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.
  • rural population for 2022 was 1,595,191, a 1.01% increase from 2021.
  • rural population for 2021 was 1,579,199, a 1.02% increase from 2020.
  • rural population for 2020 was 1,563,324, a 0.86% increase from 2019.
  • rural population for 2019 was 1,549,974, a 0.69% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2022 1,595,191 60.45 1.01%
2021 1,579,199 60.69 1.02%
2020 1,563,324 60.91 0.86%
2019 1,549,974 61.12 0.69%
2018 1,539,345 61.32 0.70%
2017 1,528,603 61.53 0.73%
2016 1,517,460 61.74 0.73%
2015 1,506,411 61.96 0.73%
2014 1,495,561 62.18 0.74%
2013 1,484,590 62.40 0.74%
2012 1,473,701 62.63 0.74%
2011 1,462,936 62.86 0.74%
2010 1,452,223 63.10 0.69%
2009 1,442,334 63.37 0.64%
2008 1,433,211 63.66 0.69%
2007 1,423,419 63.94 0.80%
2006 1,412,061 64.20 0.85%
2005 1,400,147 64.44 0.90%
2004 1,387,723 64.66 0.93%
2003 1,374,944 64.88 0.98%
2002 1,361,579 65.09 1.02%
2001 1,347,825 65.30 1.02%
2000 1,334,187 65.54 1.07%
1999 1,320,003 65.79 1.18%
1998 1,304,549 66.01 1.22%
1997 1,288,776 66.23 1.14%
1996 1,274,226 66.47 0.79%
1995 1,264,200 66.80 0.76%
1994 1,254,724 67.09 0.80%
1993 1,244,817 67.40 0.84%
1992 1,234,473 67.72 0.76%
1991 1,225,133 68.06 0.82%
1990 1,215,183 68.41 0.99%
1989 1,203,290 68.79 1.04%
1988 1,190,938 69.19 1.16%
1987 1,177,288 69.61 1.35%
1986 1,161,639 70.01 1.77%
1985 1,141,488 70.24 1.87%
1984 1,120,484 70.47 1.89%
1983 1,099,656 70.70 1.90%
1982 1,079,102 70.92 1.95%
1981 1,058,454 71.13 2.00%
1980 1,037,721 71.33 2.05%
1979 1,016,918 71.50 2.03%
1978 996,651 71.66 1.96%
1977 977,480 71.82 1.91%
1976 959,144 71.98 1.78%
1975 942,406 72.19 1.72%
1974 926,493 72.38 1.65%
1973 911,412 72.60 1.56%
1972 897,455 72.91 1.60%
1971 883,344 73.23 1.66%
1970 868,906 73.58 1.73%
1969 854,102 73.96 1.78%
1968 839,172 74.36 1.84%
1967 824,002 74.74 1.99%
1966 807,962 75.12 2.11%
1965 791,298 75.58 2.24%
1964 773,929 76.05 2.29%
1963 756,592 76.52 2.36%
1962 739,175 76.98 2.38%
1961 721,986 77.42 2.41%
1960 705,021 77.86 0.00%