Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — G7

Rural population share in the G7 in 2025 — 18.2%. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 13.2 pp.

2025 18.2% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 31.4%1960
Period minimum 18.2%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — G7, 1960–2025152025303519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 31.4%1962: 30.3%1964: 29.1%1966: 28.1%1968: 27.2%1970: 26.6%1972: 26.1%1974: 25.6%1976: 25.4%1978: 25.3%1980: 25.2%1982: 25.1%1984: 24.9%1986: 24.7%1988: 24.5%1990: 24.3%1992: 24%1994: 23.5%1996: 23%1998: 22.5%2000: 22%2002: 21.4%2004: 20.4%2006: 19.7%2008: 19.2%2010: 18.9%2012: 18.8%2014: 18.6%2016: 18.5%2018: 18.5%2020: 18.5%2022: 18.4%2024: 18.3%2025: 18.2%
Change over the period: −13.2 pp Annual average: -0.2 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 18.2%
World 42.2%
Rural population share — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18.2 −0.1 pp
2024 18.3 −0.1 pp
2023 18.3 −0.1 pp
2022 18.4 −0.1 pp
2021 18.4 −0.1 pp
2020 18.5 −0 pp
2019 18.5 +0 pp
2018 18.5 −0 pp
2017 18.5 −0 pp
2016 18.5 −0.1 pp
2015 18.6 −0.1 pp
2014 18.6 −0.1 pp
2013 18.7 −0.1 pp
2012 18.8 −0.1 pp
2011 18.8 −0.1 pp
2010 18.9 −0.1 pp
2009 19 −0.2 pp
2008 19.2 −0.2 pp
2007 19.5 −0.3 pp
2006 19.7 −0.3 pp
2005 20 −0.4 pp
2004 20.4 −0.5 pp
2003 20.9 −0.5 pp
2002 21.4 −0.4 pp
2001 21.8 −0.3 pp
2000 22 −0.2 pp
1999 22.2 −0.2 pp
1998 22.5 −0.2 pp
1997 22.7 −0.3 pp
1996 23 −0.3 pp
1995 23.2 −0.3 pp
1994 23.5 −0.3 pp
1993 23.7 −0.2 pp
1992 24 −0.2 pp
1991 24.2 −0.1 pp
1990 24.3 −0.1 pp
1989 24.4 −0.1 pp
1988 24.5 −0.1 pp
1987 24.6 −0.1 pp
1986 24.7 −0.1 pp
1985 24.8 −0.1 pp
1984 24.9 −0.1 pp
1983 25 −0.1 pp
1982 25.1 −0.1 pp
1981 25.1 −0.1 pp
1980 25.2 −0.1 pp
1979 25.2 −0.1 pp
1978 25.3 −0.1 pp
1977 25.3 −0.1 pp
1976 25.4 −0.1 pp
1975 25.5 −0.1 pp
1974 25.6 −0.2 pp
1973 25.8 −0.3 pp
1972 26.1 −0.3 pp
1971 26.3 −0.3 pp
1970 26.6 −0.3 pp
1969 26.8 −0.3 pp
1968 27.2 −0.4 pp
1967 27.6 −0.5 pp
1966 28.1 −0.5 pp
1965 28.6 −0.6 pp
1964 29.1 −0.6 pp
1963 29.7 −0.6 pp
1962 30.3 −0.6 pp
1961 30.8 −0.5 pp
1960 31.4

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.