Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — BRICS

Rural population share in BRICS in 2025 — 44.5%. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 31.9 pp.

2025 44.5% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 77.2%1963
Period minimum 44.5%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — BRICS, 1960–2025405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 76.4%1962: 77.1%1964: 76.4%1966: 76.3%1968: 76.1%1970: 75.8%1972: 75.6%1974: 75%1976: 74.2%1978: 73.4%1980: 72.1%1982: 71.1%1984: 69.6%1986: 68.5%1988: 67.6%1990: 67%1992: 66.2%1994: 65.4%1996: 64.2%1998: 62.6%2000: 60.9%2002: 59.4%2004: 57.9%2006: 56.5%2008: 55%2010: 53.7%2012: 51.8%2014: 50.4%2016: 48.8%2018: 47.4%2020: 46.3%2022: 45.4%2024: 44.8%2025: 44.5%
Change over the period: −31.9 pp Annual average: -0.49 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

BRICS 44.5%
World 42.2%
Rural population share — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 44.5 −0.3 pp
2024 44.8 −0.3 pp
2023 45.1 −0.3 pp
2022 45.4 −0.3 pp
2021 45.7 −0.6 pp
2020 46.3 −0.5 pp
2019 46.8 −0.6 pp
2018 47.4 −0.7 pp
2017 48.1 −0.7 pp
2016 48.8 −0.8 pp
2015 49.6 −0.8 pp
2014 50.4 −0.7 pp
2013 51.1 −0.7 pp
2012 51.8 −0.7 pp
2011 52.5 −1.2 pp
2010 53.7 −0.6 pp
2009 54.3 −0.7 pp
2008 55 −0.7 pp
2007 55.7 −0.8 pp
2006 56.5 −0.7 pp
2005 57.3 −0.7 pp
2004 57.9 −0.7 pp
2003 58.6 −0.8 pp
2002 59.4 −0.8 pp
2001 60.2 −0.7 pp
2000 60.9 −0.9 pp
1999 61.8 −0.8 pp
1998 62.6 −0.8 pp
1997 63.4 −0.8 pp
1996 64.2 −0.8 pp
1995 65 −0.4 pp
1994 65.4 −0.4 pp
1993 65.8 −0.4 pp
1992 66.2 −0.4 pp
1991 66.5 −0.5 pp
1990 67 −0.2 pp
1989 67.2 −0.4 pp
1988 67.6 −0.4 pp
1987 68 −0.5 pp
1986 68.5 −0.6 pp
1985 69.1 −0.5 pp
1984 69.6 −0.8 pp
1983 70.4 −0.7 pp
1982 71.1 −0.4 pp
1981 71.5 −0.6 pp
1980 72.1 −0.5 pp
1979 72.6 −0.8 pp
1978 73.4 −0.5 pp
1977 73.9 −0.4 pp
1976 74.2 −0.4 pp
1975 74.6 −0.4 pp
1974 75 −0.3 pp
1973 75.3 −0.3 pp
1972 75.6 −0.2 pp
1971 75.7 −0.1 pp
1970 75.8 −0.1 pp
1969 76 −0.1 pp
1968 76.1 −0.1 pp
1967 76.2 −0.1 pp
1966 76.3 −0.1 pp
1965 76.4 −0 pp
1964 76.4 −0.8 pp
1963 77.2 +0.1 pp
1962 77.1 +0.7 pp
1961 76.4 −0 pp
1960 76.4

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.