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Countries 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 63.3% of the total across the 217 countries listed. The median across all 217 is 1.64 million people; Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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
1.64 million people
Coverage
217 countries
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. Ethiopia 102.81 million; 7. Nigeria 86.04 million; 8. United States 67.7 million; 9. Egypt, Arab Rep. 67.58 million; 10. Viet Nam 62.15 million.India941.42 millionChina473.41 millionPakistan154.34 millionBangladesh117.29 millionIndonesia116.02 millionEthiopia102.81 millionNigeria86.04 millionUnited States67.7 millionEgypt, Arab Rep.67.58 millionViet Nam62.15 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. Ethiopia 102.81 million; 7. Nigeria 86.04 million; 8. United States 67.7 million; 9. Egypt, Arab Rep. 67.58 million; 10. Viet Nam 62.15 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 27.2%; China 13.7%; Pakistan 4.5%; Bangladesh 3.4%; Indonesia 3.4%; All others 47.9%27%14%48%

India 27.2%China 13.7%Pakistan 4.5%Bangladesh 3.4%Indonesia 3.4%All others 47.9%

Share of the total: Rural population, as a share of 217 countries. India 27.2%; China 13.7%; Pakistan 4.5%; Bangladesh 3.4%; Indonesia 3.4%; All others 47.9%.

Full ranking

Countries Ranked by Rural population, 2025
RankCountryRural population (people)
1India941,420,000
2China473,410,000
3Pakistan154,340,000
4Bangladesh117,290,000
5Indonesia116,020,000
6Ethiopia102,810,000
7Nigeria86,043,000
8United States67,700,000
9Egypt, Arab Rep.67,582,000
10Viet Nam62,148,000
11Congo, Dem. Rep.61,930,000
12Philippines51,651,000
13Tanzania44,526,000
14Kenya39,000,000
15Myanmar38,075,000
16Russian Federation35,519,000
17Uganda34,973,000
18Sudan33,614,000
19Afghanistan32,471,000
20Thailand26,643,000
21Mexico26,335,000
22Yemen, Rep.26,303,000
23Brazil25,160,000
24South Africa23,429,000
25Niger22,788,000
26Mozambique22,374,000
27Madagascar21,968,000
28Iran, Islamic Rep.20,908,000
29Malawi18,307,000
30Uzbekistan18,150,000
31Italy17,863,000
32Sri Lanka17,307,000
33Burkina Faso17,112,000
34Mali17,082,000
35Chad15,214,000
36Germany14,913,000
37Côte d'Ivoire14,868,000
38Poland14,543,000
39France14,538,000
40Ghana14,403,000
41Morocco14,170,000
42Iraq14,135,000
43Cameroon13,246,000
44Ukraine11,852,000
45Zambia11,852,000
46United Kingdom11,588,000
47Algeria11,470,000
48Colombia11,335,000
49Angola11,141,000
50Burundi10,694,000
51Cambodia10,511,000
52Zimbabwe10,087,000
53Rwanda10,065,000
54Nepal9,774,100
55Korea, Rep.9,730,100
56Spain9,616,900
57South Sudan9,545,700
58Korea, Dem. People's Rep.9,515,100
59Japan9,499,100
60Guinea9,283,800
61Romania9,096,800
62Papua New Guinea9,064,500
63Türkiye9,022,400
64Somalia, Fed. Rep.8,817,100
65Senegal8,374,100
66Guatemala8,167,100
67Malaysia8,132,800
68Tajikistan7,964,400
69Kazakhstan7,840,300
70Syrian Arab Republic7,152,300
71Canada7,132,600
72Benin6,909,200
73Ecuador6,695,600
74Saudi Arabia5,689,400
75Haiti5,284,500
76Peru4,980,300
77Kyrgyz Republic4,791,600
78Togo4,777,400
79Sierra Leone4,769,100
80Lao PDR4,699,200
81Honduras4,484,700
82Azerbaijan4,238,500
83Portugal4,160,400
84Turkmenistan4,030,000
85Tunisia3,617,800
86Bolivia3,577,900
87Argentina3,506,700
88Australia3,391,300
89Dominican Republic3,166,100
90Central African Republic3,056,900
91Venezuela, RB3,045,100
92Czechia2,953,000
93Nicaragua2,842,000
94Austria2,788,700
95Hungary2,788,300
96Slovak Republic2,534,000
97Liberia2,517,000
98Cuba2,490,700
99Serbia2,446,900
100Eritrea2,361,100

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About the top 10

#8 United States

United States ranks #8 on this list with 67.7 million people.

Capital
Washington, D.C.
Continent
North America
Income group
High income
Population
341.78 million people (2025)
GDP
US$30.77 trillion (2025)
GDP per person
US$90,027 (2025)
Life expectancy
78.9 years (2024)
Urban population
80.2% of population (2025)

Largest cities: New York metropolitan area, New York City, Chicago.

Also ranks #1 in gdp (current us$) · #1 in health expenditure per capita · #1 in imports of goods and services.

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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.