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Countries with the highest
Rural population

In 2024, India leads Rural population with 937.61M. China follows at 480.54M, and the gap between the top two positions is 457.08M. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Latest available year 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020

Ranking leaders

0.0234 M469 M703 M938 MIndiaIndia: 937.61M938 MChinaChina: 480.54M481 MPakistanPakistan: 152.84M153 MIndonesiaIndonesia: 116.94M117 MBangladeshBangladesh: 116.85M117 MEthiopiaEthiopia: 100.86M101 MNigeriaNigeria: 86.15M86 MUnited StatesUnited States: 67.58M68 MEgypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 66.66M67 MViet NamViet Nam: 62.12M62 MCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 60.38M60 MPhilippinesPhilippines: 51.61M52 M

Full table

#CountryValue
201 Palau 3,679
202 Northern Mariana Islands 3,509
203 Tuvalu 3,403
204 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,714
205 San Marino 966
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 2024, with a lead of 457.08M 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 51.61M.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.