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People > Rural population: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 IndiaIndia 780.44 million 2005
2 ChinaChina 777.48 million 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 202.33 million 2005
3 IndonesiaIndonesia 114.47 million 2005
4 BangladeshBangladesh 106.22 million 2005
5 PakistanPakistan 101.41 million 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 83.48 million 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 82.7 million 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 78.6 million 2005
6 NigeriaNigeria 68.13 million 2005
7 VietnamVietnam 61.18 million 2005
8 EthiopiaEthiopia 59.86 million 2005
9 United StatesUnited States 56.91 million 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 54.35 million 2005
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 44.61 million 2005
10 JapanJapan 43.7 million 2005
11 ThailandThailand 43.49 million 2005
12 EgyptEgypt 42.35 million 2005
13 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 39.08 million 2005
14 RussiaRussia 38.64 million 2005
15 BurmaBurma 35.06 million 2005
16 PhilippinesPhilippines 30.98 million 2005
17 BrazilBrazil 29.45 million 2005
18 TanzaniaTanzania 29.05 million 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 28.62 million 2005
19 KenyaKenya 27.16 million 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 26.34 million 2005
20 UgandaUganda 25.19 million 2005
21 MexicoMexico 24.74 million 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 23.84 million 2005
22 TurkeyTurkey 23.57 million 2005
23 AfghanistanAfghanistan 23.02 million 2005
24 NepalNepal 22.85 million 2005
25 IranIran 22.59 million 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 21.6 million 2005
26 SudanSudan 21.45 million 2005
27 GermanyGermany 20.45 million 2005
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 19.61 million 2005
28 South AfricaSouth Africa 19.08 million 2005
29 ItalyItaly 18.99 million 2005
30 Sri LankaSri Lanka 16.66 million 2005
31 UzbekistanUzbekistan 16.56 million 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 15.35 million 2005
32 YemenYemen 15.25 million 2005
33 UkraineUkraine 15.16 million 2005
34 PolandPoland 14.46 million 2005
35 FranceFrance 14.18 million 2005
36 MadagascarMadagascar 13.62 million 2005
37 MozambiqueMozambique 12.96 million 2005
38 MoroccoMorocco 12.46 million 2005
39 ColombiaColombia 12.45 million 2005
40 AlgeriaAlgeria 12.06 million 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 11.63 million 2005
41 NigerNiger 11.61 million 2005
42 GhanaGhana 11.54 million 2005
43 CambodiaCambodia 11.3 million 2005
44 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 10.81 million 2005
45 MalawiMalawi 10.67 million 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 10.21 million 2005
46 SpainSpain 10.11 million 2005
47 RomaniaRomania 10.02 million 2005
48 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 9.98 million 2005
49 IraqIraq 9.54 million 2005
50 SyriaSyria 9.41 million 2005
51 MaliMali 9.4 million 2005
52 South KoreaSouth Korea 9.27 million 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 9.19 million 2005
53 North KoreaNorth Korea 8.64 million 2005
54 ZimbabweZimbabwe 8.34 million 2005
55 MalaysiaMalaysia 8.29 million 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 7.74 million 2005
56 PeruPeru 7.66 million 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 7.64 million 2005
57 ZambiaZambia 7.58 million 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 7.57 million 2005
58 AngolaAngola 7.44 million 2005
59 CameroonCameroon 7.41 million 2005
60 RwandaRwanda 7.29 million 2005
61 ChadChad 7.28 million 2005
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 7.04 million 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 6.81 million 2005
62 SenegalSenegal 6.81 million 2005
63 BurundiBurundi 6.79 million 2005
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 6.7 million 2005
64 GuatemalaGuatemala 6.65 million 2005
65 KazakhstanKazakhstan 6.47 million 2005
66 CanadaCanada 6.43 million 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 6.36 million 2005
67 GuineaGuinea 6.3 million 2005
68 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 6.2 million 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 5.92 million 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 5.8 million 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 5.57 million 2005
69 SomaliaSomalia 5.33 million 2005
70 HaitiHaiti 5.22 million 2005
71 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 5.1 million 2005
72 BeninBenin 5.05 million 2005
73 EcuadorEcuador 4.92 million 2005
74 TajikistanTajikistan 4.9 million 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 4.87 million 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 4.71 million 2005
75 LaosLaos 4.7 million 2005
76 GreeceGreece 4.55 million 2005
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 4.55 million 2005
77 PortugalPortugal 4.47 million 2005
78 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 4.39 million 2005
79 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 4.07 million 2005
80 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 3.85 million 2005
81 HondurasHonduras 3.85 million 2005
82 ArgentinaArgentina 3.84 million 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 3.8 million 2005
83 TogoTogo 3.68 million 2005
84 EritreaEritrea 3.55 million 2005
85 TunisiaTunisia 3.48 million 2005
86 HungaryHungary 3.4 million 2005
87 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 3.3 million 2005
88 BoliviaBolivia 3.29 million 2005
89 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 3.28 million 2005
90 NetherlandsNetherlands 3.23 million 2005
91 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 2.95 million 2005
92 AustriaAustria 2.8 million 2005
93 El SalvadorEl Salvador 2.77 million 2005
94 CubaCuba 2.76 million 2005
95 BelarusBelarus 2.72 million 2005
96 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 2.71 million 2005
97 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 2.6 million 2005
98 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 2.5 million 2005
99 ParaguayParaguay 2.45 million 2005
100 AustraliaAustralia 2.4 million 2005
101 SlovakiaSlovakia 2.36 million 2005
102 BulgariaBulgaria 2.32 million 2005
103 MoldovaMoldova 2.24 million 2005
104 GeorgiaGeorgia 2.14 million 2005
105 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 2.12 million 2005
106 NicaraguaNicaragua 2.11 million 2005
107 FinlandFinland 2.04 million 2005
108 ChileChile 2.02 million 2005
109 CroatiaCroatia 1.93 million 2005
110 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1.84 million 2005
111 MauritaniaMauritania 1.83 million 2005
112 VenezuelaVenezuela 1.75 million 2005
113 AlbaniaAlbania 1.71 million 2005
114 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1.66 million 2005
115 IrelandIreland 1.64 million 2005
116 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 1.59 million 2005
117 LesothoLesotho 1.46 million 2005
118 SwedenSweden 1.43 million 2005
119 LiberiaLiberia 1.38 million 2005
120 NamibiaNamibia 1.32 million 2005
121 JamaicaJamaica 1.24 million 2005
122 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1.15 million 2005
123 LithuaniaLithuania 1.14 million 2005
124 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 1.12 million 2005
125 MongoliaMongolia 1.11 million 2005
126 ArmeniaArmenia 1.08 million 2005
127 United Arab EmiratesUAE 1.06 million 2005
128 NorwayNorway 1.04 million 2005
129 SloveniaSlovenia 980,245 2005
130 JordanJordan 968,721 2005
131 PanamaPanama 943,598.6 2005
132 LibyaLibya 889,724.7 2005
133 SwazilandSwaziland 858,429 2005
134 DenmarkDenmark 779,900.8 2005
135 BotswanaBotswana 751,858.5 2005
136 LatviaLatvia 740,761 2005
137 OmanOman 731,589.6 2005
138 East TimorEast Timor 717,020.8 2005
139 MauritiusMauritius 716,113.8 2005
140 The GambiaThe Gambia 699,373.4 2005
141 IsraelIsrael 581,582.4 2005
142 BhutanBhutan 565,971.2 2005
143 New ZealandNew Zealand 565,648.2 2005
144 GuyanaGuyana 539,374.5 2005
145 LebanonLebanon 479,293.6 2005
146 FijiFiji 417,071.3 2005
147 EstoniaEstonia 415,944.9 2005
148 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 396,525.9 2005
149 ComorosComoros 378,308.4 2005
150 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 307,650.1 2005
151 BelgiumBelgium 293,402.2 2005
152 UruguayUruguay 277,055.8 2005
153 CyprusCyprus 232,644.6 2005
154 MaldivesMaldives 231,755.4 2005
155 GabonGabon 226,949.9 2005
156 Cape VerdeCape Verde 216,406.6 2005
157 VanuatuVanuatu 161,695.8 2005
158 BelizeBelize 150,860.6 2005
159 SamoaSamoa 143,547.6 2005
160 BarbadosBarbados 127,500 2005
161 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 123,939.3 2005
162 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 119,308.7 2005
163 SurinameSuriname 117,251.1 2005
164 DjiboutiDjibouti 110,237.8 2005
165 BruneiBrunei 99,062.03 2005
166 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 93,889.3 2005
167 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 85,848.4 2005
168 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 85,116.05 2005
169 LuxembourgLuxembourg 78,554.05 2005
170 TongaTonga 77,756.36 2005
171 GrenadaGrenada 73,911 2005
172 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 65,739.66 2005
173 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 64,406.59 2005
174 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 54,066.18 2005
175 KiribatiKiribati 52,074 2005
176 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 50,416.68 2005
177 KuwaitKuwait 43,102.58 2005
178 SeychellesSeychelles 39,796.88 2005
179 QatarQatar 37,390.73 2005
180 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 32,544 2005
181 The BahamasThe Bahamas 31,014.05 2005
182 BahrainBahrain 25,431.6 2005
183 IcelandIceland 21,366 2005
184 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 21,067.61 2005
185 DominicaDominica 19,512 2005
186 MaltaMalta 18,964.5 2005
187 GuamGuam 10,178.1 2005
188 GreenlandGreenland 9,735.88 2005
189 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 6,305.06 2005
190 Hong KongHong Kong 6,035.4 1994
191 MacauMacau 87.71 1999

Citation

People > Rural population: Countries Compared Map

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Created with Highcharts 4.0.1People > Rural population, 2005IndiaChinaIndonesiaBangladeshPakistanNigeriaVietnamEthiopiaUnited StatesJapanThailandEgyptDemocratic Republic of the CongoRussiaBurmaOther

Interesting observations about People > Rural population

  • India ranked first for rural population amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Macau has ranked last for rural population since 1964.
  • Indonesia ranked first for rural population amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Ethiopia ranked first for rural population amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • United States ranked first for rural population amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2005.
  • Russia ranked first for rural population amongst Europe in 2005.
  • China ranked first for rural population amongst Cold countries in 2005.
  • Germany ranked first for rural population amongst European Union in 2005.
  • Nigeria ranked first for rural population amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
  • Philippines ranked first for rural population amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
  • Brazil ranked first for rural population amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2005.

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How can I get the data of one country of different years in one time? From this page I can only get the data of one year of different countries. Thanks a lot.

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