Total sample population, rural by country
Countries reporting
93
Highest
778.05 million
India
Lowest
412.57
Netherlands
Median
4.23 million
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,336
What the numbers show
Total sample population, rural is currently reported for 93 countries. The highest value is 778.05 million in India; the lowest is 412.57 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.23 million, and the mean is 29.99 million.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 81,155.9%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 99.8%).
Total sample population, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 778.05 million | 2019 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 2 | China | 620.22 million | 2013 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 133.90 million | 2018 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 132.85 million | 2020 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 115.55 million | 2016 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 87.86 million | 2019 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 77.07 million | 2021 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 8 | Philippines | 59.72 million | 2019 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 9 | Egypt | 56.65 million | 2019 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 10 | United States | 54.80 million | 2018 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Tanzania | 42.10 million | 2020 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 12 | Thailand | 37.56 million | 2021 | down 15.2% | flat |
| 13 | Russia | 37.12 million | 2019 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 14 | Uganda | 30.64 million | 2016 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 15 | Brazil | 29.59 million | 2021 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 16 | Mexico | 28.72 million | 2020 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 17 | Turkey | 23.57 million | 2013 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 18 | Venezuela | 21.87 million | 2002 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 19 | France | 21.29 million | 2016 | up 102.6% | rising |
| 20 | South Africa | 20.26 million | 2020 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 21 | Nepal | 20.14 million | 2014 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 18.93 million | 2019 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 23 | Madagascar | 17.66 million | 2012 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 24 | Malawi | 15.31 million | 2019 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 14.85 million | 2019 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 26 | Italy | 14.81 million | 2016 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Mali | 14.57 million | 2018 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 28 | Ghana | 14.02 million | 2016 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Mozambique | 13.89 million | 2014 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 30 | Morocco | 13.44 million | 2013 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 31 | Ukraine | 12.33 million | 2020 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 32 | Germany | 11.90 million | 2011 | up 74,259.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Spain | 11.83 million | 2016 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Cambodia | 11.38 million | 2012 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 35 | Colombia | 11.13 million | 2021 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 36 | Rwanda | 10.22 million | 2021 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 9.68 million | 2016 | up 258.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Romania | 9.64 million | 2018 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 39 | Zambia | 8.98 million | 2015 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 40 | Guatemala | 8.96 million | 2019 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 41 | South Korea | 7.76 million | 2017 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 7.67 million | 2017 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 43 | Peru | 6.82 million | 2021 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 44 | Ecuador | 5.70 million | 2021 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 45 | Hungary | 4.53 million | 2016 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 46 | Czechia | 4.25 million | 2016 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.23 million | 2020 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 48 | Honduras | 4.14 million | 2019 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 49 | Laos | 4.04 million | 2018 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 3.89 million | 2013 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Tunisia | 3.53 million | 2015 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 3.51 million | 2016 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 53 | Bolivia | 3.50 million | 2021 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 3.33 million | 2013 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 55 | Sweden | 2.92 million | 2016 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 56 | Serbia | 2.81 million | 2018 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Portugal | 2.73 million | 2016 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 58 | Paraguay | 2.66 million | 2021 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 2.63 million | 2014 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 60 | El Salvador | 2.57 million | 2019 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 61 | Belarus | 2.38 million | 2020 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 2.36 million | 2016 | up 81,155.9% | rising |
| 63 | Chile | 2.26 million | 2017 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 64 | Slovakia | 2.18 million | 2016 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 65 | Denmark | 1.88 million | 2016 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 66 | Croatia | 1.78 million | 2016 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 67 | Finland | 1.61 million | 2016 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Lithuania | 1.58 million | 2016 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 69 | Moldova | 1.57 million | 2021 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Ireland | 1.50 million | 2016 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 71 | Georgia | 1.49 million | 2020 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 1.42 million | 2021 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 73 | Norway | 1.41 million | 2016 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 74 | Panama | 1.34 million | 2021 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 75 | Armenia | 1.13 million | 2020 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 76 | Namibia | 1.12 million | 2015 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 77 | Jordan | 1.06 million | 2016 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Gambia | 912,051 | 2020 | up 4,950.9% | volatile |
| 79 | North Macedonia | 902,639 | 2020 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 80 | Latvia | 730,102 | 2016 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Estonia | 530,274 | 2016 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 82 | Mongolia | 528,409 | 2021 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 83 | Luxembourg | 276,159 | 2016 | up 180.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Cyprus | 230,527 | 2016 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 85 | Montenegro | 221,259 | 2013 | up 16.8% | flat |
| 86 | Uruguay | 190,065 | 2021 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 87 | Belize | 131,151 | 1999 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 88 | Iceland | 48,745 | 2015 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 89 | Jamaica | 13,069 | 2002 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Palestine | 3,506 | 2017 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Austria | 3,180 | 2003 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 92 | Belgium | 535.89 | 2003 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 93 | Netherlands | 412.57 | 2004 | down 26.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 936,615