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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Rural population (% of total population)

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, Afghanistan leads Rural population (% of total population) in 2025 at 74, while Kuwait sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.018.537.055.574.1AfghanistanAfghanistan: 7474.1Yemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 6363.0PakistanPakistan: 6060.5Egypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 5757.1MoroccoMorocco: 3736.9IraqIraq: 3030.1TunisiaTunisia: 2929.3Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 2827.9DjiboutiDjibouti: 2727.0AlgeriaAlgeria: 2424.2Iran, Islamic Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.: 2322.6OmanOman: 2120.5

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Afghanistan 74
2 Yemen, Rep. 63
3 Pakistan 60
4 Egypt, Arab Rep. 57
5 Morocco 37
6 Iraq 30
7 Tunisia 29
8 Syrian Arab Republic 28
9 Djibouti 27
10 Algeria 24
11 Iran, Islamic Rep. 23
12 Oman 21
13 Saudi Arabia 15
14 United Arab Emirates 14
15 West Bank and Gaza 13
16 Libya 12
17 Lebanon 9
18 Israel 8
19 Jordan 7
20 Malta 4
21 Qatar 1
22 Bahrain 0
23 Kuwait 0

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Rural population (% of total population) in 2025, Afghanistan leads with a gap of 11 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 23 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Kuwait at 0.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.