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South Asia
Rural population (% of total population)

Within the “South Asia” group, Sri Lanka leads Rural population (% of total population) in 2025 at 80, while Nepal sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 33. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.019.939.859.779.5Sri LankaSri Lanka: 8079.5BangladeshBangladesh: 6766.8IndiaIndia: 6464.3MaldivesMaldives: 5757.5BhutanBhutan: 5756.6NepalNepal: 3333.0

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Sri Lanka 80
2 Bangladesh 67
3 India 64
4 Maldives 57
5 Bhutan 57
6 Nepal 33

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the South Asia group for Rural population (% of total population) in 2025, Sri Lanka leads with a gap of 13 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 6 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Nepal at 33.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.