Population aged 65 and above, rural (% of rural population) by country

Countries reporting
95
Highest
0.3%
Greece
Lowest
0.0%
Madagascar
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,331

What the numbers show

Population aged 65 and above, rural (% of rural population) is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 0.3% in Greece; the lowest is 0.0% in Madagascar.

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

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.

Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Namibia (up 226.9%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 29.5%).

Population aged 65 and above, rural: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Greece 0.3% 2016 up 36.9% rising
2 Bulgaria 0.3% 2016 up 25.0% rising
3 Finland 0.3% 2016 up 35.3% rising
4 Portugal 0.3% 2016 up 10.6% rising
5 Republic of Korea 0.3% 2017 up 5.8% rising
6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3% 2016 up 24.7% rising
7 Sweden 0.2% 2016 up 43.7% rising
8 Italy 0.2% 2016 up 8.3% rising
9 Denmark 0.2% 2016 up 29.5% rising
10 Spain 0.2% 2016 up 5.4% rising
11 Serbia 0.2% 2018 down 5.5% falling
12 Latvia 0.2% 2016 up 30.3% rising
13 Estonia 0.2% 2016 up 21.9% rising
14 France 0.2% 2016 up 1.0% falling
15 Croatia 0.2% 2016 up 2.7% flat
16 Romania 0.2% 2018 up 14.5% rising
17 Lithuania 0.2% 2016 up 12.7% rising
18 United States of America 0.2% 2018 up 25.6% rising
19 Ireland 0.2% 2016 up 38.0% rising
20 Georgia 0.2% 2020 up 3.7% flat
21 Belgium 0.2% 2003 up 18.1% rising
22 Belarus 0.2% 2020 down 0.3% falling
23 Iceland 0.2% 2015 up 38.2% rising
24 Czechia 0.2% 2016 up 20.7% rising
25 Uruguay 0.2% 2021 up 14.7% rising
26 Germany 0.2% 2011 down 4.4% flat
27 Republic of Moldova 0.2% 2021 up 45.5% rising
28 Hungary 0.2% 2016 up 7.2% rising
29 Ukraine 0.2% 2014 down 16.6% falling
30 Chile 0.2% 2017 up 40.1% rising
31 Slovakia 0.2% 2016 up 9.0% rising
32 Poland 0.2% 2019 up 13.0% rising
33 Norway 0.2% 2016 down 16.9% falling
34 Montenegro 0.2% 2013 up 49.4% rising
35 Cyprus 0.2% 2016 up 11.8% rising
36 Austria 0.2% 2003 up 9.6% rising
37 Luxembourg 0.1% 2016 up 14.8% rising
38 Thailand 0.1% 2021 up 64.2% rising
39 Peru 0.1% 2021 up 31.6% rising
40 North Macedonia 0.1% 2020 up 23.3% falling
41 Russian Federation 0.1% 2019 up 56.4% rising
42 Armenia 0.1% 2020 down 6.1% falling
43 Costa Rica 0.1% 2021 up 62.0% rising
44 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2019 up 43.5% rising
45 Panama 0.1% 2021 up 20.5% rising
46 Netherlands 0.1% 2004 down 19.6% falling
47 Türkiye 0.1% 2013 up 38.0% rising
48 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% 2021 up 52.8% rising
49 Jamaica 0.1% 2002 up 5.0% rising
50 Brazil 0.1% 2021 up 12.4% rising
51 Mexico 0.1% 2020 up 28.5% rising
52 Tunisia 0.1% 2015 up 5.3% rising
53 Indonesia 0.1% 2019 up 35.9% rising
54 Ecuador 0.1% 2021 down 29.5% rising
55 China 0.1% 2013 up 78.0% rising
56 El Salvador 0.1% 2019 up 33.1% rising
57 Kosovo 0.1% 2017 up 37.1% rising
58 Colombia 0.1% 2021 up 25.3% rising
59 Dominican Republic 0.1% 2013 up 22.6% rising
60 Namibia 0.1% 2015 up 226.9% rising
61 Paraguay 0.1% 2021 up 6.5% falling
62 Honduras 0.1% 2019 up 26.0% rising
63 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% 2020 up 28.8% rising
64 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2017 up 5.3% flat
65 Morocco 0.1% 2013 down 8.1% rising
66 South Africa 0.1% 2020 up 17.4% rising
67 India 0.1% 2019 up 31.8% rising
68 Philippines 0.1% 2019 up 25.3% rising
69 Guatemala 0.1% 2019 up 20.3% rising
70 Bangladesh 0.1% 2016 up 36.8% rising
71 Nepal 0.1% 2014 up 15.2% rising
72 Ghana 0.1% 2016 up 3.0% rising
73 Nicaragua 0.1% 2014 up 18.2% rising
74 Mongolia 0.1% 2021 up 16.7% rising
75 Cambodia 0.0% 2012 up 37.2% rising
76 Nigeria 0.0% 2018 up 18.8% rising
77 Malawi 0.0% 2019 up 14.9% rising
78 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0% 2018 up 20.6% rising
79 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% 2020 down 7.0% rising
80 Rwanda 0.0% 2021 up 28.3% rising
81 Ethiopia 0.0% 2021 up 20.4% rising
82 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0% 2002 up 18.9% rising
83 Belize 0.0% 1999 up 29.0% rising
84 Jordan 0.0% 2016 up 29.6% rising
85 Palestine, State of 0.0% 2017 down 25.3% falling
86 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 up 22.7% rising
87 Tajikistan 0.0% 2013 down 7.2% flat
88 Egypt 0.0% 2019 down 11.9% flat
89 Pakistan 0.0% 2020 up 3.3% falling
90 Uganda 0.0% 2016 up 7.5% rising
91 Zambia 0.0% 2015 up 1.0% falling
92 Mali 0.0% 2018 down 15.6% falling
93 Gambia 0.0% 2020 down 13.7% falling
94 Djibouti 0.0% 2017 up 14.0% rising
95 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 down 11.6% falling

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Indicator
Population aged 65 and above, 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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