Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — EAEU

Rural population share in the EAEU in 2025 — 27.8%. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 20.3 pp.

2025 27.8% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 48.1%1960
Period minimum 27.8%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — EAEU, 1960–20252030405019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 48.1%1962: 46.3%1964: 44.7%1966: 43.2%1968: 41.6%1970: 40%1972: 38.5%1974: 36.7%1976: 35.2%1978: 34.1%1980: 33%1982: 32%1984: 31.2%1986: 30.4%1988: 29.6%1990: 29.2%1992: 29.5%1994: 29.8%1996: 29.8%1998: 29.6%2000: 29.7%2002: 29.6%2004: 29.7%2006: 29.8%2008: 29.6%2010: 29.5%2012: 29.2%2014: 29%2016: 28.8%2018: 28.6%2020: 28.3%2022: 28.1%2024: 27.9%2025: 27.8%
Change over the period: −20.3 pp Annual average: -0.31 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

EAEU 27.8%
World 42.2%
Rural population share — EAEU, by year EAEU All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 27.8 −0.1 pp
2024 27.9 −0.1 pp
2023 28 −0.1 pp
2022 28.1 −0.1 pp
2021 28.2 −0.1 pp
2020 28.3 −0.1 pp
2019 28.4 −0.1 pp
2018 28.6 −0.1 pp
2017 28.7 −0.1 pp
2016 28.8 −0.1 pp
2015 28.9 −0.1 pp
2014 29 −0.1 pp
2013 29.1 −0.1 pp
2012 29.2 −0.1 pp
2011 29.3 −0.2 pp
2010 29.5 −0.1 pp
2009 29.6 −0 pp
2008 29.6 −0.1 pp
2007 29.7 −0.1 pp
2006 29.8 −0 pp
2005 29.8 +0.2 pp
2004 29.7 +0.1 pp
2003 29.5 −0.1 pp
2002 29.6 −0 pp
2001 29.6 −0 pp
2000 29.7 −0.1 pp
1999 29.8 +0.2 pp
1998 29.6 −0.1 pp
1997 29.7 −0 pp
1996 29.8 −0.1 pp
1995 29.8 +0 pp
1994 29.8 +0.1 pp
1993 29.8 +0.3 pp
1992 29.5 +0.3 pp
1991 29.2 +0 pp
1990 29.2 −0.1 pp
1989 29.3 −0.3 pp
1988 29.6 −0.3 pp
1987 30 −0.4 pp
1986 30.4 −0.4 pp
1985 30.8 −0.4 pp
1984 31.2 −0.4 pp
1983 31.6 −0.5 pp
1982 32 −0.5 pp
1981 32.5 −0.5 pp
1980 33 −0.5 pp
1979 33.5 −0.5 pp
1978 34.1 −0.5 pp
1977 34.6 −0.6 pp
1976 35.2 −0.7 pp
1975 35.9 −0.8 pp
1974 36.7 −0.9 pp
1973 37.6 −0.9 pp
1972 38.5 −0.9 pp
1971 39.3 −0.6 pp
1970 40 −0.8 pp
1969 40.7 −0.8 pp
1968 41.6 −0.8 pp
1967 42.4 −0.8 pp
1966 43.2 −0.8 pp
1965 44 −0.7 pp
1964 44.7 −0.8 pp
1963 45.5 −0.8 pp
1962 46.3 −0.8 pp
1961 47.1 −1 pp
1960 48.1

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.