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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

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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
201 Palau 3,696
202 Northern Mariana Islands 3,623
203 Tuvalu 3,533
204 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,803
205 San Marino 971
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 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.