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
101 Eritrea 2.22M
102 Chile 2.22M
103 Congo, Rep. 2.19M
104 Paraguay 2.12M
105 Mauritania 2.01M
106 Belarus 1.99M
107 Ireland 1.88M
108 Bulgaria 1.71M
109 Croatia 1.66M
110 El Salvador 1.62M
111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.57M
112 Panama 1.50M
113 Georgia 1.48M
114 Finland 1.46M
115 Belgium 1.46M
116 United Arab Emirates 1.46M
117 Namibia 1.46M
118 Moldova 1.46M
119 Lesotho 1.33M
120 Switzerland 1.32M
121 Sweden 1.22M
122 Jamaica 1.19M
123 Guinea-Bissau 1.15M
124 Costa Rica 1.10M
125 Mongolia 1.04M
126 Albania 1.03M
127 Armenia 1.02M
128 Timor-Leste 977,872
129 Gambia, The 967,928
130 Oman 945,492
131 Slovenia 943,300
132 Norway 930,093
133 Kosovo 922,943
134 Eswatini 909,353
135 Lithuania 898,008
136 Netherlands 887,595
137 Libya 877,793
138 Jordan 854,931
139 New Zealand 820,454
140 Botswana 815,193
141 Israel 812,580
142 Mauritius 770,139
143 North Macedonia 696,910
144 Denmark 685,459
145 West Bank and Gaza 676,039
146 Trinidad and Tobago 628,989
147 Guyana 604,284
148 Latvia 596,572
149 Lebanon 562,597
150 Comoros 560,786

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.