Countries with the highest
Rural population

In 2025, India leads Rural population with 941.42M. China follows at 473.41M, and the gap between the top two positions is 468.01M. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.0235 M471 M706 M941 MIndiaIndia: 941.42M941 MChinaChina: 473.41M473 MPakistanPakistan: 154.34M154 MBangladeshBangladesh: 117.29M117 MIndonesiaIndonesia: 116.02M116 MEthiopiaEthiopia: 102.81M103 MNigeriaNigeria: 86.04M86 MUnited StatesUnited States: 67.70M68 MEgypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 67.58M68 MViet NamViet Nam: 62.15M62 MCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 61.93M62 MPhilippinesPhilippines: 51.65M52 M

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Cambodia 10.51M
52 Zimbabwe 10.09M
53 Rwanda 10.07M
54 Nepal 9.77M
55 Korea, Rep. 9.73M
56 Spain 9.62M
57 South Sudan 9.55M
58 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 9.52M
59 Japan 9.50M
60 Guinea 9.28M
61 Romania 9.10M
62 Papua New Guinea 9.06M
63 Turkiye 9.02M
64 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 8.82M
65 Senegal 8.37M
66 Guatemala 8.17M
67 Malaysia 8.13M
68 Tajikistan 7.96M
69 Kazakhstan 7.84M
70 Syrian Arab Republic 7.15M
71 Canada 7.13M
72 Benin 6.91M
73 Ecuador 6.70M
74 Saudi Arabia 5.69M
75 Haiti 5.28M
76 Peru 4.98M
77 Kyrgyz Republic 4.79M
78 Togo 4.78M
79 Sierra Leone 4.77M
80 Lao PDR 4.70M
81 Honduras 4.48M
82 Azerbaijan 4.24M
83 Portugal 4.16M
84 Turkmenistan 4.03M
85 Tunisia 3.62M
86 Bolivia 3.58M
87 Argentina 3.51M
88 Australia 3.39M
89 Dominican Republic 3.17M
90 Central African Republic 3.06M
91 Venezuela, RB 3.05M
92 Czechia 2.95M
93 Nicaragua 2.84M
94 Austria 2.79M
95 Hungary 2.79M
96 Slovak Republic 2.53M
97 Liberia 2.52M
98 Cuba 2.49M
99 Serbia 2.45M
100 Eritrea 2.36M

Analytical takeaways

  • India leads the global ranking for Rural population in 2025, with a lead of 468.01M 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 51.65M.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.