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People > Urban and rural > Rural population: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Total population living in rural areas by country.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 IndiaIndia 811.84 million 2008
2 ChinaChina 649.39 million 2012
3 IndonesiaIndonesia 119.32 million 2010
4 BangladeshBangladesh 111.61 million 2011
5 PakistanPakistan 97.05 million 2007
6 EthiopiaEthiopia 66 million 2008
7 VietnamVietnam 60.42 million 2012
8 United StatesUnited States 59.49 million 2010
9 NigeriaNigeria 56.7 million 1991
10 EgyptEgypt 47.17 million 2012
11 ThailandThailand 44.48 million 2012
12 BurmaBurma 42.22 million 2012
13 RussiaRussia 37.38 million 2011
14 PhilippinesPhilippines 35.23 million 1990
15 TanzaniaTanzania 34.22 million 2013
16 BrazilBrazil 29.83 million 2010
17 ItalyItaly 26.45 million 1961
18 UgandaUganda 26.14 million 2009
19 KenyaKenya 26.12 million 2009
20 MexicoMexico 26.05 million 2010
21 IranIran 23.64 million 2012
22 NepalNepal 21.97 million 2011
23 TurkeyTurkey 21.2 million 2011
24 AfghanistanAfghanistan 19.43 million 2012
25 South AfricaSouth Africa 19.21 million 2011
26 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 18.74 million 1985
27 YemenYemen 17.45 million 2012
28 UzbekistanUzbekistan 15.71 million 2001
29 PolandPoland 15.12 million 2011
30 Sri LankaSri Lanka 14.46 million 2001
31 FranceFrance 14.4 million 1999
32 UkraineUkraine 14.25 million 2012
33 MozambiqueMozambique 14.1 million 2007
34 SpainSpain 13.9 million 2001
35 MoroccoMorocco 13.44 million 2013
36 MadagascarMadagascar 12.97 million 2004
37 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 12.86 million 2001
38 NigerNiger 12.75 million 2012
39 AlgeriaAlgeria 12.13 million 1998
40 GhanaGhana 12.11 million 2010
41 JapanJapan 11.9 million 2010
42 MalawiMalawi 11.76 million 2008
43 CambodiaCambodia 11.68 million 2013
44 MaliMali 11.25 million 2009
45 ColombiaColombia 11.25 million 2013
46 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 11.21 million 2008
47 IraqIraq 9.93 million 2007
48 SyriaSyria 9.83 million 2011
49 RomaniaRomania 9.63 million 2011
50 South KoreaSouth Korea 9.45 million 2012
51 CameroonCameroon 9.31 million 2010
52 RwandaRwanda 9.15 million 2011
53 ZimbabweZimbabwe 8.65 million 2008
54 MalaysiaMalaysia 8.21 million 2010
55 North KoreaNorth Korea 8.02 million 1993
56 ZambiaZambia 7.98 million 2010
57 PeruPeru 7.42 million 2013
58 KazakhstanKazakhstan 7.35 million 2009
59 GuineaGuinea 7.33 million 2008
60 BurundiBurundi 7.24 million 2008
61 SenegalSenegal 6.75 million 2011
62 CanadaCanada 6.33 million 2011
63 TajikistanTajikistan 5.67 million 2011
64 NetherlandsNetherlands 5.53 million 2011
65 HaitiHaiti 5.26 million 2012
66 BeninBenin 4.99 million 2011
67 EcuadorEcuador 4.79 million 2010
68 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 4.5 million 2000
69 SomaliaSomalia 4.49 million 2002
70 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 4.25 million 2010
71 PortugalPortugal 4.12 million 2011
72 LaosLaos 4.09 million 2005
73 GuatemalaGuatemala 4.07 million 1981
74 AustraliaAustralia 3.93 million 2011
75 TogoTogo 3.86 million 2010
76 HondurasHonduras 3.78 million 2007
77 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 3.55 million 2012
78 BoliviaBolivia 3.53 million 2011
79 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 3.5 million 2012
80 VenezuelaVenezuela 3.49 million 2011
81 TunisiaTunisia 3.48 million 2004
82 ArgentinaArgentina 3.48 million 2013
83 ChadChad 3.32 million 1972
84 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 3.25 million 2013
85 HungaryHungary 3.03 million 2011
86 SerbiaSerbia 2.97 million 2011
87 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 2.82 million 2012
88 CubaCuba 2.78 million 2011
89 GreeceGreece 2.73 million 2001
90 AustriaAustria 2.66 million 2001
91 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 2.65 million 1991
92 ParaguayParaguay 2.63 million 2008
93 EritreaEritrea 2.58 million 1990
94 NicaraguaNicaragua 2.48 million 2009
95 SlovakiaSlovakia 2.46 million 2011
96 BelarusBelarus 2.32 million 2011
97 ChileChile 2.27 million 2013
98 El SalvadorEl Salvador 2.13 million 2013
99 GeorgiaGeorgia 2.1 million 2011
100 MoldovaMoldova 2.08 million 2010
101 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 2.08 million 2011
102 BulgariaBulgaria 2.01 million 2011
103 CroatiaCroatia 1.97 million 2001
104 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1.96 million 2003
105 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 1.93 million 1989
106 LiberiaLiberia 1.84 million 2008
107 IrelandIreland 1.72 million 2011
108 FinlandFinland 1.69 million 2011
109 MauritaniaMauritania 1.55 million 2000
110 LesothoLesotho 1.44 million 2006
111 SwedenSweden 1.42 million 1990
112 AlbaniaAlbania 1.29 million 2012
113 JamaicaJamaica 1.24 million 2011
114 PanamaPanama 1.24 million 2010
115 NamibiaNamibia 1.23 million 2001
116 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1.17 million 2011
117 JordanJordan 1.11 million 2012
118 ArmeniaArmenia 1.11 million 2011
119 SloveniaSlovenia 1.03 million 2011
120 MongoliaMongolia 1.02 million 2010
121 NorwayNorway 1.02 million 2001
122 LithuaniaLithuania 1.01 million 2011
123 LibyaLibya 895,928 1984
124 LebanonLebanon 848,295 1970
125 SwazilandSwaziland 842,036 2013
126 DenmarkDenmark 826,897 1981
127 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 807,427 1997
128 BotswanaBotswana 772,797 2006
129 MauritiusMauritius 751,209 2011
130 East TimorEast Timor 750,323 2010
131 PalestinePalestine 741,515 2013
132 United Arab EmiratesUAE 721,588 2005
133 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 683,191 1960
134 OmanOman 682,159 2010
135 LatviaLatvia 666,120 2011
136 IsraelIsrael 656,114 2011
137 New ZealandNew Zealand 609,500 2012
138 GuyanaGuyana 558,654 1976
139 GambiaGambia 491,469 1980
140 BhutanBhutan 460,165 2013
141 ComorosComoros 414,795 2003
142 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 413,840 2009
143 FijiFiji 411,000 2010
144 EstoniaEstonia 409,501 2011
145 Hong KongHong Kong 371,950 1986
146 GabonGabon 340,549 2002
147 CyprusCyprus 274,216 2011
148 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 232,533 2010
149 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 224,270 1991
150 BarbadosBarbados 220,875 1960
151 MontenegroMontenegro 220,765 2011
152 Cape VerdeCape Verde 199,092 2011
153 MaldivesMaldives 195,275 2006
154 UruguayUruguay 194,115 2012
155 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 192,511 1961
156 VanuatuVanuatu 176,828 2009
157 BelizeBelize 171,827 2010
158 SurinameSuriname 163,897 2004
159 BelgiumBelgium 155,404 2009
160 SamoaSamoa 146,296 2011
161 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 113,848 2001
162 LuxembourgLuxembourg 107,376 1970
163 BruneiBrunei 94,145 2001
164 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 91,625 2008
165 TongaTonga 78,333 2006
166 GrenadaGrenada 75,579 1960
167 BahrainBahrain 75,166 2001
168 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 62,733 2004
169 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 62,586 2001
170 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 58,839 1980
171 KiribatiKiribati 52,222 2005
172 The BahamasThe Bahamas 45,785 2000
173 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 45,352 1970
174 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 42,980 1970
175 MartiniqueMartinique 42,539 2006
176 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 41,114 1960
177 SeychellesSeychelles 38,886 1977
178 French GuianaFrench Guiana 38,500 2006
179 GuernseyGuernsey 37,726 1981
180 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 36,149 2010
181 JerseyJersey 31,946 1951
182 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 31,174 1990
183 Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands 30,994 2008
184 AndorraAndorra 18,657 1988
185 Isle of ManIsle of Man 17,518 1986
186 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 10,317 1995
187 GuamGuam 9,440 2010
188 GreenlandGreenland 8,616 2012
189 Cook IslandsCook Islands 7,878 1996
190 MacauMacau 7,223 1970
191 TuvaluTuvalu 5,069 2002
192 IcelandIceland 4,601 2011
193 PalauPalau 4,508 2005
194 San MarinoSan Marino 4,203 2000
195 NiueNiue 3,945 1971
196 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 3,436 1975
197 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 703 1962
198 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 493 1991
199 MaltaMalta 418 2005

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People > Urban and rural > Rural population: Countries Compared Map

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Created with Highcharts 4.0.1People > Urban and rural > Rural population, 2013IndiaChinaIndonesiaBangladeshPakistanEthiopiaVietnamUnited StatesNigeriaEgyptThailandBurmaRussiaPhilippinesTanzaniaOther

Interesting observations about People > Urban and rural > Rural population

  • China has ranked in the top 2 for urban and rural > rural population since 1960.
  • India has had the highest urban and rural > rural population since 2004.
  • Indonesia has ranked in the top 3 for urban and rural > rural population since 1961.
  • Malta has ranked last for urban and rural > rural population since 1995.
  • Bangladesh has ranked in the top 4 for urban and rural > rural population since 1960.
  • United States has ranked in the top 5 for urban and rural > rural population since 1980.
  • Pakistan has ranked in the top 5 for urban and rural > rural population since 1972.
  • Nigeria has ranked in the top 5 for urban and rural > rural population since 1963.
  • Thailand has ranked in the top 8 for urban and rural > rural population since 1956.
  • Vietnam has ranked in the top 7 for urban and rural > rural population since 1979.
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