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People > Rural population > Per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 BurundiBurundi 900 per 1,000 people 2005
2 BhutanBhutan 888.48 per 1,000 people 2005
3 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 878 per 1,000 people 2005
4 UgandaUganda 874 per 1,000 people 2005
5 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 866 per 1,000 people 2005
6 Sri LankaSri Lanka 849 per 1,000 people 2005
7 NepalNepal 842 per 1,000 people 2005
8 EthiopiaEthiopia 840 per 1,000 people 2005
9 NigerNiger 832 per 1,000 people 2005
10 LaosLaos 830.48 per 1,000 people 2005
11 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 830 per 1,000 people 2005
12 MalawiMalawi 828 per 1,000 people 2005
13 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 817 per 1,000 people 2005
14 LesothoLesotho 813 per 1,000 people 2005
15 RwandaRwanda 807 per 1,000 people 2005
16 EritreaEritrea 806 per 1,000 people 2005
17 CambodiaCambodia 803 per 1,000 people 2005
18 KenyaKenya 793 per 1,000 people 2005
19 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 777 per 1,000 people 2005
20 SamoaSamoa 776 per 1,000 people 2005
21 AfghanistanAfghanistan 769.3 per 1,000 people 2005
22 VanuatuVanuatu 765 per 1,000 people 2005
23 TongaTonga 760 per 1,000 people 2005
24 SwazilandSwaziland 759 per 1,000 people 2005
25 TanzaniaTanzania 755.06 per 1,000 people 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 754.16 per 1,000 people 2005
26 BangladeshBangladesh 749 per 1,000 people 2005
27 TajikistanTajikistan 748.03 per 1,000 people 2005
28 ChadChad 747 per 1,000 people 2005
29 VietnamVietnam 736.12 per 1,000 people 2005
30 East TimorEast Timor 735 per 1,000 people 2005
31 MadagascarMadagascar 732 per 1,000 people 2005
32 YemenYemen 727 per 1,000 people 2005
33 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 724 per 1,000 people 2005
34 GuyanaGuyana 718 per 1,000 people 2005
35 IndiaIndia 713 per 1,000 people 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 704.14 per 1,000 people 2005
=36 MaldivesMaldives 704 per 1,000 people 2005
=36 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 704 per 1,000 people 2005
38 GuineaGuinea 699.73 per 1,000 people 2005
39 MaliMali 695 per 1,000 people 2005
=40 BurmaBurma 694 per 1,000 people 2005
=40 GrenadaGrenada 694 per 1,000 people 2005
42 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 679 per 1,000 people 2005
43 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 678 per 1,000 people 2005
44 ThailandThailand 677 per 1,000 people 2005
45 MozambiqueMozambique 655 per 1,000 people 2005
46 PakistanPakistan 651 per 1,000 people 2005
47 ZambiaZambia 650 per 1,000 people 2005
48 NamibiaNamibia 649 per 1,000 people 2005
49 SomaliaSomalia 648 per 1,000 people 2005
50 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 642 per 1,000 people 2005
51 ZimbabweZimbabwe 641 per 1,000 people 2005
52 UzbekistanUzbekistan 633 per 1,000 people 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 632.51 per 1,000 people 2005
53 ComorosComoros 630 per 1,000 people 2005
54 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 620 per 1,000 people 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 619.85 per 1,000 people 2005
55 HaitiHaiti 612 per 1,000 people 2005
56 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 611 per 1,000 people 2005
57 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 609 per 1,000 people 2005
=58 BeninBenin 599 per 1,000 people 2005
=58 TogoTogo 599 per 1,000 people 2005
=60 MauritaniaMauritania 596 per 1,000 people 2005
=60 ChinaChina 596 per 1,000 people 2005
62 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 593 per 1,000 people 2005
63 SudanSudan 592 per 1,000 people 2005
64 SenegalSenegal 584 per 1,000 people 2005
65 MoldovaMoldova 578.25 per 1,000 people 2005
66 MauritiusMauritius 576 per 1,000 people 2005
67 EgyptEgypt 572 per 1,000 people 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 568.21 per 1,000 people 2005
68 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 550 per 1,000 people 2005
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 549.52 per 1,000 people 2005
69 AlbaniaAlbania 546 per 1,000 people 2005
70 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 543 per 1,000 people 2005
71 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 541 per 1,000 people 2005
72 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 538 per 1,000 people 2005
73 HondurasHonduras 535 per 1,000 people 2005
74 GuatemalaGuatemala 528 per 1,000 people 2005
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 526.23 per 1,000 people 2005
75 KiribatiKiribati 526 per 1,000 people 2005
76 GhanaGhana 522 per 1,000 people 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 520.11 per 1,000 people 2005
77 IndonesiaIndonesia 519 per 1,000 people 2005
78 BelizeBelize 517 per 1,000 people 2005
79 SyriaSyria 494 per 1,000 people 2005
80 FijiFiji 492 per 1,000 people 2005
81 SloveniaSlovenia 490 per 1,000 people 2005
82 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 485 per 1,000 people 2005
83 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 483 per 1,000 people 2005
84 NigeriaNigeria 481.99 per 1,000 people 2005
85 GeorgiaGeorgia 478 per 1,000 people 2005
86 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 477.99 per 1,000 people 2005
87 BarbadosBarbados 473 per 1,000 people 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 472.16 per 1,000 people 2005
88 SeychellesSeychelles 471 per 1,000 people 2005
89 JamaicaJamaica 469 per 1,000 people 2005
90 AngolaAngola 467 per 1,000 people 2005
91 RomaniaRomania 463 per 1,000 people 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 462.15 per 1,000 people 2005
92 The GambiaThe Gambia 461 per 1,000 people 2005
93 CameroonCameroon 454 per 1,000 people 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 448.22 per 1,000 people 2005
94 SlovakiaSlovakia 438 per 1,000 people 2005
95 CroatiaCroatia 435 per 1,000 people 2005
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 433.16 per 1,000 people 2005
96 MongoliaMongolia 433 per 1,000 people 2005
97 Cape VerdeCape Verde 427 per 1,000 people 2005
98 KazakhstanKazakhstan 426.97 per 1,000 people 2005
99 BotswanaBotswana 426 per 1,000 people 2005
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 424.25 per 1,000 people 2005
100 PortugalPortugal 424 per 1,000 people 2005
101 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 420 per 1,000 people 2005
102 LiberiaLiberia 419 per 1,000 people 2005
103 ParaguayParaguay 415 per 1,000 people 2005
104 MoroccoMorocco 413.35 per 1,000 people 2005
=105 NicaraguaNicaragua 410 per 1,000 people 2005
=105 GreeceGreece 410 per 1,000 people 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 409.78 per 1,000 people 2005
107 South AfricaSouth Africa 407 per 1,000 people 2005
108 El SalvadorEl Salvador 402 per 1,000 people 2005
109 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 398 per 1,000 people 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 397.41 per 1,000 people 2005
110 IrelandIreland 395 per 1,000 people 2005
111 FinlandFinland 389 per 1,000 people 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 386.19 per 1,000 people 2005
112 North KoreaNorth Korea 384 per 1,000 people 2005
113 Costa RicaCosta Rica 383 per 1,000 people 2005
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 379.83 per 1,000 people 2005
114 PolandPoland 379 per 1,000 people 2005
115 PhilippinesPhilippines 373 per 1,000 people 2005
116 EcuadorEcuador 372 per 1,000 people 2005
117 AlgeriaAlgeria 367 per 1,000 people 2005
118 IraqIraq 365.68 per 1,000 people 2005
119 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 363 per 1,000 people 2005
120 ArmeniaArmenia 359 per 1,000 people 2005
121 BoliviaBolivia 358 per 1,000 people 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 354.56 per 1,000 people 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 352.73 per 1,000 people 2005
122 TunisiaTunisia 347 per 1,000 people 2005
123 JapanJapan 342 per 1,000 people 2005
124 AustriaAustria 340 per 1,000 people 2005
125 HungaryHungary 337 per 1,000 people 2005
126 LithuaniaLithuania 334 per 1,000 people 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 333.09 per 1,000 people 2005
127 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 333 per 1,000 people 2005
128 IranIran 331 per 1,000 people 2005
=129 MalaysiaMalaysia 327 per 1,000 people 2005
=129 TurkeyTurkey 327 per 1,000 people 2005
131 ItalyItaly 324 per 1,000 people 2005
=132 LatviaLatvia 322 per 1,000 people 2005
=132 UkraineUkraine 322 per 1,000 people 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 319.98 per 1,000 people 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 316.03 per 1,000 people 2005
134 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 311.85 per 1,000 people 2005
135 EstoniaEstonia 309 per 1,000 people 2005
136 CyprusCyprus 307 per 1,000 people 2005
137 BulgariaBulgaria 300 per 1,000 people 2005
138 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 296 per 1,000 people 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 294.83 per 1,000 people 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 294.78 per 1,000 people 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 293.75 per 1,000 people 2005
139 PanamaPanama 292 per 1,000 people 2005
140 OmanOman 285 per 1,000 people 2005
141 BelarusBelarus 278 per 1,000 people 2005
142 ColombiaColombia 276.98 per 1,000 people 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 275.42 per 1,000 people 2005
143 PeruPeru 274 per 1,000 people 2005
144 DominicaDominica 271 per 1,000 people 2005
145 RussiaRussia 270 per 1,000 people 2005
=146 BruneiBrunei 265 per 1,000 people 2005
=146 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 265 per 1,000 people 2005
148 SurinameSuriname 261 per 1,000 people 2005
=149 GermanyGermany 248 per 1,000 people 2005
=149 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 248 per 1,000 people 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 246.97 per 1,000 people 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 245.65 per 1,000 people 2005
151 CubaCuba 245 per 1,000 people 2005
152 MexicoMexico 240 per 1,000 people 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 234.43 per 1,000 people 2005
=153 United Arab EmiratesUAE 233 per 1,000 people 2005
=153 SpainSpain 233 per 1,000 people 2005
=153 FranceFrance 233 per 1,000 people 2005
156 NorwayNorway 226 per 1,000 people 2005
157 CanadaCanada 199 per 1,000 people 2005
158 NetherlandsNetherlands 198 per 1,000 people 2005
=159 United StatesUnited States 192 per 1,000 people 2005
=159 South KoreaSouth Korea 192 per 1,000 people 2005
161 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 190 per 1,000 people 2005
162 JordanJordan 179.01 per 1,000 people 2005
163 LuxembourgLuxembourg 172 per 1,000 people 2005
164 GreenlandGreenland 171 per 1,000 people 2005
165 GabonGabon 164 per 1,000 people 2005
=166 BrazilBrazil 158 per 1,000 people 2005
=166 SwedenSweden 158 per 1,000 people 2005
168 LibyaLibya 152 per 1,000 people 2005
169 DenmarkDenmark 144 per 1,000 people 2005
170 DjiboutiDjibouti 139 per 1,000 people 2005
171 New ZealandNew Zealand 138 per 1,000 people 2005
172 ChileChile 124 per 1,000 people 2005
173 LebanonLebanon 119.5 per 1,000 people 2005
174 AustraliaAustralia 118 per 1,000 people 2005
175 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 103 per 1,000 people 2005
176 ArgentinaArgentina 99 per 1,000 people 2005
177 The BahamasThe Bahamas 96 per 1,000 people 2005
178 IsraelIsrael 84 per 1,000 people 2005
179 UruguayUruguay 83.81 per 1,000 people 2005
180 IcelandIceland 72 per 1,000 people 2005
181 VenezuelaVenezuela 66 per 1,000 people 2005
182 GuamGuam 60 per 1,000 people 2005
183 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 58 per 1,000 people 2005
184 MaltaMalta 47 per 1,000 people 2005
185 QatarQatar 46 per 1,000 people 2005
186 BahrainBahrain 35 per 1,000 people 2005
187 BelgiumBelgium 28 per 1,000 people 2005
188 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 24 per 1,000 people 2005
189 KuwaitKuwait 17 per 1,000 people 2005
190 Hong KongHong Kong 1 per 1,000 people 1994
191 MacauMacau 0.2 per 1,000 people 1999

Citation

People > Rural population > Per capita: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about People > Rural population > Per capita

  • Trinidad and Tobago ranked first for rural population > per capita amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Niger ranked first for rural population > per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Burundi ranked first for rural population > per capita amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • India ranked first for rural population > per capita amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
  • Sri Lanka ranked first for rural population > per capita amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2005.
  • Bhutan ranked first for rural population > per capita amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
  • Moldova ranked first for rural population > per capita amongst Europe in 2005.
  • Slovenia ranked first for rural population > per capita amongst European Union in 2005.
  • Albania ranked first for rural population > per capita amongst NATO countries in 2005.
  • United States ranked second last for rural population > per capita amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.
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