Countries with the highest
Rural population

In 2023, India leads Rural population with 933.77M. China follows at 486.27M, and the gap between the top two positions is 447.50M. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.0233 M467 M700 M934 MIndiaIndia: 933.77M934 MChinaChina: 486.27M486 MPakistanPakistan: 151.43M151 MIndonesiaIndonesia: 117.77M118 MBangladeshBangladesh: 116.33M116 MEthiopiaEthiopia: 99.02M99 MNigeriaNigeria: 86.20M86 MUnited StatesUnited States: 67.11M67 MEgypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 65.62M66 MViet NamViet Nam: 62.09M62 MCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 58.85M59 MPhilippinesPhilippines: 51.56M52 M

Full table

#CountryValue
101 Congo, Rep. 2.25M
102 Greece 2.21M
103 Chile 2.20M
104 Paraguay 2.10M
105 Mauritania 2.02M
106 Belarus 1.94M
107 Ireland 1.91M
108 Bulgaria 1.69M
109 Croatia 1.65M
110 El Salvador 1.60M
111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.54M
112 Panama 1.52M
113 United Arab Emirates 1.50M
114 Namibia 1.48M
115 Belgium 1.47M
116 Georgia 1.46M
117 Finland 1.45M
118 Moldova 1.40M
119 Lesotho 1.32M
120 Switzerland 1.32M
121 Sweden 1.20M
122 Jamaica 1.18M
123 Guinea-Bissau 1.17M
124 Costa Rica 1.08M
125 Oman 1.03M
126 Mongolia 1.03M
127 Armenia 1.02M
128 Albania 1.01M
129 Timor-Leste 988,443
130 Gambia, The 976,565
131 Slovenia 942,802
132 Norway 934,366
133 Eswatini 912,935
134 Lithuania 902,383
135 Libya 886,562
136 Kosovo 856,300
137 New Zealand 837,725
138 Jordan 837,095
139 Israel 836,283
140 Netherlands 836,261
141 Botswana 817,953
142 Mauritius 761,625
143 North Macedonia 689,967
144 Denmark 680,769
145 West Bank and Gaza 678,902
146 Trinidad and Tobago 629,688
147 Guyana 607,657
148 Latvia 596,032
149 Comoros 568,482
150 Solomon Islands 559,932

Analytical takeaways

  • India leads the global ranking for Rural population in 2023, with a lead of 447.50M 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 51.56M.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.