South Asia 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.
  • South Asia rural population for 2023 was 1,234,617,651, a 0.23% increase from 2022.
  • South Asia rural population for 2022 was 1,231,741,605, a 0.18% increase from 2021.
  • South Asia rural population for 2021 was 1,229,549,240, a 0.32% increase from 2020.
  • South Asia rural population for 2020 was 1,225,655,988, a 0.43% increase 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
South Asia Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 1,234,617,651 63.69 0.23%
2022 1,231,741,605 64.18 0.18%
2021 1,229,549,240 64.65 0.32%
2020 1,225,655,988 65.11 0.43%
2019 1,220,377,717 65.56 0.47%
2018 1,214,643,925 65.99 0.54%
2017 1,208,159,535 66.42 0.59%
2016 1,201,121,295 66.84 0.60%
2015 1,193,951,047 67.24 0.63%
2014 1,186,451,809 67.64 0.71%
2013 1,178,059,778 68.03 0.78%
2012 1,168,916,945 68.41 0.87%
2011 1,158,888,970 68.78 0.93%
2010 1,148,178,110 69.14 0.95%
2009 1,137,417,875 69.51 0.95%
2008 1,126,735,715 69.87 0.94%
2007 1,116,200,093 70.23 0.99%
2006 1,105,229,632 70.58 1.10%
2005 1,093,238,970 70.93 1.19%
2004 1,080,376,752 71.28 1.28%
2003 1,066,731,999 71.62 1.39%
2002 1,052,110,557 71.96 1.46%
2001 1,036,969,034 72.30 1.55%
2000 1,021,102,090 72.58 1.63%
1999 1,004,753,875 72.81 1.67%
1998 988,239,052 73.05 1.69%
1997 971,772,863 73.29 1.72%
1996 955,366,262 73.52 1.76%
1995 938,872,109 73.76 1.83%
1994 922,044,947 73.99 1.90%
1993 904,861,344 74.22 1.94%
1992 887,623,354 74.44 1.92%
1991 870,938,251 74.66 1.85%
1990 855,082,152 74.92 1.89%
1989 839,224,424 75.19 1.94%
1988 823,233,968 75.46 1.94%
1987 807,547,058 75.73 1.96%
1986 792,028,876 76.00 2.00%
1985 776,482,026 76.26 2.05%
1984 760,912,971 76.52 2.07%
1983 745,484,158 76.78 2.07%
1982 730,342,209 77.04 2.01%
1981 715,965,931 77.30 1.82%
1980 703,140,507 77.70 1.79%
1979 690,785,785 78.14 1.78%
1978 678,690,646 78.57 1.79%
1977 666,725,971 78.98 1.79%
1976 654,990,194 79.38 1.80%
1975 643,433,638 79.77 1.85%
1974 631,774,376 80.15 1.91%
1973 619,912,023 80.50 1.94%
1972 608,123,662 80.82 1.79%
1971 597,402,203 81.15 1.87%
1970 586,434,717 81.40 2.05%
1969 574,658,688 81.61 2.09%
1968 562,919,379 81.82 2.07%
1967 551,488,689 82.02 2.04%
1966 540,464,251 82.21 2.05%
1965 529,601,452 82.41 2.12%
1964 518,625,327 82.60 2.16%
1963 507,641,046 82.79 2.17%
1962 496,878,059 82.98 2.16%
1961 486,362,201 83.17 2.22%
1960 475,809,948 83.30 %