Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — ASEAN

Rural population share in ASEAN in 2025 — 45.5%. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 36.8 pp.

2025 45.5% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 82.3%1960
Period minimum 45.5%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — ASEAN, 1960–202540506070809019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 82.3%1962: 81.7%1964: 81.2%1966: 80.6%1968: 80%1970: 79.4%1972: 78.6%1974: 78.3%1976: 77.9%1978: 77.2%1980: 76.4%1982: 75.5%1984: 74.6%1986: 73.6%1988: 72.6%1990: 71.4%1992: 70%1994: 68.3%1996: 66.4%1998: 64.6%2000: 63%2002: 61.4%2004: 59.9%2006: 58.4%2008: 57%2010: 55.5%2012: 54.1%2014: 52.7%2016: 51.4%2018: 49.6%2020: 48.3%2022: 47.1%2024: 46%2025: 45.5%
Change over the period: −36.8 pp Annual average: -0.57 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: ASEAN

ASEAN 45.5%
World 42.2%
Rural population share — ASEAN, by year ASEAN All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 45.5 −0.5 pp
2024 46 −0.5 pp
2023 46.5 −0.6 pp
2022 47.1 −0.6 pp
2021 47.7 −0.6 pp
2020 48.3 −0.6 pp
2019 48.9 −0.7 pp
2018 49.6 −1.1 pp
2017 50.7 −0.7 pp
2016 51.4 −0.7 pp
2015 52.1 −0.7 pp
2014 52.7 −0.7 pp
2013 53.4 −0.7 pp
2012 54.1 −0.7 pp
2011 54.8 −0.7 pp
2010 55.5 −0.7 pp
2009 56.2 −0.8 pp
2008 57 −0.7 pp
2007 57.7 −0.7 pp
2006 58.4 −0.7 pp
2005 59.2 −0.7 pp
2004 59.9 −0.8 pp
2003 60.7 −0.7 pp
2002 61.4 −0.8 pp
2001 62.2 −0.8 pp
2000 63 −0.8 pp
1999 63.8 −0.9 pp
1998 64.6 −0.9 pp
1997 65.5 −0.9 pp
1996 66.4 −0.9 pp
1995 67.4 −0.9 pp
1994 68.3 −0.9 pp
1993 69.2 −0.8 pp
1992 70 −0.7 pp
1991 70.7 −0.7 pp
1990 71.4 −0.6 pp
1989 72 −0.6 pp
1988 72.6 −0.6 pp
1987 73.1 −0.5 pp
1986 73.6 −0.5 pp
1985 74.1 −0.5 pp
1984 74.6 −0.5 pp
1983 75.1 −0.4 pp
1982 75.5 −0.4 pp
1981 76 −0.4 pp
1980 76.4 −0.4 pp
1979 76.8 −0.4 pp
1978 77.2 −0.4 pp
1977 77.6 −0.3 pp
1976 77.9 −0.4 pp
1975 78.3 −0 pp
1974 78.3 +0 pp
1973 78.3 −0.3 pp
1972 78.6 −0.4 pp
1971 79 −0.3 pp
1970 79.4 −0.3 pp
1969 79.7 −0.3 pp
1968 80 −0.3 pp
1967 80.3 −0.3 pp
1966 80.6 −0.3 pp
1965 81 −0.3 pp
1964 81.2 −0.3 pp
1963 81.5 −0.3 pp
1962 81.7 −0.3 pp
1961 82 −0.3 pp
1960 82.3

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.