Euro Area 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.
  • Euro Area rural population for 2023 was 77,195,067, a 0.53% decline from 2022.
  • Euro Area rural population for 2022 was 77,609,493, a 0.69% decline from 2021.
  • Euro Area rural population for 2021 was 78,145,557, a 1.08% decline from 2020.
  • Euro Area rural population for 2020 was 78,997,420, a 0.89% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
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
Euro Area Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 77,195,067 22.03 -0.53%
2022 77,609,493 22.28 -0.69%
2021 78,145,557 22.52 -1.08%
2020 78,997,420 22.77 -0.89%
2019 79,708,987 23.00 -0.93%
2018 80,459,639 23.24 -0.74%
2017 81,060,087 23.47 -0.74%
2016 81,661,924 23.69 -0.63%
2015 82,177,220 23.91 -0.60%
2014 82,673,664 24.12 -0.50%
2013 83,084,940 24.32 -0.51%
2012 83,513,397 24.53 -0.66%
2011 84,067,168 24.75 -1.12%
2010 85,023,425 24.97 -0.69%
2009 85,612,450 25.20 -0.58%
2008 86,111,546 25.43 -0.41%
2007 86,462,215 25.66 -0.38%
2006 86,789,716 25.89 -0.45%
2005 87,184,954 26.13 -0.41%
2004 87,547,166 26.37 -0.38%
2003 87,884,448 26.61 -0.40%
2002 88,238,631 26.87 -0.42%
2001 88,610,017 27.11 -0.47%
2000 89,024,411 27.33 -0.39%
1999 89,374,263 27.52 -0.40%
1998 89,731,763 27.70 -0.42%
1997 90,105,955 27.87 -0.40%
1996 90,469,382 28.05 -0.41%
1995 90,839,541 28.23 -0.40%
1994 91,200,038 28.41 -0.33%
1993 91,502,862 28.59 -0.16%
1992 91,653,732 28.75 -0.13%
1991 91,773,123 28.91 -0.11%
1990 91,878,173 29.09 -0.07%
1989 91,941,064 29.24 0.04%
1988 91,907,461 29.35 -0.22%
1987 92,113,142 29.51 -0.31%
1986 92,396,716 29.68 -0.07%
1985 92,458,112 29.78 -0.00%
1984 92,458,906 29.83 -0.07%
1983 92,526,910 29.90 -0.17%
1982 92,680,154 30.01 -0.24%
1981 92,898,451 30.17 -0.41%
1980 93,280,138 30.42 -0.37%
1979 93,625,079 30.67 -0.39%
1978 93,989,187 30.92 -0.39%
1977 94,356,578 31.17 -0.39%
1976 94,727,706 31.42 -0.29%
1975 95,002,747 31.64 -0.32%
1974 95,306,499 31.91 -0.40%
1973 95,689,556 32.21 -0.35%
1972 96,027,559 32.53 -0.36%
1971 96,376,759 32.87 -0.64%
1970 97,001,935 33.27 -0.69%
1969 97,680,029 33.69 -0.58%
1968 98,247,286 34.12 -0.77%
1967 99,011,827 34.63 -0.84%
1966 99,849,317 35.18 -0.73%
1965 100,585,913 35.74 -0.67%
1964 101,260,604 36.30 -0.65%
1963 101,927,362 36.86 -0.63%
1962 102,578,284 37.42 -0.44%
1961 103,036,411 37.92 -0.40%
1960 103,448,775 38.40 %