Rural population, percent - Country rankings
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Rural population, percent of total population, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 47 countries was 37.18 percent. The highest value was in Sri Lanka: 80.79 percent and the lowest value was in Hong Kong: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Rural population, percent, 2023 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 80.79 | 1 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Nepal | 78.1 | 2 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Cambodia | 74.43 | 3 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Afghanistan | 73.07 | 4 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Tajikistan | 71.77 | 5 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Burma | 67.89 | 6 | 1960 - 2023 |
| India | 63.64 | 7 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 62.2 | 8 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Pakistan | 61.96 | 9 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Laos | 61.75 | 10 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Vietnam | 60.52 | 11 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Yemen | 60.17 | 12 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Bangladesh | 59.53 | 13 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Maldives | 58.03 | 14 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Bhutan | 55.65 | 15 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Philippines | 51.71 | 16 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Uzbekistan | 49.47 | 17 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Thailand | 46.39 | 18 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Turkmenistan | 46 | 19 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Syria | 42.59 | 20 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Azerbaijan | 42.42 | 21 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan | 41.82 | 22 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Indonesia | 41.43 | 23 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Georgia | 39.27 | 24 | 1960 - 2023 |
| North Korea | 36.8 | 25 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Armenia | 36.26 | 26 | 1960 - 2023 |
| China | 35.43 | 27 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Mongolia | 30.91 | 28 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Iraq | 28.4 | 29 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Iran | 22.74 | 30 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Palestine | 22.42 | 31 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Malaysia | 21.28 | 32 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Brunei | 20.85 | 33 | 1960 - 2023 |
| South Korea | 18.54 | 34 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 15.05 | 35 | 1960 - 2023 |
| UA Emirates | 12.22 | 36 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Oman | 11.6 | 37 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Lebanon | 10.57 | 38 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Bahrain | 10.13 | 39 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Jordan | 7.98 | 40 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Japan | 7.96 | 41 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Israel | 7.15 | 42 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Qatar | 0.65 | 43 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 44 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Kuwait | 0 | 45 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Macao | 0 | 46 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Singapore | 0 | 47 | 1960 - 2023 |
Definition: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
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