Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — G20

Rural population share in the G20 in 2025 — 38.3%. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 25.6 pp.

2025 38.3% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 64%1962
Period minimum 38.3%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — G20, 1960–2025304050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 63.8%1962: 64%1964: 63.3%1966: 63.1%1968: 62.9%1970: 62.7%1972: 62.5%1974: 62.1%1976: 61.7%1978: 61.1%1980: 60.2%1982: 59.5%1984: 58.5%1986: 57.7%1988: 57%1990: 56.6%1992: 56%1994: 55.3%1996: 54.4%1998: 53.1%2000: 51.8%2002: 50.5%2004: 49.2%2006: 48%2008: 46.8%2010: 45.8%2012: 44.2%2014: 43%2016: 41.7%2018: 40.6%2020: 39.8%2022: 39%2024: 38.5%2025: 38.3%
Change over the period: −25.6 pp Annual average: -0.39 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 38.3%
World 42.2%
Rural population share — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 38.3 −0.3 pp
2024 38.5 −0.3 pp
2023 38.8 −0.2 pp
2022 39 −0.3 pp
2021 39.3 −0.5 pp
2020 39.8 −0.4 pp
2019 40.1 −0.5 pp
2018 40.6 −0.5 pp
2017 41.1 −0.5 pp
2016 41.7 −0.6 pp
2015 42.3 −0.7 pp
2014 43 −0.6 pp
2013 43.6 −0.6 pp
2012 44.2 −0.6 pp
2011 44.8 −1 pp
2010 45.8 −0.5 pp
2009 46.2 −0.6 pp
2008 46.8 −0.5 pp
2007 47.4 −0.7 pp
2006 48 −0.6 pp
2005 48.7 −0.6 pp
2004 49.2 −0.6 pp
2003 49.8 −0.7 pp
2002 50.5 −0.7 pp
2001 51.2 −0.6 pp
2000 51.8 −0.7 pp
1999 52.5 −0.6 pp
1998 53.1 −0.6 pp
1997 53.7 −0.6 pp
1996 54.4 −0.6 pp
1995 55 −0.3 pp
1994 55.3 −0.3 pp
1993 55.6 −0.3 pp
1992 56 −0.3 pp
1991 56.3 −0.4 pp
1990 56.6 −0.1 pp
1989 56.8 −0.3 pp
1988 57 −0.3 pp
1987 57.3 −0.4 pp
1986 57.7 −0.4 pp
1985 58.1 −0.4 pp
1984 58.5 −0.6 pp
1983 59.1 −0.5 pp
1982 59.5 −0.3 pp
1981 59.8 −0.4 pp
1980 60.2 −0.3 pp
1979 60.5 −0.5 pp
1978 61.1 −0.3 pp
1977 61.4 −0.2 pp
1976 61.7 −0.2 pp
1975 61.9 −0.3 pp
1974 62.1 −0.2 pp
1973 62.3 −0.2 pp
1972 62.5 −0.1 pp
1971 62.6 −0.1 pp
1970 62.7 −0.1 pp
1969 62.8 −0.1 pp
1968 62.9 −0.1 pp
1967 63 −0.1 pp
1966 63.1 −0.1 pp
1965 63.2 −0.1 pp
1964 63.3 −0.7 pp
1963 64 −0 pp
1962 64 +0.4 pp
1961 63.6 −0.2 pp
1960 63.8

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.