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Lower middle income 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 6.1 times Pakistan in second place (154.34 million people). The top five are India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Egypt, Arab Rep.. Together the top 10 account for 89.1% of the total across the 47 Lower middle income countries listed. The median across all 47 is 5.28 million people; Kiribati is last at 49,975 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
5.28 million people
Coverage
47 Lower middle income countries
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Rural populationBar chart of the top 10: 1. India 941.42 million; 2. Pakistan 154.34 million; 3. Bangladesh 117.29 million; 4. Nigeria 86.04 million; 5. Egypt, Arab Rep. 67.58 million; 6. Tanzania 44.53 million; 7. Kenya 39 million; 8. Myanmar 38.08 million; 9. Uzbekistan 18.15 million; 10. Côte d'Ivoire 14.87 million.India941.42 millionPakistan154.34 millionBangladesh117.29 millionNigeria86.04 millionEgypt, Arab Rep.67.58 millionTanzania44.53 millionKenya39 millionMyanmar38.08 millionUzbekistan18.15 millionCôte d'Ivoire14.87 million
Top 10: Rural population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. India 941.42 million; 2. Pakistan 154.34 million; 3. Bangladesh 117.29 million; 4. Nigeria 86.04 million; 5. Egypt, Arab Rep. 67.58 million; 6. Tanzania 44.53 million; 7. Kenya 39 million; 8. Myanmar 38.08 million; 9. Uzbekistan 18.15 million; 10. Côte d'Ivoire 14.87 million.
Rural population over time, top 5India: 777.13 million in 2001 to 941.42 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; Nigeria: 72.56 million in 2001 to 86.04 million in 2025; Egypt, Arab Rep.: 42.71 million in 2001 to 67.58 million in 2025.0235.36 million470.71 million706.07 million941.42 million200120132025IndiaPakistanBangladeshNigeriaEgypt, Arab Rep.
Rural population over time, top 5 (people). India: 777.13 million in 2001 to 941.42 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; Nigeria: 72.56 million in 2001 to 86.04 million in 2025; Egypt, Arab Rep.: 42.71 million in 2001 to 67.58 million in 2025.
Share of the total: Rural populationIndia 55.1%; Pakistan 9.0%; Bangladesh 6.9%; Nigeria 5.0%; Egypt, Arab Rep. 4.0%; All others 20.0%55%9%20%

India 55.1%Pakistan 9.0%Bangladesh 6.9%Nigeria 5.0%Egypt, Arab Rep. 4.0%All others 20.0%

Share of the total: Rural population, as a share of 47 Lower middle income countries. India 55.1%; Pakistan 9.0%; Bangladesh 6.9%; Nigeria 5.0%; Egypt, Arab Rep. 4.0%; All others 20.0%.

Full ranking

Lower middle income Countries Ranked by Rural population, 2025
RankCountryRural population (people)
1India941,420,000
2Pakistan154,340,000
3Bangladesh117,290,000
4Nigeria86,043,000
5Egypt, Arab Rep.67,582,000
6Tanzania44,526,000
7Kenya39,000,000
8Myanmar38,075,000
9Uzbekistan18,150,000
10Côte d'Ivoire14,868,000
11Ghana14,403,000
12Morocco14,170,000
13Cameroon13,246,000
14Zambia11,852,000
15Angola11,141,000
16Cambodia10,511,000
17Zimbabwe10,087,000
18Nepal9,774,100
19Guinea9,283,800
20Papua New Guinea9,064,500
21Senegal8,374,100
22Tajikistan7,964,400
23Benin6,909,200
24Haiti5,284,500
25Kyrgyz Republic4,791,600
26Togo4,777,400
27Lao PDR4,699,200
28Honduras4,484,700
29Tunisia3,617,800
30Bolivia3,577,900
31Venezuela, RB3,045,100
32Nicaragua2,842,000
33Congo, Rep.2,326,400
34Mauritania2,046,900
35Namibia1,519,600
36Lesotho1,307,600
37Timor-Leste1,010,200
38Eswatini920,510
39West Bank and Gaza683,090
40Comoros583,200
41Solomon Islands576,070
42Lebanon528,770
43Bhutan450,680
44Djibouti319,990
45Vanuatu260,350
46São Tomé and Principe74,065
47Kiribati49,975

About the top 10

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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.