East Asia & Pacific Rural Population 1960-2024

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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • East Asia & Pacific rural population for 2023 was 881,128,740, a 1.77% decline from 2022.
  • East Asia & Pacific rural population for 2022 was 896,978,297, a 1.77% decline from 2021.
  • East Asia & Pacific rural population for 2021 was 913,164,658, a 1.71% decline from 2020.
  • East Asia & Pacific rural population for 2020 was 929,057,798, a 1.59% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
World 3,422,928,507
South Asia 1,234,617,651
East Asia & Pacific 881,128,740
Sub-Saharan Africa 708,996,518
OECD members 253,665,277
Latin America & Caribbean 120,415,677
European Union 109,165,675
Euro Area 77,195,067
North America 63,210,418
East Asia & Pacific Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 881,128,740 37.01 -1.77%
2022 896,978,297 37.76 -1.77%
2021 913,164,658 38.53 -1.71%
2020 929,057,798 39.30 -1.59%
2019 944,110,384 40.11 -1.52%
2018 958,686,489 40.95 -1.45%
2017 972,805,832 41.80 -1.35%
2016 986,165,117 42.68 -1.34%
2015 999,518,506 43.56 -1.29%
2014 1,012,621,525 44.45 -1.22%
2013 1,025,177,136 45.34 -1.16%
2012 1,037,163,477 46.22 -1.11%
2011 1,048,832,526 47.12 -1.23%
2010 1,061,912,605 48.05 -1.42%
2009 1,077,200,905 49.07 -1.37%
2008 1,092,172,253 50.10 -1.32%
2007 1,106,778,883 51.14 -1.27%
2006 1,121,007,938 52.18 -1.25%
2005 1,135,152,972 53.23 -1.26%
2004 1,149,628,884 54.31 -1.21%
2003 1,163,745,761 55.40 -1.14%
2002 1,177,113,683 56.48 -1.05%
2001 1,189,649,329 57.57 -0.81%
2000 1,199,384,777 58.56 -0.43%
1999 1,204,549,702 59.37 -0.30%
1998 1,208,144,007 60.15 -0.18%
1997 1,210,273,658 60.92 -0.08%
1996 1,211,292,861 61.67 -0.04%
1995 1,211,741,079 62.43 0.02%
1994 1,211,461,198 63.18 0.11%
1993 1,210,182,055 63.91 0.17%
1992 1,208,119,876 64.62 0.26%
1991 1,205,008,972 65.33 0.38%
1990 1,200,401,495 66.02 0.53%
1989 1,194,126,146 66.67 0.60%
1988 1,186,975,383 67.31 0.69%
1987 1,178,896,737 67.93 0.71%
1986 1,170,570,356 68.55 0.68%
1985 1,162,684,979 69.16 0.65%
1984 1,155,209,599 69.75 0.65%
1983 1,147,727,721 70.34 0.78%
1982 1,138,789,254 70.91 0.69%
1981 1,130,932,000 71.58 0.58%
1980 1,124,355,757 72.24 0.61%
1979 1,117,566,106 72.88 0.71%
1978 1,109,663,033 73.48 1.02%
1977 1,098,487,834 73.88 1.30%
1976 1,084,342,234 74.06 1.41%
1975 1,069,239,115 74.26 1.67%
1974 1,051,653,722 74.39 1.74%
1973 1,033,652,753 74.65 2.00%
1972 1,013,342,556 74.83 2.24%
1971 991,128,771 74.93 2.50%
1970 966,972,620 75.05 2.48%
1969 943,531,315 75.13 2.48%
1968 920,658,952 75.20 2.39%
1967 899,167,961 75.27 2.36%
1966 878,417,852 75.32 2.58%
1965 856,342,071 75.32 2.35%
1964 836,684,442 75.32 1.70%
1963 822,693,971 75.80 1.81%
1962 808,060,434 76.26 0.68%
1961 802,587,178 76.79 -0.58%
1960 807,252,199 77.37 %