Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Northern Africa

Rural population share in Northern Africa in 2025 — 47.6%. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 21 pp.

2025 47.6% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 68.6%1960
Period minimum 47.6%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Northern Africa, 1960–20254050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 68.6%1962: 67.2%1964: 65.9%1966: 64.8%1968: 63.8%1970: 62.8%1972: 61.8%1974: 61.1%1976: 60.5%1978: 59.9%1980: 59.3%1982: 58.5%1984: 57.6%1986: 56.4%1988: 55.2%1990: 54.2%1992: 53.4%1994: 52.9%1996: 52.5%1998: 52%2000: 51.6%2002: 51.2%2004: 50.8%2006: 50.4%2008: 50%2010: 49.7%2012: 49.4%2014: 49%2016: 48.8%2018: 48.6%2020: 48.4%2022: 48.1%2024: 47.8%2025: 47.6%
Change over the period: −21 pp Annual average: -0.32 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Northern Africa 47.6%
World 42.2%
Rural population share — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 47.6 −0.2 pp
2024 47.8 −0.2 pp
2023 48 −0.2 pp
2022 48.1 −0.1 pp
2021 48.3 −0.1 pp
2020 48.4 −0.1 pp
2019 48.5 −0.1 pp
2018 48.6 −0.1 pp
2017 48.8 −0.1 pp
2016 48.8 −0.1 pp
2015 48.9 −0.1 pp
2014 49 −0.2 pp
2013 49.2 −0.2 pp
2012 49.4 −0.1 pp
2011 49.5 −0.2 pp
2010 49.7 −0.2 pp
2009 49.9 −0.2 pp
2008 50 −0.2 pp
2007 50.2 −0.2 pp
2006 50.4 −0.2 pp
2005 50.6 −0.2 pp
2004 50.8 −0.2 pp
2003 51 −0.2 pp
2002 51.2 −0.2 pp
2001 51.4 −0.2 pp
2000 51.6 −0.2 pp
1999 51.8 −0.2 pp
1998 52 −0.2 pp
1997 52.2 −0.2 pp
1996 52.5 −0.2 pp
1995 52.7 −0.2 pp
1994 52.9 −0.2 pp
1993 53.1 −0.3 pp
1992 53.4 −0.3 pp
1991 53.8 −0.4 pp
1990 54.2 −0.5 pp
1989 54.7 −0.5 pp
1988 55.2 −0.6 pp
1987 55.8 −0.6 pp
1986 56.4 −0.6 pp
1985 57 −0.6 pp
1984 57.6 −0.5 pp
1983 58.1 −0.4 pp
1982 58.5 −0.4 pp
1981 58.9 −0.4 pp
1980 59.3 −0.3 pp
1979 59.6 −0.3 pp
1978 59.9 −0.3 pp
1977 60.2 −0.3 pp
1976 60.5 −0.3 pp
1975 60.8 −0.3 pp
1974 61.1 −0.3 pp
1973 61.5 −0.4 pp
1972 61.8 −0.5 pp
1971 62.3 −0.5 pp
1970 62.8 −0.5 pp
1969 63.3 −0.5 pp
1968 63.8 −0.5 pp
1967 64.3 −0.5 pp
1966 64.8 −0.5 pp
1965 65.3 −0.6 pp
1964 65.9 −0.7 pp
1963 66.5 −0.7 pp
1962 67.2 −0.7 pp
1961 68 −0.7 pp
1960 68.6

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.