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 159,089,404, a 0.73% increase from 2022.
  • rural population for 2022 was 157,939,610, a 0.68% increase from 2021.
  • rural population for 2021 was 156,877,795, a 0.68% increase from 2020.
  • rural population for 2020 was 155,813,033, a 0.82% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 159,089,404 37.37 0.73%
2022 157,939,610 37.67 0.68%
2021 156,877,795 37.97 0.68%
2020 155,813,033 38.28 0.82%
2019 154,551,719 38.58 0.95%
2018 153,104,209 38.88 0.94%
2017 151,685,284 39.18 0.92%
2016 150,307,554 39.48 0.98%
2015 148,854,485 39.81 0.95%
2014 147,450,299 40.22 1.09%
2013 145,863,654 40.60 1.17%
2012 144,172,587 40.93 1.30%
2011 142,322,485 41.15 1.33%
2010 140,451,151 41.37 1.13%
2009 138,875,028 41.71 1.09%
2008 137,383,671 42.05 1.11%
2007 135,878,487 42.38 1.11%
2006 134,383,496 42.72 1.03%
2005 133,014,384 43.10 1.05%
2004 131,629,838 43.48 1.12%
2003 130,166,227 43.83 1.01%
2002 128,866,781 44.17 1.03%
2001 127,557,579 44.52 1.16%
2000 126,098,325 44.88 1.16%
1999 124,649,292 45.24 1.17%
1998 123,211,088 45.61 1.21%
1997 121,738,223 45.96 1.27%
1996 120,206,292 46.30 1.31%
1995 118,647,578 46.62 1.36%
1994 117,051,955 46.97 1.19%
1993 115,677,717 47.38 1.27%
1992 114,229,017 47.80 1.62%
1991 112,402,877 48.21 2.07%
1990 110,126,817 48.54 2.17%
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 %