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 160,247,467, a 0.73% increase from 2022.
  • rural population for 2022 was 159,084,964, a 0.68% increase from 2021.
  • rural population for 2021 was 158,009,880, a 0.69% increase from 2020.
  • rural population for 2020 was 156,931,282, a 0.82% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 160,247,467 37.19 0.73%
2022 159,084,964 37.49 0.68%
2021 158,009,880 37.80 0.69%
2020 156,931,282 38.11 0.82%
2019 155,655,577 38.41 0.95%
2018 154,193,297 38.71 0.94%
2017 152,759,159 39.01 0.92%
2016 151,371,901 39.31 0.98%
2015 149,906,294 39.64 0.95%
2014 148,488,933 40.05 1.09%
2013 146,888,416 40.43 1.17%
2012 145,182,750 40.75 1.30%
2011 143,317,267 40.97 1.33%
2010 141,429,911 41.20 1.14%
2009 139,837,034 41.53 1.09%
2008 138,328,217 41.88 1.11%
2007 136,804,843 42.21 1.12%
2006 135,293,805 42.55 1.03%
2005 133,908,865 42.93 1.06%
2004 132,508,744 43.31 1.13%
2003 131,029,837 43.66 1.01%
2002 129,715,307 44.00 1.03%
2001 128,391,293 44.34 1.16%
2000 126,917,434 44.71 1.17%
1999 125,454,059 45.07 1.17%
1998 124,001,744 45.43 1.21%
1997 122,518,052 45.79 1.28%
1996 120,964,446 46.13 1.32%
1995 119,384,633 46.46 1.37%
1994 117,768,375 46.81 1.20%
1993 116,374,010 47.23 1.28%
1992 114,905,658 47.65 1.63%
1991 113,060,377 48.06 2.07%
1990 110,765,613 48.40 2.76%
1989 107,792,823 48.88 2.07%
1988 105,611,857 49.21 2.08%
1987 103,460,689 49.58 2.05%
1986 101,385,332 50.03 2.02%
1985 99,379,731 50.54 2.08%
1984 97,351,417 51.04 2.12%
1983 95,333,372 51.58 2.09%
1982 93,378,772 52.11 2.36%
1981 91,229,311 52.65 2.37%
1980 89,116,232 53.21 2.04%
1979 87,334,842 53.75 1.87%
1978 85,732,969 54.23 1.78%
1977 84,230,551 54.72 2.03%
1976 82,555,047 55.34 2.02%
1975 80,917,506 56.00 1.75%
1974 79,523,221 56.62 1.58%
1973 78,286,191 57.25 1.53%
1972 77,109,069 57.91 1.53%
1971 75,950,046 58.55 1.58%
1970 74,770,314 59.19 1.58%
1969 73,607,242 59.86 1.61%
1968 72,444,182 60.52 1.63%
1967 71,283,939 61.18 1.68%
1966 70,107,474 61.82 1.51%
1965 69,063,694 62.54 1.40%
1964 68,107,606 63.31 1.45%
1963 67,134,931 64.05 1.44%
1962 66,178,949 64.78 1.42%
1961 65,254,959 65.50 1.40%
1960 64,355,765 66.22 %