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Countries in Asia Ranked by Rural population (2025)

Rural population: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

India ranks #1 with 941.42 million people. That is 2 times China in second place (473.41 million people). The top five are India, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Indonesia. Together the top 10 account for 90.1% of the total across the 49 countries in Asia listed. The median across all 49 is 7.15 million people; Singapore is last at 0 people. India's figure has risen 21% since 2001 (777.13 million people to 941.42 million people in 2025).

#1
India · 941.42 million people
Median
7.15 million people
Coverage
49 countries in Asia
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Rural populationBar chart of the top 10: 1. India 941.42 million; 2. China 473.41 million; 3. Pakistan 154.34 million; 4. Bangladesh 117.29 million; 5. Indonesia 116.02 million; 6. Viet Nam 62.15 million; 7. Philippines 51.65 million; 8. Myanmar 38.08 million; 9. Afghanistan 32.47 million; 10. Thailand 26.64 million.India941.42 millionChina473.41 millionPakistan154.34 millionBangladesh117.29 millionIndonesia116.02 millionViet Nam62.15 millionPhilippines51.65 millionMyanmar38.08 millionAfghanistan32.47 millionThailand26.64 million
Top 10: Rural population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. India 941.42 million; 2. China 473.41 million; 3. Pakistan 154.34 million; 4. Bangladesh 117.29 million; 5. Indonesia 116.02 million; 6. Viet Nam 62.15 million; 7. Philippines 51.65 million; 8. Myanmar 38.08 million; 9. Afghanistan 32.47 million; 10. Thailand 26.64 million.
Rural population over time, top 5India: 777.13 million in 2001 to 941.42 million in 2025; China: 792.87 million in 2001 to 473.41 million in 2025; Pakistan: 106.39 million in 2001 to 154.34 million in 2025; Bangladesh: 104.38 million in 2001 to 117.29 million in 2025; Indonesia: 125.1 million in 2001 to 116.02 million in 2025.0235.36 million470.71 million706.07 million941.42 million200120132025IndiaChinaPakistanBangladeshIndonesia
Rural population over time, top 5 (people). India: 777.13 million in 2001 to 941.42 million in 2025; China: 792.87 million in 2001 to 473.41 million in 2025; Pakistan: 106.39 million in 2001 to 154.34 million in 2025; Bangladesh: 104.38 million in 2001 to 117.29 million in 2025; Indonesia: 125.1 million in 2001 to 116.02 million in 2025.
Share of the total: Rural populationIndia 42.1%; China 21.2%; Pakistan 6.9%; Bangladesh 5.3%; Indonesia 5.2%; All others 19.3%42%21%19%

India 42.1%China 21.2%Pakistan 6.9%Bangladesh 5.3%Indonesia 5.2%All others 19.3%

Share of the total: Rural population, as a share of 49 countries in Asia. India 42.1%; China 21.2%; Pakistan 6.9%; Bangladesh 5.3%; Indonesia 5.2%; All others 19.3%.

Full ranking

Countries in Asia Ranked by Rural population, 2025
RankCountryRural population (people)
1India941,420,000
2China473,410,000
3Pakistan154,340,000
4Bangladesh117,290,000
5Indonesia116,020,000
6Viet Nam62,148,000
7Philippines51,651,000
8Myanmar38,075,000
9Afghanistan32,471,000
10Thailand26,643,000
11Yemen, Rep.26,303,000
12Iran, Islamic Rep.20,908,000
13Uzbekistan18,150,000
14Sri Lanka17,307,000
15Iraq14,135,000
16Cambodia10,511,000
17Nepal9,774,100
18Korea, Rep.9,730,100
19Korea, Dem. People's Rep.9,515,100
20Japan9,499,100
21Türkiye9,022,400
22Malaysia8,132,800
23Tajikistan7,964,400
24Kazakhstan7,840,300
25Syrian Arab Republic7,152,300
26Saudi Arabia5,689,400
27Kyrgyz Republic4,791,600
28Lao PDR4,699,200
29Azerbaijan4,238,500
30Turkmenistan4,030,000
31United Arab Emirates1,616,200
32Georgia1,527,900
33Oman1,127,600
34Armenia1,051,700
35Mongolia1,029,800
36Timor-Leste1,010,200
37Israel852,510
38Jordan782,430
39West Bank and Gaza683,090
40Lebanon528,770
41Bhutan450,680
42Maldives304,530
43Brunei Darussalam116,530
44Qatar19,042
45Bahrain0
46Hong Kong SAR, China0
47Kuwait0
48Macao SAR, China0
49Singapore0

About the top 10

Profile facts: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0); weather links go to Purr Weather, another ChowChow Labs site.

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Source and method

Rural population: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SP.RUR.TOTL. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Rural population: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospe.

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.