High income Countries Ranked by Rural population share (2025)
Rural population share: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Liechtenstein ranks #1 with 85.4% of population. Antigua and Barbuda is second with 75.7% of population, 12.8% behind. The top five are Liechtenstein, Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, St. Kitts and Nevis and Channel Islands. The median across all 86 is 18.7% of population; Sint Maarten (Dutch part) is last at 0% of population.
- #1
- Liechtenstein · 85.4% of population
- Median
- 18.7% of population
- Coverage
- 86 High income countries
- Data year
- 2025
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
About the top 10
#1 Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein ranks #1 on this list with 85.4% of population.
- Capital
- Vaduz
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 41,024 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$8.91 billion (2024)
- GDP per person
- US$220,170 (2024)
- Life expectancy
- 84.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 14.6% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in rural population share · #1 in researchers in r&d per million · #2 in gdp per capita.
#2 Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda ranks #2 on this list with 75.7% of population.
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 94,209 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$2.34 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$24,819 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 77.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 24.3% of population (2025)
- International tourist arrivals
- 384,500 arrivals (2020)
Also ranks #1 in immunisation (dpt) rate · #4 in completion rate (primary) · #6 in electricity access rate.
#3 Guyana
Guyana ranks #3 on this list with 73.5% of population.
- Capital
- Georgetown
- Continent
- South America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 835,990 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$27.1 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$32,414 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 70.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 26.5% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in gdp growth rate · #1 in industry value added share of gdp · #1 in livestock production index.
#4 St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Kitts and Nevis ranks #4 on this list with 68.1% of population.
- Capital
- Basseterre
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 46,922 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.18 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$25,223 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 31.9% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in homicide rate · #3 in completion rate (primary) · #3 in completion rate (lower secondary).
#5 Channel Islands
Channel Islands ranks #5 on this list with 67.4% of population.
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 168,470 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$12.51 billion (2023)
- GDP per person
- US$74,586 (2023)
- Life expectancy
- 81.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 32.6% of population (2025)
Also ranks #5 in services value added share of gdp · #13 in population density · #15 in gdp per capita.
#6 Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands ranks #6 on this list with 60.4% of population.
- Capital
- Tórshavn
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 54,900 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$4.05 billion (2024)
- GDP per person
- US$74,175 (2024)
- Life expectancy
- 83.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 39.6% of population (2025)
Also ranks #9 in fertiliser consumption · #13 in gni per capita · #16 in gdp per capita.
#7 Seychelles
Seychelles ranks #7 on this list with 54.5% of population.
- Capital
- Victoria
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 122,730 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$2.39 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$19,449 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 76.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 45.5% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in protected terrestrial area share · #3 in physicians per 1,000 · #8 in male population share.
#8 Isle of Man
Isle of Man ranks #8 on this list with 47.9% of population.
- Capital
- Douglas
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 84,118 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$7.58 billion (2023)
- GDP per person
- US$90,015 (2023)
- Life expectancy
- 81.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 52.1% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in services value added share of gdp · #8 in gni per capita · #10 in age dependency ratio (old).
#9 Romania
Romania ranks #9 on this list with 47.8% of population.
- Capital
- Bucharest
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 19.02 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$428.68 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$22,538 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 76.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 52.2% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Bucharest.
Also ranks #1 in alcohol consumption per capita · #8 in hospital beds per 10,000 · #13 in death rate.
#10 Slovak Republic
Slovak Republic ranks #10 on this list with 46.8% of population.
- Capital
- Bratislava
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 5.41 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$154.53 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$28,544 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 78.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 53.2% of population (2025)
Also ranks #13 in trade share of gdp · #16 in government revenue share of gdp · #17 in tourism arrivals.
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Source and method
Rural population share: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.
Source: The World Bank, indicator SP.RUR.TOTL.ZS. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: Rural population (% of total 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.