Rural Population (%) by Country
As of 2025, Liechtenstein leads globally in rural population (%) at 85.4%, followed by Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Malawi. At the lower end, Nauru, Macao, Bermuda rank among the lowest. The global median is 35.8% (North Korea). This indicator falls under the "People" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 217 countries.
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| # | Country | Rural Population (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Liechtenstein | 85.4% | 2025 |
| 2 |  Papua New Guinea | 84.2% | 2025 |
| 3 |  Samoa | 82.5% | 2025 |
| 4 |  Malawi | 82.4% | 2025 |
| 5 |  Niger | 81.6% | 2025 |
| 6 |  Sri Lanka | 79.5% | 2025 |
| 7 |  Tonga | 78.8% | 2025 |
| 8 |  South Sudan | 78.3% | 2025 |
| 9 |  Vanuatu | 77.7% | 2025 |
| 10 |  Micronesia | 77.5% | 2025 |
| 11 |  Ethiopia | 75.9% | 2025 |
| 12 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 75.7% | 2025 |
| 13 |  Burundi | 74.3% | 2025 |
| 14 |  Afghanistan | 74.1% | 2025 |
| 15 |  Tajikistan | 73.8% | 2025 |
| 16 |  Guyana | 73.5% | 2025 |
| 17 |  Eswatini | 73.3% | 2025 |
| 18 |  Chad | 72.4% | 2025 |
| 19 |  Timor-Leste | 71.2% | 2025 |
| 20 |  Burkina Faso | 71.1% | 2025 |
| 21 |  St. Lucia | 70.9% | 2025 |
| 22 |  Myanmar | 69.4% | 2025 |
| 23 |  Rwanda | 69.1% | 2025 |
| 24 |  Solomon Islands | 68.7% | 2025 |
| 25 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 68.1% | 2025 |
| 26 |  Uganda | 68.1% | 2025 |
| 27 |  Kenya | 67.8% | 2025 |
| 28 |  Mali | 67.8% | 2025 |
| 29 | Channel Islands | 67.4% | 2025 |
| 30 |  Madagascar | 67.1% | 2025 |
| 31 |  Bangladesh | 66.8% | 2025 |
| 32 |  Comoros | 66.1% | 2025 |
| 33 |  Eritrea | 65.5% | 2025 |
| 34 |  Kyrgyzstan | 65.3% | 2025 |
| 35 |  Sudan | 65.1% | 2025 |
| 36 |  India | 64.3% | 2025 |
| 37 |  Grenada | 63.3% | 2025 |
| 38 |  Tanzania | 63.1% | 2025 |
| 39 |  Yemen | 63.0% | 2025 |
| 40 |  Mozambique | 62.8% | 2025 |
| 41 |  Guinea | 61.5% | 2025 |
| 42 |  Vietnam | 61.2% | 2025 |
| 43 |  Mauritius | 61.0% | 2025 |
| 44 |  Pakistan | 60.5% | 2025 |
| 45 |  Faroe Islands | 60.4% | 2025 |
| 46 |  Laos | 59.7% | 2025 |
| 47 |  Zimbabwe | 59.5% | 2025 |
| 48 |  Cambodia | 58.9% | 2025 |
| 49 |  Belize | 58.4% | 2025 |
| 50 |  Maldives | 57.5% | 2025 |
| 51 |  Egypt | 57.1% | 2025 |
| 52 |  Bhutan | 56.6% | 2025 |
| 53 |  Moldova | 56.3% | 2025 |
| 54 |  Togo | 55.6% | 2025 |
| 55 |  Central African Republic | 55.4% | 2025 |
| 56 |  Lesotho | 55.3% | 2025 |
| 57 |  DR Congo | 54.9% | 2025 |
| 58 |  Seychelles | 54.5% | 2025 |
| 59 |  Zambia | 54.1% | 2025 |
| 60 |  Sierra Leone | 54.1% | 2025 |
| 61 |  Guinea-Bissau | 53.3% | 2025 |
| 62 |  Turkmenistan | 52.9% | 2025 |
| 63 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 52.0% | 2025 |
| 64 |  Namibia | 49.1% | 2025 |
| 65 |  Kosovo | 49.1% | 2025 |
| 66 |  Uzbekistan | 49.0% | 2025 |
| 67 |  Isle of Man | 47.9% | 2025 |
| 68 |  Romania | 47.8% | 2025 |
| 69 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 47.3% | 2025 |
| 70 |  Slovakia | 46.8% | 2025 |
| 71 |  Benin | 46.6% | 2025 |
| 72 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 46.0% | 2025 |
| 73 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 45.5% | 2025 |
| 74 |  Somalia | 44.9% | 2025 |
| 75 |  Haiti | 44.4% | 2025 |
| 76 |  Cameroon | 44.3% | 2025 |
| 77 |  Senegal | 44.2% | 2025 |
| 78 |  Philippines | 44.2% | 2025 |
| 79 |  Slovenia | 44.0% | 2025 |
| 80 |  Liberia | 43.9% | 2025 |
| 81 |  Guatemala | 43.7% | 2025 |
| 82 |  British Virgin Islands | 42.6% | 2025 |
| 83 |  Croatia | 42.2% | 2025 |
| 84 |  Azerbaijan | 41.4% | 2025 |
| 85 |  Albania | 41.1% | 2025 |
| 86 |  Ghana | 41.1% | 2025 |
| 87 |  Honduras | 40.7% | 2025 |
| 88 |  Indonesia | 40.6% | 2025 |
| 89 |  Jamaica | 40.6% | 2025 |
| 90 |  Nicaragua | 40.6% | 2025 |
| 91 |  Fiji | 40.5% | 2025 |
| 92 |  Barbados | 40.3% | 2025 |
| 93 |  Poland | 39.9% | 2025 |
| 94 |  Georgia | 38.8% | 2025 |
| 95 |  Mauritania | 38.5% | 2025 |
| 96 |  Portugal | 38.5% | 2025 |
| 97 |  Aruba | 38.3% | 2025 |
| 98 |  French Polynesia | 38.2% | 2025 |
| 99 |  Kazakhstan | 37.6% | 2025 |
| 100 |  Serbia | 37.4% | 2025 |
| 101 |  Thailand | 37.2% | 2025 |
| 102 |  North Macedonia | 37.1% | 2025 |
| 103 |  Morocco | 36.9% | 2025 |
| 104 |  Kiribati | 36.6% | 2025 |
| 105 |  Ecuador | 36.6% | 2025 |
| 106 |  Nigeria | 36.2% | 2025 |
| 107 |  South Africa | 36.2% | 2025 |
| 108 |  Republic of the Congo | 35.9% | 2025 |
| 109 |  North Korea | 35.8% | 2025 |
| 110 |  Ireland | 35.4% | 2025 |
| 111 |  The Gambia | 35.0% | 2025 |
| 112 |  Tuvalu | 34.6% | 2025 |
| 113 |  Montenegro | 34.4% | 2025 |
| 114 |  Suriname | 34.2% | 2025 |
| 115 |  Armenia | 34.1% | 2025 |
| 116 |  Panama | 33.8% | 2025 |
| 117 |  China | 33.7% | 2025 |
| 118 |  Cyprus | 33.3% | 2025 |
| 119 |  Nepal | 33.0% | 2025 |
| 120 |  Botswana | 32.0% | 2025 |
| 121 |  New Caledonia | 31.8% | 2025 |
| 122 |  Latvia | 31.4% | 2025 |
| 123 |  Lithuania | 30.9% | 2025 |
| 124 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 30.8% | 2025 |
| 125 |  Ukraine | 30.4% | 2025 |
| 126 |  Italy | 30.3% | 2025 |
| 127 |  Austria | 30.3% | 2025 |
| 128 |  Iraq | 30.1% | 2025 |
| 129 |  Paraguay | 29.6% | 2025 |
| 130 |  Hungary | 29.3% | 2025 |
| 131 |  Tunisia | 29.3% | 2025 |
| 132 |  Estonia | 29.3% | 2025 |
| 133 |  Mongolia | 28.9% | 2025 |
| 134 |  Angola | 28.5% | 2025 |
| 135 |  Bolivia | 28.4% | 2025 |
| 136 |  Equatorial Guinea | 28.4% | 2025 |
| 137 |  Syria | 27.9% | 2025 |
| 138 |  Dominican Republic | 27.5% | 2025 |
| 139 |  Czechia | 27.1% | 2025 |
| 140 |  Djibouti | 27.0% | 2025 |
| 141 |  Dominica | 26.0% | 2025 |
| 142 |  Bulgaria | 25.8% | 2025 |
| 143 |  Finland | 25.5% | 2025 |
| 144 |  Brunei | 25.0% | 2025 |
| 145 |  Russia | 24.7% | 2025 |
| 146 |  El Salvador | 24.5% | 2025 |
| 147 |  Algeria | 24.2% | 2025 |
| 148 |  Cuba | 22.8% | 2025 |
| 149 |  Iran | 22.6% | 2025 |
| 150 |  Malaysia | 22.6% | 2025 |
| 151 |  Cabo Verde | 22.4% | 2025 |
| 152 |  Colombia | 21.2% | 2025 |
| 153 |  France | 21.2% | 2025 |
| 154 |  Marshall Islands | 20.9% | 2025 |
| 155 |  Greece | 20.8% | 2025 |
| 156 |  Palau | 20.7% | 2025 |
| 157 |  Oman | 20.5% | 2025 |
| 158 |  Belarus | 20.5% | 2025 |
| 159 |  Costa Rica | 20.3% | 2025 |
| 160 |  Mexico | 20.0% | 2025 |
| 161 |  United States | 19.8% | 2025 |
| 162 |  American Samoa | 19.5% | 2025 |
| 163 |  Spain | 19.5% | 2025 |
| 164 |  South Korea | 18.8% | 2025 |
| 165 |  Bahamas | 18.7% | 2025 |
| 166 |  Germany | 17.9% | 2025 |
| 167 |  Canada | 17.1% | 2025 |
| 168 |  United Kingdom | 16.7% | 2025 |
| 169 |  Norway | 16.4% | 2025 |
| 170 |  New Zealand | 16.0% | 2025 |
| 171 |  Saudi Arabia | 15.4% | 2025 |
| 172 |  Peru | 14.4% | 2025 |
| 173 |  Switzerland | 14.3% | 2025 |
| 174 |  United Arab Emirates | 14.0% | 2025 |
| 175 |  West Bank and Gaza | 12.6% | 2025 |
| 176 |  Belgium | 12.3% | 2025 |
| 177 |  Australia | 12.3% | 2025 |
| 178 |  Libya | 12.1% | 2025 |
| 179 |  Brazil | 11.8% | 2025 |
| 180 |  Greenland | 11.4% | 2025 |
| 181 |  Denmark | 11.2% | 2025 |
| 182 |  Andorra | 11.1% | 2025 |
| 183 |  Sweden | 10.9% | 2025 |
| 184 |  Chile | 10.8% | 2025 |
| 185 |  Venezuela | 10.7% | 2025 |
| 186 |  Türkiye | 10.5% | 2025 |
| 187 |  Lebanon | 9.0% | 2025 |
| 188 |  Curaçao | 8.5% | 2025 |
| 189 |  Israel | 8.4% | 2025 |
| 190 |  Gabon | 7.9% | 2025 |
| 191 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 7.8% | 2025 |
| 192 |  Japan | 7.7% | 2025 |
| 193 |  Argentina | 7.6% | 2025 |
| 194 |  Jordan | 6.8% | 2025 |
| 195 |  Iceland | 5.8% | 2025 |
| 196 |  Guam | 5.8% | 2025 |
| 197 |  Puerto Rico | 5.7% | 2025 |
| 198 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.6% | 2025 |
| 199 |  Luxembourg | 5.1% | 2025 |
| 200 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 201 |  Uruguay | 4.3% | 2025 |
| 202 |  Malta | 4.3% | 2025 |
| 203 |  Netherlands | 4.1% | 2025 |
| 204 |  San Marino | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 205 |  Qatar | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 206 |  Sint Maarten | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 207 |  Saint Martin | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 208 |  Monaco | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 209 |  Singapore | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 210 |  Gibraltar | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 211 |  Kuwait | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 212 |  Hong Kong | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 213 |  Cayman Islands | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 214 |  Bahrain | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 215 |  Bermuda | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 216 |  Macao | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 217 |  Nauru | 0.0% | 2025 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest rural population (%) in 2025?
Liechtenstein ranks #1 with rural population (%) of 85.4% as of 2025, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Which country has the lowest rural population (%)?
Nauru ranks last (#217) with 0.0% as of 2025.
What is the global median for rural population (%)?
The median value is 35.8% (North Korea, ranked #109 out of 217 countries).
How many countries report data for rural population (%)?
217 countries have available data for rural population (%). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does rural population (%) belong to?
Rural Population (%) is classified under the "People" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.