Population
Rural population
SP.RUR.TOTL.ZS ยท %
Annual series published by the World Bank. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
Countries compared
9 countries compared out of 142 available.
Latest known value: 30.32% for Italy in 2025, over a series running from 1960 to 2025 and 9 countries compared, from the highest (South Sudan, 78.32%) to the lowest (Netherlands, 4.06%).
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Year by year values
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| Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | South Sudan | Sudan | Poland | Malta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.32% | 19.49% | 4.06% | 19.81% | 33.66% | 78.32% | 65.07% | 39.91% | 4.32% |
| 2024 | 30.4% | 19.68% | 4.36% | 19.88% | 34.11% | 78.62% | 65.13% | 40.03% | 4.35% |
| 2023 | 30.46% | 19.87% | 4.68% | 19.93% | 34.47% | 78.93% | 65.2% | 40.11% | 4.37% |
| 2022 | 30.52% | 20.05% | 5.01% | 19.97% | 34.78% | 79.22% | 65.28% | 40.17% | 4.4% |
| 2021 | 30.52% | 20.22% | 5.37% | 19.99% | 35.28% | 79.52% | 65.36% | 40.19% | 4.49% |
| 2020 | 30.48% | 20.3% | 5.75% | 20% | 36.48% | 79.81% | 65.44% | 40.13% | 4.82% |
| 2019 | 30.49% | 20.37% | 6.11% | 19.87% | 37.29% | 80.09% | 65.53% | 40.04% | 5.07% |
| 2018 | 30.52% | 20.44% | 7.39% | 19.72% | 38.5% | 80.37% | 65.62% | 39.95% | 5.28% |
| 2017 | 30.48% | 20.53% | 8.88% | 19.6% | 39.76% | 80.65% | 65.71% | 39.85% | 5.43% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | 20.64% | 9.42% | 19.5% | 41.16% | 80.92% | 65.81% | 39.76% | 5.52% |
| 2015 | 30.39% | 20.75% | 9.72% | 19.43% | 42.67% | 81.19% | 65.91% | 39.66% | 5.56% |
| 2014 | 30.42% | 20.88% | 10.16% | 19.38% | 44.25% | 81.45% | 66.24% | 39.57% | 5.59% |
| 2013 | 30.69% | 21.01% | 10.83% | 19.34% | 45.51% | 81.71% | 66.57% | 39.47% | 5.61% |
| 2012 | 31.24% | 21.15% | 11.47% | 19.32% | 46.9% | 81.97% | 66.86% | 39.37% | 5.64% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | 21.3% | 11.99% | 19.3% | 48.17% | 82.22% | 67.09% | 39.26% | 5.68% |
| 2010 | 31.78% | 21.49% | 12.65% | 19.3% | 50.77% | 82.46% | 67.28% | 39.15% | 5.76% |
| 2009 | 31.95% | 21.71% | 13.78% | 19.31% | 51.66% | 82.71% | 67.42% | 39.02% | 5.86% |
| 2008 | 32.09% | 21.96% | 14.39% | 19.38% | 53.01% | 82.97% | 67.52% | 38.87% | 5.97% |
| 2007 | 32.21% | 22.23% | 14.59% | 19.48% | 54.11% | 83% | 67.52% | 38.72% | 6.09% |
| 2006 | 32.32% | 22.5% | 15.35% | 19.63% | 55.66% | 83.05% | 67.53% | 38.58% | 6.2% |
| 2005 | 32.41% | 22.78% | 16.5% | 19.8% | 57.01% | 83.13% | 67.54% | 38.45% | 6.3% |
| 2004 | 32.49% | 23.05% | 17.75% | 20% | 58.24% | 83.24% | 67.55% | 38.34% | 6.39% |
| 2003 | 32.57% | 23.29% | 18.7% | 20.22% | 59.47% | 83.38% | 67.57% | 38.27% | 6.48% |
| 2002 | 32.65% | 23.51% | 19.19% | 20.45% | 60.91% | 83.55% | 67.6% | 38.24% | 6.56% |
| 2001 | 32.72% | 23.68% | 19.82% | 20.69% | 62.34% | 83.74% | 67.62% | 38.24% | 6.64% |
| 2000 | 32.81% | 23.83% | 21.52% | 20.93% | 63.57% | 83.96% | 67.66% | 38.25% | 6.72% |
| 1999 | 32.89% | 23.97% | 22.94% | 21.19% | 65.22% | 84.19% | 67.69% | 38.27% | 6.81% |
| 1998 | 32.97% | 24.09% | 23.25% | 21.52% | 66.65% | 84.44% | 67.74% | 38.29% | 6.91% |
| 1997 | 33.05% | 24.2% | 24.45% | 21.91% | 68.09% | 84.7% | 67.78% | 38.32% | 7.02% |
| 1996 | 33.12% | 24.3% | 27.58% | 22.35% | 69.52% | 84.97% | 67.83% | 38.36% | 7.15% |
| 1995 | 33.18% | 24.41% | 29.31% | 22.8% | 70.96% | 85.26% | 67.89% | 38.4% | 7.3% |
| 1994 | 33.24% | 24.53% | 29.59% | 23.26% | 71.49% | 85.55% | 67.95% | 38.45% | 7.53% |
| 1993 | 33.27% | 24.66% | 30.24% | 23.7% | 72.01% | 85.84% | 68.01% | 38.5% | 7.84% |
| 1992 | 33.3% | 24.8% | 30.69% | 24.11% | 72.54% | 86.2% | 68.26% | 38.56% | 8.19% |
| 1991 | 33.3% | 24.97% | 30.79% | 24.46% | 73.06% | 86.72% | 68.96% | 38.63% | 8.58% |
| 1990 | 33.29% | 25.16% | 31.01% | 24.73% | 73.8% | 87.37% | 70.05% | 38.7% | 8.97% |
| 1989 | 33.27% | 25.38% | 31.23% | 24.95% | 73.79% | 88.09% | 71.41% | 38.77% | 9.34% |
| 1988 | 33.25% | 25.63% | 31.57% | 25.15% | 74.19% | 88.85% | 72.93% | 38.87% | 9.67% |
| 1987 | 33.22% | 25.9% | 31.84% | 25.35% | 74.68% | 89.59% | 74.51% | 39.03% | 9.94% |
| 1986 | 33.19% | 26.2% | 32.03% | 25.53% | 75.48% | 90.27% | 76.04% | 39.27% | 10.11% |
| 1985 | 33.16% | 26.52% | 32.38% | 25.7% | 76.29% | 90.85% | 77.43% | 39.58% | 10.19% |
| 1984 | 33.14% | 26.86% | 32.64% | 25.85% | 76.99% | 91.27% | 78.55% | 39.95% | 10.24% |
| 1983 | 33.12% | 27.23% | 33.08% | 25.98% | 78.38% | 91.48% | 79.29% | 40.36% | 10.29% |
| 1982 | 33.1% | 27.61% | 33.54% | 26.1% | 79.43% | 91.51% | 79.69% | 40.81% | 10.33% |
| 1981 | 33.1% | 28.02% | 34.26% | 26.19% | 79.84% | 91.51% | 79.96% | 41.29% | 10.37% |
| 1980 | 33.15% | 28.46% | 35.01% | 26.25% | 80.61% | 91.51% | 80.18% | 41.77% | 10.41% |
| 1979 | 33.26% | 28.91% | 35.19% | 26.29% | 81.04% | 91.51% | 80.36% | 42.26% | 10.45% |
| 1978 | 33.41% | 29.38% | 35.38% | 26.32% | 82.08% | 91.51% | 80.52% | 42.76% | 10.48% |
| 1977 | 33.6% | 29.87% | 35.42% | 26.35% | 82.45% | 91.51% | 80.67% | 43.33% | 10.51% |
| 1976 | 33.82% | 30.38% | 35.49% | 26.36% | 82.56% | 91.51% | 80.82% | 43.99% | 10.54% |
| 1975 | 34.07% | 30.91% | 35.6% | 26.38% | 82.66% | 91.5% | 80.99% | 44.7% | 10.56% |
| 1974 | 34.34% | 31.46% | 35.78% | 26.4% | 82.84% | 91.5% | 81.19% | 45.43% | 10.59% |
| 1973 | 34.62% | 32.03% | 36.49% | 26.41% | 82.8% | 91.5% | 81.43% | 46.14% | 10.6% |
| 1972 | 34.9% | 32.61% | 36.93% | 26.44% | 82.87% | 91.49% | 81.73% | 46.82% | 10.62% |
| 1971 | 35.2% | 33.2% | 37.19% | 26.47% | 82.74% | 91.49% | 82.09% | 47.43% | 10.63% |
| 1970 | 35.54% | 33.84% | 37.91% | 26.5% | 82.62% | 91.48% | 82.5% | 47.93% | 10.64% |
| 1969 | 35.96% | 34.64% | 38.2% | 26.58% | 82.5% | 91.47% | 82.96% | 48.37% | 10.65% |
| 1968 | 36.42% | 35.59% | 38.21% | 26.75% | 82.38% | 91.46% | 83.46% | 48.76% | 10.65% |
| 1967 | 36.93% | 36.64% | 38.38% | 27.01% | 82.26% | 91.45% | 83.99% | 49.11% | 10.64% |
| 1966 | 37.47% | 37.75% | 38.7% | 27.34% | 82.14% | 91.44% | 84.56% | 49.45% | 10.6% |
| 1965 | 38.03% | 38.89% | 38.84% | 27.72% | 82.02% | 91.43% | 85.15% | 49.78% | 10.51% |
| 1964 | 38.59% | 40.01% | 39.14% | 28.15% | 81.7% | 91.42% | 85.76% | 50.12% | 10.4% |
| 1963 | 39.14% | 41.07% | 39.66% | 28.6% | 83.16% | 91.4% | 86.38% | 50.5% | 10.27% |
| 1962 | 39.68% | 42.04% | 39.69% | 29.08% | 82.68% | 91.38% | 87.01% | 50.91% | 10.13% |
| 1961 | 40.19% | 42.86% | 39.86% | 29.55% | 80.71% | 91.36% | 87.65% | 51.39% | 9.99% |
| 1960 | 40.71% | 43.55% | 40.06% | 30.02% | 80.25% | 91.34% | 88.28% | 51.94% | 9.87% |
World Bank definition
Rural population (% of total population)
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.
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