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 595,216,686, a 1.65% increase from 2022.
  • rural population for 2022 was 585,559,377, a 1.66% increase from 2021.
  • rural population for 2021 was 575,977,352, a 1.74% increase from 2020.
  • rural population for 2020 was 566,127,695, a 1.82% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 595,216,686 55.85 1.65%
2022 585,559,377 56.41 1.66%
2021 575,977,352 56.97 1.74%
2020 566,127,695 57.52 1.82%
2019 556,012,255 58.07 1.83%
2018 546,001,060 58.62 1.85%
2017 536,085,331 59.17 1.89%
2016 526,125,315 59.73 1.92%
2015 516,235,412 60.28 1.95%
2014 506,364,450 60.83 2.04%
2013 496,241,461 61.37 2.10%
2012 486,039,060 61.93 2.13%
2011 475,907,318 62.48 2.10%
2010 466,119,030 63.03 2.10%
2009 456,528,196 63.57 2.17%
2008 446,833,624 64.11 2.08%
2007 437,721,947 64.62 2.14%
2006 428,562,973 65.02 2.18%
2005 419,420,688 65.48 2.19%
2004 410,432,929 65.99 2.21%
2003 401,539,518 66.47 2.37%
2002 392,246,310 66.93 2.36%
2001 383,219,269 67.38 2.13%
2000 375,230,168 67.84 2.25%
1999 366,985,171 68.22 2.29%
1998 358,755,864 68.59 2.21%
1997 351,011,087 68.97 2.07%
1996 343,883,666 69.34 2.15%
1995 336,638,495 69.69 2.65%
1994 327,946,561 70.02 2.79%
1993 319,059,649 70.39 2.52%
1992 311,205,916 70.82 2.24%
1991 304,392,030 71.23 1.87%
1990 298,791,801 71.63 1.83%
1989 293,431,150 72.14 1.87%
1988 288,033,835 72.69 1.77%
1987 283,018,192 73.27 1.85%
1986 277,886,137 73.88 1.90%
1985 272,693,320 74.48 2.02%
1984 267,294,766 75.08 2.05%
1983 261,931,034 75.65 2.04%
1982 256,692,544 76.19 1.81%
1981 252,123,000 76.71 1.72%
1980 247,866,967 77.24 2.25%
1979 242,420,081 77.70 2.53%
1978 236,429,342 78.17 2.41%
1977 230,866,177 78.70 2.24%
1976 225,814,960 79.23 2.19%
1975 220,979,690 79.77 2.22%
1974 216,185,433 80.30 2.18%
1973 211,580,810 80.83 2.05%
1972 207,321,835 81.36 2.00%
1971 203,253,999 81.90 2.04%
1970 199,193,529 82.40 2.08%
1969 195,130,189 82.86 2.05%
1968 191,214,822 83.32 2.04%
1967 187,390,196 83.76 2.04%
1966 183,639,889 84.18 2.04%
1965 179,960,028 84.59 2.02%
1964 176,395,169 85.02 2.01%
1963 172,923,531 85.43 1.99%
1962 169,550,256 85.83 1.97%
1961 166,272,718 86.20 1.92%
1960 163,147,690 86.56 %