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People > Rural population per 1000: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 AfghanistanAfghanistan 926.13 2005
2 NepalNepal 903.27 2005
3 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 883.62 2005
4 NigerNiger 880.79 2005
5 UgandaUganda 876.78 2005
6 BurundiBurundi 874.19 2005
7 BhutanBhutan 870.17 2005
8 Sri LankaSri Lanka 848.2 2005
9 CambodiaCambodia 845.96 2005
10 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 844.92 2005
11 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 836.33 2005
12 MalawiMalawi 825.39 2005
13 LaosLaos 812.31 2005
14 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 808.38 2005
15 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 805.19 2005
16 SamoaSamoa 797.81 2005
17 MaliMali 786.79 2005
18 EthiopiaEthiopia 785.84 2005
19 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 785.63 2005
20 MaldivesMaldives 778.81 2005
21 SwazilandSwaziland 777.11 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 774.55 2005
22 RwandaRwanda 773.47 2005
23 VanuatuVanuatu 772.28 2005
24 TongaTonga 770.17 2005
25 KenyaKenya 759.1 2005
26 LesothoLesotho 757.67 2005
27 YemenYemen 757.14 2005
28 TanzaniaTanzania 748.32 2005
29 MadagascarMadagascar 744.63 2005
30 VietnamVietnam 742.48 2005
31 BangladeshBangladesh 742.13 2005
32 EritreaEritrea 730.83 2005
33 East TimorEast Timor 729.33 2005
34 ChadChad 727.2 2005
35 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 723.25 2005
36 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 721.3 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 720.79 2005
37 TajikistanTajikistan 719.95 2005
38 GrenadaGrenada 717.92 2005
39 GuyanaGuyana 708.93 2005
40 BurmaBurma 698.68 2005
41 IndiaIndia 692.4 2005
42 SudanSudan 679.1 2005
43 TogoTogo 664.39 2005
44 ThailandThailand 663.3 2005
45 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 662.28 2005
46 ZambiaZambia 661.25 2005
47 GuineaGuinea 657.81 2005
48 ZimbabweZimbabwe 656.08 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 652.66 2005
49 NamibiaNamibia 650.35 2005
50 PakistanPakistan 641.94 2005
51 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 639.98 2005
52 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 639.62 2005
53 UzbekistanUzbekistan 633.01 2005
54 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 632.03 2005
55 ComorosComoros 629.74 2005
56 SomaliaSomalia 629.7 2005
57 MoldovaMoldova 623.52 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 621.39 2005
58 BeninBenin 617.78 2005
59 MozambiqueMozambique 617.03 2005
60 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 610.63 2005
61 SenegalSenegal 604.07 2005
62 ChinaChina 596.36 2005
63 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 592.25 2005
64 EgyptEgypt 589.97 2005
65 MauritaniaMauritania 581.33 2005
66 MauritiusMauritius 576 2005
67 KiribatiKiribati 575.61 2005
68 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 574.03 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 573.04 2005
69 HaitiHaiti 563.55 2005
70 HondurasHonduras 558.72 2005
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 556 2005
71 BelizeBelize 554.8 2005
72 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 547.68 2005
73 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 546.81 2005
74 GhanaGhana 539.79 2005
75 AlbaniaAlbania 534.65 2005
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 530.2 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 524.81 2005
76 GuatemalaGuatemala 524.67 2005
77 SyriaSyria 517.82 2005
78 IndonesiaIndonesia 509.93 2005
79 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 509.65 2005
80 FijiFiji 507.09 2005
81 GeorgiaGeorgia 490.38 2005
82 SloveniaSlovenia 490.01 2005
83 NigeriaNigeria 488.1 2005
84 The GambiaThe Gambia 486.84 2005
85 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 486.26 2005
86 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 484.78 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 482.33 2005
87 SeychellesSeychelles 480.06 2005
88 JamaicaJamaica 469.73 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 468 2005
89 BarbadosBarbados 466.06 2005
90 RomaniaRomania 463 2005
91 El SalvadorEl Salvador 455.52 2005
92 Cape VerdeCape Verde 452.12 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 450.87 2005
93 AngolaAngola 449.98 2005
94 SlovakiaSlovakia 438 2005
95 MongoliaMongolia 437.71 2005
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 436.35 2005
96 CroatiaCroatia 435.13 2005
97 KazakhstanKazakhstan 426.97 2005
98 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 425.18 2005
99 PortugalPortugal 424 2005
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 420.84 2005
100 LiberiaLiberia 420.73 2005
101 ParaguayParaguay 414.61 2005
102 MoroccoMorocco 413.58 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 412.9 2005
103 GreeceGreece 410 2005
104 CameroonCameroon 408.55 2005
105 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 404.69 2005
106 South AfricaSouth Africa 404.32 2005
107 BotswanaBotswana 400.82 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 398.44 2005
108 IrelandIreland 394.92 2005
109 FinlandFinland 389 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 388.35 2005
110 NicaraguaNicaragua 387.01 2005
111 Costa RicaCosta Rica 383.63 2005
112 PolandPoland 379 2005
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 372.52 2005
113 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 363.13 2005
114 North KoreaNorth Korea 362.62 2005
115 PhilippinesPhilippines 360.98 2005
116 ArmeniaArmenia 359.17 2005
117 EcuadorEcuador 357.18 2005
118 AlgeriaAlgeria 355.04 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 353.05 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 352.34 2005
119 BoliviaBolivia 351.39 2005
120 IraqIraq 348.29 2005
121 TurkeyTurkey 347.86 2005
122 TunisiaTunisia 347 2005
123 JapanJapan 342 2005
124 AustriaAustria 340.23 2005
125 HungaryHungary 337 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 334.63 2005
126 LithuaniaLithuania 334 2005
127 ItalyItaly 324 2005
128 IranIran 322.03 2005
129 LatviaLatvia 322 2005
130 UkraineUkraine 321.8 2005
131 MalaysiaMalaysia 320.72 2005
132 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 316.06 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 315.56 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 315.21 2005
133 EstoniaEstonia 309 2005
134 BulgariaBulgaria 300 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 294.7 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 290.42 2005
135 OmanOman 290.05 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 289.66 2005
136 ColombiaColombia 288.27 2005
137 BelarusBelarus 281.24 2005
138 PanamaPanama 280.34 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 278.27 2005
139 DominicaDominica 276.6 2005
140 PeruPeru 276.42 2005
141 RussiaRussia 269.93 2005
142 BruneiBrunei 269.33 2005
143 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 264.96 2005
144 United Arab EmiratesUAE 254.58 2005
145 GermanyGermany 248 2005
146 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 248 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 245.24 2005
147 CubaCuba 244.51 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 244.08 2005
148 SurinameSuriname 234.73 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 233.29 2005
149 SpainSpain 233 2005
150 NorwayNorway 226 2005
151 CyprusCyprus 225.3 2005
152 FranceFrance 224.51 2005
153 MexicoMexico 223.44 2005
154 CanadaCanada 198.92 2005
155 NetherlandsNetherlands 198 2005
156 South KoreaSouth Korea 192.62 2005
157 United StatesUnited States 192.58 2005
158 JordanJordan 179.03 2005
159 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 177.91 2005
160 GreenlandGreenland 171 2005
161 LuxembourgLuxembourg 168.88 2005
162 GabonGabon 164.52 2005
163 LibyaLibya 159.04 2005
164 BrazilBrazil 158.22 2005
165 SwedenSweden 157.9 2005
166 DenmarkDenmark 143.91 2005
167 DjiboutiDjibouti 141.95 2005
168 New ZealandNew Zealand 136.83 2005
169 ChileChile 123.68 2005
170 LebanonLebanon 120.22 2005
171 AustraliaAustralia 117.62 2005
172 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 103 2005
173 ArgentinaArgentina 99.25 2005
174 The BahamasThe Bahamas 94.24 2005
175 IsraelIsrael 83.92 2005
176 UruguayUruguay 83.32 2005
177 IcelandIceland 72 2005
178 VenezuelaVenezuela 65.63 2005
179 GuamGuam 64.26 2005
180 MaltaMalta 46.96 2005
181 QatarQatar 45.53 2005
182 BahrainBahrain 28.91 2005
183 BelgiumBelgium 28 2005
184 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 24.57 2005
185 KuwaitKuwait 18.77 2005
186 Hong KongHong Kong 1 1994
187 MacauMacau 0.206 1999

Citation

People > Rural population per 1000: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about People > Rural population per 1000

  • Trinidad and Tobago ranked first for rural population per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Afghanistan ranked first for rural population per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Uganda ranked first for rural population per 1000 amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • India ranked first for rural population per 1000 amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
  • Sri Lanka ranked first for rural population per 1000 amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2005.
  • Nepal ranked first for rural population per 1000 amongst Cold countries in 2005.
  • Niger ranked first for rural population per 1000 amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
  • Moldova ranked first for rural population per 1000 amongst Europe in 2005.
  • Slovenia ranked first for rural population per 1000 amongst European Union in 2005.
  • Albania ranked first for rural population per 1000 amongst NATO countries in 2005.
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