Population aged 15-24, rural (% of rural population) by country

Countries reporting
95
Highest
0.2%
Zambia
Lowest
0.1%
Belarus, Republic of
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,331

What the numbers show

Population aged 15-24, rural (% of rural population) is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 0.2% in Zambia; the lowest is 0.1% in Belarus, Republic of.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 31.6%), and the largest decrease in Belarus, Republic of (down 49.6%).

Population aged 15-24, rural: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Zambia 0.2% 2015 down 1.3% falling
2 Cambodia 0.2% 2012 down 3.6% rising
3 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.2% 2019 up 4.6% rising
4 Guatemala 0.2% 2019 up 9.5% rising
5 Nicaragua 0.2% 2014 up 1.7% rising
6 Tajikistan, Republic of 0.2% 2013 down 3.6% rising
7 Palestine, State of 0.2% 2017 down 39.6% falling
8 Nepal 0.2% 2014 up 18.4% rising
9 Honduras 0.2% 2019 down 0.7% rising
10 Indonesia 0.2% 2019 down 2.3% falling
11 Rwanda 0.2% 2021 up 2.9% falling
12 El Salvador 0.2% 2019 down 3.5% rising
13 Malawi 0.2% 2019 up 12.4% flat
14 Kosovo 0.2% 2017 down 1.2% flat
15 South Africa 0.2% 2020 down 9.7% falling
16 Dominican Republic 0.2% 2013 up 10.4% falling
17 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 0.2% 2002 down 0.9% flat
18 Jordan 0.2% 2016 down 15.5% falling
19 Mozambique, Republic of 0.2% 2014 up 19.4% flat
20 Belize 0.2% 1999 up 4.9% rising
21 Uganda 0.2% 2016 down 2.6% flat
22 Ghana 0.2% 2016 up 6.1% rising
23 Gambia, The 0.2% 2020 down 6.0% flat
24 India 0.2% 2019 up 2.2% rising
25 Pakistan 0.2% 2020 down 4.1% rising
26 Ecuador 0.2% 2021 up 8.6% falling
27 Philippines 0.2% 2019 down 2.6% rising
28 Namibia 0.2% 2015 down 15.0% falling
29 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2% 2018 down 4.2% rising
30 Morocco 0.2% 2013 down 13.6% falling
31 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0.2% 2021 up 2.2% flat
32 Paraguay 0.2% 2021 down 12.4% flat
33 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 down 11.8% falling
34 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% 2020 down 3.3% flat
35 Colombia 0.2% 2021 down 5.2% flat
36 Nigeria 0.2% 2018 down 5.3% flat
37 Madagascar, Republic of 0.2% 2012 down 3.6% falling
38 Bangladesh 0.2% 2016 down 0.1% flat
39 Mexico 0.2% 2020 down 11.4% falling
40 Panama 0.2% 2021 up 10.4% falling
41 Costa Rica 0.2% 2021 down 18.0% falling
42 Tunisia 0.2% 2015 down 21.2% falling
43 Brazil 0.2% 2021 down 4.9% falling
44 China, People's Republic of 0.2% 2013 down 28.7% falling
45 Türkiye 0.2% 2013 down 8.8% falling
46 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2019 down 4.2% falling
47 Peru 0.1% 2021 down 17.4% falling
48 Bolivia 0.1% 2021 down 10.4% falling
49 Uruguay 0.1% 2021 up 6.8% rising
50 Chile 0.1% 2017 down 15.0% falling
51 Thailand 0.1% 2021 down 13.7% falling
52 Cyprus 0.1% 2016 down 14.0% flat
53 Norway 0.1% 2016 up 29.0% rising
54 Luxembourg 0.1% 2016 up 31.6% rising
55 Kazakhstan, Republic of 0.1% 2017 down 38.1% falling
56 North Macedonia, Republic of 0.1% 2020 down 21.2% falling
57 Kyrgyz Republic 0.1% 2020 down 29.2% falling
58 Armenia, Republic of 0.1% 2020 down 34.6% falling
59 Djibouti 0.1% 2017 down 38.0% falling
60 Ukraine 0.1% 2014 down 1.4% falling
61 Austria 0.1% 2003 down 5.7% falling
62 Montenegro 0.1% 2013 down 36.7% falling
63 Ireland 0.1% 2016 down 23.5% falling
64 Slovak Republic 0.1% 2016 down 22.7% falling
65 Lithuania, Republic of 0.1% 2016 down 20.1% rising
66 Iceland 0.1% 2015 down 17.1% falling
67 Romania 0.1% 2018 down 14.2% falling
68 Mongolia 0.1% 2021 down 42.8% falling
69 Hungary 0.1% 2016 down 13.2% falling
70 Netherlands 0.1% 2004 down 9.1% falling
71 Germany 0.1% 2011 up 1.1% flat
72 Croatia, Republic of 0.1% 2016 down 15.8% falling
73 Latvia 0.1% 2016 down 29.7% falling
74 United States 0.1% 2018 down 7.5% falling
75 Poland 0.1% 2019 down 22.5% falling
76 Belgium 0.1% 2003 down 14.6% falling
77 Denmark 0.1% 2016 up 15.5% falling
78 Korea 0.1% 2017 up 3.4% falling
79 Estonia 0.1% 2016 down 30.8% falling
80 United Kingdom 0.1% 2016 down 3.9% falling
81 France 0.1% 2016 up 4.3% rising
82 Serbia, Republic of 0.1% 2018 down 11.6% falling
83 Sweden 0.1% 2016 down 21.9% falling
84 Czechia 0.1% 2016 down 24.3% falling
85 Portugal 0.1% 2016 down 13.9% falling
86 Bulgaria 0.1% 2016 down 16.6% falling
87 Georgia 0.1% 2020 down 36.8% falling
88 Moldova, Republic of 0.1% 2021 down 33.6% falling
89 Italy 0.1% 2016 down 2.1% falling
90 Spain 0.1% 2016 down 12.2% falling
91 Mali 0.1% 2018 down 36.3% falling
92 Finland 0.1% 2016 down 21.5% falling
93 Russian Federation 0.1% 2019 down 44.8% falling
94 Greece 0.1% 2016 down 13.0% falling
95 Belarus, Republic of 0.1% 2020 down 49.6% falling

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Indicator
Population aged 15-24, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
95 places, 1,331 data points, 1970–2021
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