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Total sample population, rural by country

Countries reporting
96
Highest
778.05 million
India
Lowest
412.57
Netherlands
Median
4.09 million
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,349

What the numbers show

Total sample population, rural is currently reported for 96 countries. The highest value is 778.05 million in India; the lowest is 412.57 in Netherlands.

The median across all reporting countries is 4.09 million, and the mean is 29.08 million.

Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 43 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 Kosovo 936,615 2017 down 19.2% falling
78 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 936,615 2017 down 19.2% falling
80 Gambia 912,051 2020 up 4,950.9% volatile
81 North Macedonia 902,639 2020 up 0.6% rising
82 Latvia 730,102 2016 down 39.0% volatile
83 Estonia 530,274 2016 down 23.9% rising
84 Mongolia 528,409 2021 down 44.6% falling
85 Djibouti 415,627 2017 up 1,238.8% volatile
86 Luxembourg 276,159 2016 up 180.1% volatile
87 Cyprus 230,527 2016 up 2.5% rising
88 Montenegro 221,259 2013 up 16.8% flat
89 Uruguay 190,065 2021 down 33.9% falling
90 Belize 131,151 1999 up 27.9% rising
91 Iceland 48,745 2015 down 53.1% falling
92 Jamaica 13,069 2002 down 99.8% volatile
93 Palestine 3,506 2017 down 99.6% volatile
94 Austria 3,180 2003 up 0.2% flat
95 Belgium 535.89 2003 up 5.7% flat
96 Netherlands 412.57 2004 down 26.8% falling

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Indicator
Total sample population, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,349 data points, 1970–2021
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