Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — CIS

Rural population share in the CIS in 2025 — 33.9%. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 15.8 pp.

2025 33.9% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 49.7%1960
Period minimum 33.9%1990

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — CIS, 1960–2025303540455019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 49.7%1962: 48.1%1964: 46.7%1966: 45.3%1968: 43.9%1970: 42.5%1972: 41.2%1974: 39.7%1976: 38.3%1978: 37.4%1980: 36.5%1982: 35.7%1984: 35.2%1986: 34.6%1988: 34.1%1990: 33.9%1992: 34.2%1994: 34.6%1996: 34.6%1998: 34.5%2000: 34.5%2002: 34.4%2004: 34.4%2006: 34.5%2008: 34.4%2010: 34.5%2012: 34.3%2014: 34.3%2016: 34.2%2018: 34.1%2020: 34%2022: 33.9%2024: 33.9%2025: 33.9%
Change over the period: −15.8 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

CIS 33.9%
World 42.2%
Rural population share — CIS, by year CIS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 33.9 −0 pp
2024 33.9 −0 pp
2023 33.9 −0 pp
2022 33.9 −0 pp
2021 33.9 −0 pp
2020 34 −0.1 pp
2019 34.1 −0.1 pp
2018 34.1 −0 pp
2017 34.2 −0.1 pp
2016 34.2 −0.1 pp
2015 34.3 −0 pp
2014 34.3 −0 pp
2013 34.3 −0 pp
2012 34.3 −0 pp
2011 34.4 −0.1 pp
2010 34.5 +0 pp
2009 34.5 +0 pp
2008 34.4 −0 pp
2007 34.4 −0.1 pp
2006 34.5 −0 pp
2005 34.5 +0.1 pp
2004 34.4 +0.1 pp
2003 34.3 −0.1 pp
2002 34.4 −0.1 pp
2001 34.5 −0 pp
2000 34.5 −0.2 pp
1999 34.7 +0.1 pp
1998 34.5 −0 pp
1997 34.6 −0 pp
1996 34.6 −0.1 pp
1995 34.6 +0 pp
1994 34.6 +0.1 pp
1993 34.5 +0.3 pp
1992 34.2 +0.3 pp
1991 33.9 +0.1 pp
1990 33.9 −0 pp
1989 33.9 −0.2 pp
1988 34.1 −0.3 pp
1987 34.3 −0.3 pp
1986 34.6 −0.3 pp
1985 34.9 −0.3 pp
1984 35.2 −0.3 pp
1983 35.4 −0.3 pp
1982 35.7 −0.4 pp
1981 36.1 −0.4 pp
1980 36.5 −0.4 pp
1979 36.9 −0.4 pp
1978 37.4 −0.5 pp
1977 37.9 −0.5 pp
1976 38.3 −0.6 pp
1975 38.9 −0.7 pp
1974 39.7 −0.8 pp
1973 40.4 −0.8 pp
1972 41.2 −0.8 pp
1971 42 −0.5 pp
1970 42.5 −0.7 pp
1969 43.2 −0.7 pp
1968 43.9 −0.7 pp
1967 44.6 −0.7 pp
1966 45.3 −0.7 pp
1965 46 −0.6 pp
1964 46.7 −0.7 pp
1963 47.4 −0.7 pp
1962 48.1 −0.7 pp
1961 48.8 −0.9 pp
1960 49.7

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.