Rural Population 1960-2025

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.
  • rural population for 2023 was 87,609,499, a 0.36% decline from 2022.
  • rural population for 2022 was 87,921,775, a 1.78% decline from 2021.
  • rural population for 2021 was 89,519,672, a 0.1% increase from 2020.
  • rural population for 2020 was 89,428,651, a 0.07% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 87,609,499 35.65 -0.36%
2022 87,921,775 35.86 -1.79%
2021 89,519,672 35.97 0.10%
2020 89,428,651 36.19 0.07%
2019 89,369,270 36.42 0.22%
2018 89,174,341 36.66 0.20%
2017 88,994,819 36.89 0.22%
2016 88,795,260 37.12 0.29%
2015 88,541,525 37.35 0.31%
2014 88,271,212 37.58 0.26%
2013 88,038,738 37.80 0.24%
2012 87,829,388 38.03 0.17%
2011 87,682,694 38.27 0.24%
2010 87,469,155 38.54 0.17%
2009 87,321,454 38.85 -0.02%
2008 87,336,904 39.17 -0.10%
2007 87,425,354 39.50 -0.36%
2006 87,742,157 39.82 -0.28%
2005 87,990,638 40.15 -0.31%
2004 88,260,644 40.48 -0.30%
2003 88,525,844 40.81 -0.32%
2002 88,810,719 41.12 -0.29%
2001 89,073,204 41.42 -0.21%
2000 89,257,254 41.67 -0.15%
1999 89,388,844 41.90 -0.17%
1998 89,539,940 42.10 -0.07%
1997 89,605,517 42.27 0.04%
1996 89,567,668 42.43 0.11%
1995 89,471,204 42.59 -0.11%
1994 89,572,009 42.75 0.01%
1993 89,562,331 42.93 0.20%
1992 89,381,630 43.13 0.44%
1991 88,987,058 43.31 0.54%
1990 88,509,426 43.53 0.31%
1989 88,231,652 43.89 0.13%
1988 88,119,618 44.35 0.17%
1987 87,968,929 44.90 0.21%
1986 87,782,662 45.46 0.13%
1985 87,673,062 46.05 -0.07%
1984 87,732,370 46.73 -0.08%
1983 87,801,754 47.44 -0.05%
1982 87,847,326 48.15 -0.10%
1981 87,935,071 48.86 0.08%
1980 87,867,858 49.49 0.56%
1979 87,379,273 49.89 0.50%
1978 86,943,037 50.32 0.48%
1977 86,531,885 50.79 0.50%
1976 86,104,034 51.26 0.45%
1975 85,721,378 51.76 0.39%
1974 85,389,574 52.30 0.36%
1973 85,079,570 52.89 0.40%
1972 84,742,813 53.48 0.44%
1971 84,370,740 54.07 0.36%
1970 84,065,976 54.71 0.32%
1969 83,798,578 55.39 0.46%
1968 83,417,662 56.09 0.56%
1967 82,949,609 56.78 0.64%
1966 82,423,155 57.48 0.70%
1965 81,851,752 58.16 0.80%
1964 81,205,612 58.80 0.98%
1963 80,420,784 59.42 1.05%
1962 79,588,684 60.03 1.11%
1961 78,715,773 60.64 1.16%
1960 77,813,109 61.26 %