Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — OPEC

Rural population share in OPEC in 2025 — 28%. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 44.4 pp.

2025 28% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 72.4%1960
Period minimum 28%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — OPEC, 1960–20252040608019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 72.4%1962: 70.6%1964: 68.8%1966: 67.2%1968: 65.4%1970: 63.5%1972: 61.8%1974: 60%1976: 58.4%1978: 56.7%1980: 55%1982: 53.3%1984: 51.6%1986: 50.1%1988: 48.7%1990: 47.6%1992: 46.4%1994: 45%1996: 43.8%1998: 42.4%2000: 41.1%2002: 39.8%2004: 38.6%2006: 37.4%2008: 36.3%2010: 35.3%2012: 34.2%2014: 33.2%2016: 32.1%2018: 31.3%2020: 30.4%2022: 29.5%2024: 28.5%2025: 28%
Change over the period: −44.4 pp Annual average: -0.68 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

OPEC 28%
World 42.2%
Rural population share — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 28 −0.5 pp
2024 28.5 −0.5 pp
2023 29 −0.5 pp
2022 29.5 −0.5 pp
2021 30 −0.4 pp
2020 30.4 −0.5 pp
2019 30.9 −0.4 pp
2018 31.3 −0.4 pp
2017 31.6 −0.5 pp
2016 32.1 −0.5 pp
2015 32.6 −0.6 pp
2014 33.2 −0.5 pp
2013 33.7 −0.6 pp
2012 34.2 −0.5 pp
2011 34.8 −0.5 pp
2010 35.3 −0.5 pp
2009 35.8 −0.6 pp
2008 36.3 −0.6 pp
2007 36.9 −0.6 pp
2006 37.4 −0.6 pp
2005 38 −0.6 pp
2004 38.6 −0.6 pp
2003 39.2 −0.6 pp
2002 39.8 −0.6 pp
2001 40.5 −0.6 pp
2000 41.1 −0.7 pp
1999 41.8 −0.7 pp
1998 42.4 −0.7 pp
1997 43.1 −0.7 pp
1996 43.8 −0.6 pp
1995 44.4 −0.7 pp
1994 45 −0.6 pp
1993 45.7 −0.7 pp
1992 46.4 −0.7 pp
1991 47.1 −0.5 pp
1990 47.6 −0.5 pp
1989 48.1 −0.6 pp
1988 48.7 −0.7 pp
1987 49.4 −0.7 pp
1986 50.1 −0.7 pp
1985 50.9 −0.8 pp
1984 51.6 −0.8 pp
1983 52.5 −0.8 pp
1982 53.3 −0.9 pp
1981 54.2 −0.9 pp
1980 55 −0.8 pp
1979 55.9 −0.8 pp
1978 56.7 −0.8 pp
1977 57.5 −0.9 pp
1976 58.4 −0.8 pp
1975 59.2 −0.8 pp
1974 60 −0.9 pp
1973 60.9 −0.9 pp
1972 61.8 −0.9 pp
1971 62.6 −0.9 pp
1970 63.5 −0.9 pp
1969 64.5 −0.9 pp
1968 65.4 −0.9 pp
1967 66.3 −0.9 pp
1966 67.2 −0.8 pp
1965 68 −0.8 pp
1964 68.8 −0.9 pp
1963 69.7 −0.9 pp
1962 70.6 −0.9 pp
1961 71.6 −0.9 pp
1960 72.4

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.