Germany 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.
  • Germany rural population for 2022 was 18,730,526, a 0.26% increase from 2021.
  • Germany rural population for 2021 was 18,682,511, a 0.36% decline from 2020.
  • Germany rural population for 2020 was 18,750,282, a 0.26% decline from 2019.
  • Germany rural population for 2019 was 18,798,952, a 0.06% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
United States 56,378,923
Germany 18,730,526
Italy 16,705,485
Poland 14,679,358
France 12,568,575
United Kingdom 10,448,877
Japan 10,066,305
South Korea 9,588,890
Spain 8,932,638
Canada 7,103,929
Saudi Arabia 5,559,991
Austria 3,684,012
Argentina 3,538,352
Australia 3,513,869
Portugal 3,395,541
Czech Republic 2,734,517
Hungary 2,646,824
Slovak Republic 2,503,549
Chile 2,369,699
Switzerland 2,273,624
Greece 2,048,160
Ireland 1,836,398
Croatia 1,610,908
Panama 1,360,444
Netherlands 1,259,248
Sweden 1,206,837
UAE 1,176,081
Slovenia 934,533
Lithuania 892,957
Norway 891,476
Finland 795,579
Trinidad and Tobago 714,385
Israel 691,676
Denmark 686,700
New Zealand 672,077
Latvia 591,254
Oman 560,597
Cyprus 414,105
Estonia 409,926
Belgium 215,837
Puerto Rico 205,872
Barbados 193,416
Bahrain 151,007
Uruguay 147,591
Channel Islands 119,980
French Polynesia 115,865
Brunei 94,946
New Caledonia 74,507
Antigua and Barbuda 70,935
Bahamas 67,680
Aruba 59,554
Luxembourg 53,025
Seychelles 49,874
Isle of Man 39,495
Liechtenstein 33,610
St. Kitts and Nevis 32,888
Faroe Islands 30,379
Malta 27,220
Iceland 22,951
Qatar 18,381
Curacao 16,462
British Virgin Islands 15,862
Andorra 9,730
Guam 8,432
Greenland 6,954
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 4,073
Northern Mariana Islands 3,973
Palau 3,258
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,721
San Marino 763
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
Gibraltar 0
Kuwait 0
Singapore 0
Monaco 0
Bermuda 0
Cayman Islands 0
St. Martin (French part) 0
Hong Kong 0
Macao 0
Germany Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2022 18,730,526 22.35 0.26%
2021 18,682,511 22.46 -0.36%
2020 18,750,282 22.55 -0.26%
2019 18,798,952 22.62 -0.06%
2018 18,809,664 22.69 0.08%
2017 18,795,376 22.74 0.21%
2016 18,755,733 22.78 0.70%
2015 18,624,547 22.80 0.82%
2014 18,472,108 22.81 0.37%
2013 18,403,327 22.82 0.23%
2012 18,361,215 22.83 0.14%
2011 18,334,806 22.84 -2.70%
2010 18,836,498 23.03 -1.00%
2009 19,025,087 23.23 -1.09%
2008 19,234,290 23.43 -1.03%
2007 19,432,962 23.62 -0.97%
2006 19,622,894 23.82 -0.94%
2005 19,809,155 24.02 -0.89%
2004 19,986,263 24.22 -0.85%
2003 20,157,322 24.42 -0.77%
2002 20,313,617 24.63 -0.66%
2001 20,447,486 24.83 -0.65%
2000 20,581,651 25.04 -0.69%
1999 20,723,743 25.24 -0.75%
1998 20,880,191 25.45 -0.80%
1997 21,048,482 25.66 -0.66%
1996 21,188,909 25.87 -0.52%
1995 21,300,002 26.08 -0.52%
1994 21,410,142 26.29 -0.46%
1993 21,508,871 26.50 0.14%
1992 21,478,393 26.64 0.42%
1991 21,388,515 26.73 0.17%
1990 21,353,187 26.88 0.34%
1989 21,281,747 27.02 0.86%
1988 21,099,829 27.00 -0.21%
1987 21,144,436 27.16 -0.65%
1986 21,282,187 27.38 0.39%
1985 21,199,425 27.29 0.63%
1984 21,066,224 27.06 0.25%
1983 21,014,164 26.90 -0.25%
1982 21,066,192 26.89 -0.53%
1981 21,178,760 27.01 -0.38%
1980 21,260,046 27.16 -0.00%
1979 21,260,524 27.21 -0.17%
1978 21,295,639 27.27 -0.29%
1977 21,357,951 27.33 -0.43%
1976 21,451,007 27.38 -0.64%
1975 21,588,023 27.44 -0.58%
1974 21,713,675 27.50 -0.17%
1973 21,750,209 27.55 0.11%
1972 21,726,668 27.61 0.27%
1971 21,667,597 27.67 -0.03%
1970 21,673,217 27.73 0.11%
1969 21,650,322 27.79 0.56%
1968 21,528,785 27.85 0.22%
1967 21,482,504 27.92 0.23%
1966 21,433,533 27.98 0.61%
1965 21,304,018 28.05 0.63%
1964 21,171,231 28.11 0.57%
1963 21,050,022 28.17 0.70%
1962 20,903,401 28.24 0.65%
1961 20,768,071 28.30 -0.33%
1960 20,836,712 28.62 0.00%