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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

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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
201 Northern Mariana Islands 3,742
202 Palau 3,709
203 Tuvalu 3,666
204 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,892
205 San Marino 974
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 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.