Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Germany

Rural population share in Germany in 2025 — 17.9%. Ranked 166 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 6.4 pp.

2025 17.9% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 166of 217
Period maximum 24.3%1960
Period minimum 17.9%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Germany, 1960–202516182022242619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 24.3%1962: 23.3%1964: 22.3%1966: 21.3%1968: 20.6%1970: 20.3%1972: 20.3%1974: 20.2%1976: 20.2%1978: 20.1%1980: 20.1%1982: 20.1%1984: 20%1986: 20%1988: 20%1990: 20%1992: 20%1994: 20%1996: 19.9%1998: 19.9%2000: 19.9%2002: 19.9%2004: 19.8%2006: 19.8%2008: 19.8%2010: 19.7%2012: 19.6%2014: 19.4%2016: 19.2%2018: 18.9%2020: 18.5%2022: 18.2%2024: 18%2025: 17.9%
Change over the period: −6.4 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Germany 17.9%
World 42.2%
Western Europe computed 17.8%
High-income countries computed 19.7%
Rural population share — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 17.9 −0.1 pp
2024 18 −0.1 pp
2023 18.1 −0.1 pp
2022 18.2 −0.2 pp
2021 18.4 −0.2 pp
2020 18.5 −0.2 pp
2019 18.7 −0.2 pp
2018 18.9 −0.2 pp
2017 19 −0.1 pp
2016 19.2 −0.1 pp
2015 19.3 −0.1 pp
2014 19.4 −0.1 pp
2013 19.5 −0.1 pp
2012 19.6 −0.1 pp
2011 19.7 −0 pp
2010 19.7 −0 pp
2009 19.7 −0 pp
2008 19.8 −0 pp
2007 19.8 −0 pp
2006 19.8 −0 pp
2005 19.8 −0 pp
2004 19.8 −0 pp
2003 19.9 −0 pp
2002 19.9 −0 pp
2001 19.9 −0 pp
2000 19.9 −0 pp
1999 19.9 −0 pp
1998 19.9 −0 pp
1997 19.9 −0 pp
1996 19.9 −0 pp
1995 20 −0 pp
1994 20 −0 pp
1993 20 −0 pp
1992 20 −0 pp
1991 20 −0 pp
1990 20 −0 pp
1989 20 −0 pp
1988 20 −0 pp
1987 20 −0 pp
1986 20 −0 pp
1985 20 −0 pp
1984 20 −0 pp
1983 20 −0 pp
1982 20.1 −0 pp
1981 20.1 −0 pp
1980 20.1 −0 pp
1979 20.1 −0 pp
1978 20.1 −0 pp
1977 20.1 −0 pp
1976 20.2 −0 pp
1975 20.2 −0 pp
1974 20.2 −0 pp
1973 20.2 −0 pp
1972 20.3 −0 pp
1971 20.3 −0 pp
1970 20.3 −0.1 pp
1969 20.4 −0.2 pp
1968 20.6 −0.3 pp
1967 20.9 −0.4 pp
1966 21.3 −0.5 pp
1965 21.7 −0.5 pp
1964 22.3 −0.5 pp
1963 22.8 −0.5 pp
1962 23.3 −0.5 pp
1961 23.8 −0.5 pp
1960 24.3

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.