 10.01M
54 Rwanda 9.86M
55 Zimbabwe 9.85M
56 Korea, Rep. 9.73M
57 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 9.68M
58 Spain 9.58M
59 Turkiye 9.32M
60 Romania 9.11M
61 Guinea 8.82M
62 South Sudan 8.73M
63 Papua New Guinea 8.70M
64 Malaysia 8.34M
65 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 8.28M
66 Senegal 8.22M
67 Guatemala 7.99M
68 Kazakhstan 7.72M
69 Tajikistan 7.51M
70 Canada 6.87M
71 Benin 6.75M
72 Ecuador 6.58M
73 Syrian Arab Republic 6.15M
74 Haiti 5.31M
75 Peru 5.23M
76 Saudi Arabia 5.10M
77 Lao PDR 4.68M
78 Togo 4.62M
79 Sierra Leone 4.61M
80 Kyrgyz Republic 4.55M
81 Honduras 4.41M
82 Azerbaijan 4.22M
83 Portugal 4.06M
84 Turkmenistan 3.83M
85 Tunisia 3.67M
86 Argentina 3.58M
87 Bolivia 3.55M
88 Australia 3.30M
89 Dominican Republic 3.10M
90 Venezuela, RB 3.04M
91 Czechia 2.91M
92 Central African Republic 2.89M
93 Hungary 2.87M
94 Austria 2.80M
95 Nicaragua 2.76M
96 Slovak Republic 2.54M
97 Serbia 2.54M
98 Cuba 2.53M
99 Liberia 2.45M
100 Greece 2.24M

Analytical takeaways

  • India leads the global ranking for Rural population in 2022, with a lead of 438.82M 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.