How many people live outside cities — in absolute numbers.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2025.
Top-20 · people
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
India
|
941M | 2025 | 1 | |
| 2 |
China
|
473M | 2025 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Pakistan
|
154M | 2025 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Bangladesh
|
117M | 2025 | 4 | |
| 5 |
Indonesia
|
116M | 2025 | 5 | |
| 6 |
Ethiopia
|
103M | 2025 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Nigeria
|
86.04M | 2025 | 7 | |
| 8 |
United States
|
67.7M | 2025 | 8 | |
| 9 |
Egypt
|
67.58M | 2025 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Vietnam
|
62.15M | 2025 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
61.93M | 2025 | 11 | |
| 12 |
Philippines
|
51.65M | 2025 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Tanzania
|
44.53M | 2025 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Kenya
|
39M | 2025 | 14 | |
| 15 |
Myanmar
|
38.08M | 2025 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Russia
|
35.52M | 2025 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Uganda
|
34.97M | 2025 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Sudan
|
33.61M | 2025 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Afghanistan
|
32.47M | 2025 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Thailand
|
26.64M | 2025 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Mexico
|
26.34M | 2025 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Yemen
|
26.3M | 2025 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Brazil
|
25.16M | 2025 | 23 | |
| 24 |
South Africa
|
23.43M | 2025 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Niger
|
22.79M | 2025 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Mozambique
|
22.37M | 2025 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Madagascar
|
21.97M | 2025 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Iran
|
20.91M | 2025 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Malawi
|
18.31M | 2025 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Uzbekistan
|
18.15M | 2025 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Italy
|
17.86M | 2025 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Sri Lanka
|
17.31M | 2025 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Burkina Faso
|
17.11M | 2025 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Mali
|
17.08M | 2025 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Chad
|
15.21M | 2025 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Germany
|
14.91M | 2025 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
14.87M | 2025 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Poland
|
14.54M | 2025 | 38 | |
| 39 |
France
|
14.54M | 2025 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Ghana
|
14.4M | 2025 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Morocco
|
14.17M | 2025 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Iraq
|
14.13M | 2025 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Cameroon
|
13.25M | 2025 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Ukraine
|
11.85M | 2025 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Zambia
|
11.85M | 2025 | 45 | |
| 46 |
United Kingdom
|
11.59M | 2025 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Algeria
|
11.47M | 2025 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Colombia
|
11.34M | 2025 | 48 | |
| 49 |
Angola
|
11.14M | 2025 | 49 | |
| 50 |
Burundi
|
10.69M | 2025 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Cambodia
|
10.51M | 2025 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Zimbabwe
|
10.09M | 2025 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Rwanda
|
10.07M | 2025 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Nepal
|
9.77M | 2025 | 54 | |
| 55 |
South Korea
|
9.73M | 2025 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Spain
|
9.62M | 2025 | 56 | |
| 57 |
South Sudan
|
9.55M | 2025 | 57 | |
| 58 |
North Korea
|
9.52M | 2025 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Japan
|
9.5M | 2025 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Guinea
|
9.28M | 2025 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Romania
|
9.1M | 2025 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Papua New Guinea
|
9.06M | 2025 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Türkiye
|
9.02M | 2025 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Somalia
|
8.82M | 2025 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Senegal
|
8.37M | 2025 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Guatemala
|
8.17M | 2025 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Malaysia
|
8.13M | 2025 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Tajikistan
|
7.96M | 2025 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Kazakhstan
|
7.84M | 2025 | 69 | |
| 70 |
Syria
|
7.15M | 2025 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Canada
|
7.13M | 2025 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Benin
|
6.91M | 2025 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Ecuador
|
6.7M | 2025 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Saudi Arabia
|
5.69M | 2025 | 74 | |
| 75 |
Haiti
|
5.28M | 2025 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Peru
|
4.98M | 2025 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
4.79M | 2025 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Togo
|
4.78M | 2025 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Sierra Leone
|
4.77M | 2025 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Laos
|
4.7M | 2025 | 80 | |
| 81 |
Honduras
|
4.48M | 2025 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Azerbaijan
|
4.24M | 2025 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Portugal
|
4.16M | 2025 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Turkmenistan
|
4.03M | 2025 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Tunisia
|
3.62M | 2025 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Bolivia
|
3.58M | 2025 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Argentina
|
3.51M | 2025 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Australia
|
3.39M | 2025 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Dominican Republic
|
3.17M | 2025 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Central African Republic
|
3.06M | 2025 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Venezuela
|
3.05M | 2025 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Czechia
|
2.95M | 2025 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Nicaragua
|
2.84M | 2025 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Austria
|
2.79M | 2025 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Hungary
|
2.79M | 2025 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Slovakia
|
2.53M | 2025 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Liberia
|
2.52M | 2025 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Cuba
|
2.49M | 2025 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Serbia
|
2.45M | 2025 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Eritrea
|
2.36M | 2025 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Republic of the Congo
|
2.33M | 2025 | 101 | |
| 102 |
Greece
|
2.16M | 2025 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Chile
|
2.15M | 2025 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Paraguay
|
2.08M | 2025 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Mauritania
|
2.05M | 2025 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Ireland
|
1.94M | 2025 | 106 | |
| 107 |
Belarus
|
1.86M | 2025 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Bulgaria
|
1.66M | 2025 | 108 | |
| 109 |
Croatia
|
1.64M | 2025 | 109 | |
| 110 |
United Arab Emirates
|
1.62M | 2025 | 110 | |
| 111 |
El Salvador
|
1.56M | 2025 | 111 | |
| 112 |
Panama
|
1.55M | 2025 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Georgia
|
1.53M | 2025 | 113 | |
| 114 |
Namibia
|
1.52M | 2025 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
1.49M | 2025 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Belgium
|
1.47M | 2025 | 116 | |
| 117 |
Finland
|
1.44M | 2025 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Moldova
|
1.33M | 2025 | 118 | |
| 119 |
Lesotho
|
1.31M | 2025 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Switzerland
|
1.3M | 2025 | 120 | |
| 121 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
1.2M | 2025 | 121 | |
| 122 |
Sweden
|
1.16M | 2025 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Jamaica
|
1.15M | 2025 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Oman
|
1.13M | 2025 | 124 | |
| 125 |
Armenia
|
1.05M | 2025 | 125 | |
| 126 |
Costa Rica
|
1.04M | 2025 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Mongolia
|
1.03M | 2025 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Timor-Leste
|
1.01M | 2025 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Gambia
|
988,057 | 2025 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Albania
|
966,348 | 2025 | 130 | |
| 131 |
Slovenia
|
937,832 | 2025 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Norway
|
921,833 | 2025 | 132 | |
| 133 |
Eswatini
|
920,507 | 2025 | 133 | |
| 134 |
Libya
|
901,647 | 2025 | 134 | |
| 135 |
Lithuania
|
893,162 | 2025 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Israel
|
852,511 | 2025 | 136 | |
| 137 |
New Zealand
|
852,066 | 2025 | 137 | |
| 138 |
Botswana
|
821,007 | 2025 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Jordan
|
782,426 | 2025 | 139 | |
| 140 |
Kosovo
|
773,835 | 2025 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Mauritius
|
758,222 | 2025 | 141 | |
| 142 |
Netherlands
|
734,613 | 2025 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Palestine
|
683,093 | 2025 | 143 | |
| 144 |
North Macedonia
|
675,721 | 2025 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Denmark
|
670,272 | 2025 | 145 | |
| 146 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
629,587 | 2025 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Guyana
|
614,522 | 2025 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Comoros
|
583,195 | 2025 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Latvia
|
579,603 | 2025 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Solomon Islands
|
576,071 | 2025 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
550,978 | 2025 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Lebanon
|
528,774 | 2025 | 152 | |
| 153 |
Cyprus
|
456,529 | 2025 | 153 | |
| 154 |
Bhutan
|
450,682 | 2025 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Estonia
|
400,092 | 2025 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Fiji
|
377,513 | 2025 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Djibouti
|
319,986 | 2025 | 157 | |
| 158 |
Maldives
|
304,531 | 2025 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Vanuatu
|
260,353 | 2025 | 159 | |
| 160 |
Belize
|
247,148 | 2025 | 160 | |
| 161 |
Suriname
|
218,901 | 2025 | 161 | |
| 162 |
Montenegro
|
214,303 | 2025 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Gabon
|
205,177 | 2025 | 163 | |
| 164 |
Samoa
|
180,913 | 2025 | 164 | |
| 165 |
Puerto Rico
|
180,246 | 2025 | 165 | |
| 166 |
Uruguay
|
147,108 | 2025 | 166 | |
| 167 |
Saint Lucia
|
127,732 | 2025 | 167 | |
| 168 |
Cabo Verde
|
117,962 | 2025 | 168 | |
| 169 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
116,531 | 2025 | 169 | |
| 170 |
Barbados
|
113,898 | 2025 | 170 | |
| 171 |
Channel Islands
|
113,473 | 2025 | 171 | |
| 172 |
French Polynesia
|
108,019 | 2025 | 172 | |
| 173 |
New Caledonia
|
93,999 | 2025 | 173 | |
| 174 |
Micronesia
|
88,126 | 2025 | 174 | |
| 175 |
Tonga
|
81,794 | 2025 | 175 | |
| 176 |
Bahamas
|
75,243 | 2025 | 176 | |
| 177 |
Grenada
|
74,287 | 2025 | 177 | |
| 178 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
74,065 | 2025 | 178 | |
| 179 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
71,285 | 2025 | 179 | |
| 180 |
Seychelles
|
66,909 | 2025 | 180 | |
| 181 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
51,979 | 2025 | 181 | |
| 182 |
Kiribati
|
49,975 | 2025 | 182 | |
| 183 |
Aruba
|
41,612 | 2025 | 183 | |
| 184 |
Isle of Man
|
40,262 | 2025 | 184 | |
| 185 |
Luxembourg
|
35,144 | 2025 | 185 | |
| 186 |
Liechtenstein
|
35,022 | 2025 | 186 | |
| 187 |
Faroe Islands
|
33,136 | 2025 | 187 | |
| 188 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
31,954 | 2025 | 188 | |
| 189 |
Malta
|
25,040 | 2025 | 189 | |
| 190 |
Iceland
|
22,689 | 2025 | 190 | |
| 191 |
Qatar
|
19,042 | 2025 | 191 | |
| 192 |
Dominica
|
17,136 | 2025 | 192 | |
| 193 |
British Virgin Islands
|
16,928 | 2025 | 193 | |
| 194 |
Curaçao
|
13,325 | 2025 | 194 | |
| 195 |
Guam
|
9,769 | 2025 | 195 | |
| 196 |
Andorra
|
9,161 | 2025 | 196 | |
| 197 |
American Samoa
|
8,970 | 2025 | 197 | |
| 198 |
Marshall Islands
|
7,581 | 2025 | 198 | |
| 199 |
Greenland
|
6,494 | 2025 | 199 | |
| 200 |
United States Virgin Islands
|
4,786 | 2025 | 200 | |
| 201 |
Palau
|
3,659 | 2025 | 201 | |
| 202 |
Northern Mariana Islands
|
3,406 | 2025 | 202 | |
| 203 |
Tuvalu
|
3,280 | 2025 | 203 | |
| 204 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
2,626 | 2025 | 204 | |
| 205 |
San Marino
|
959 | 2025 | 205 | |
| 206 |
Bahrain
|
0 | 2025 | 206 | |
| 207 |
Bermuda
|
0 | 2025 | 206 | |
| 208 |
Cayman Islands
|
0 | 2025 | 206 | |
| 209 |
Gibraltar
|
0 | 2025 | 206 | |
| 210 |
Hong Kong
|
0 | 2025 | 206 | |
| 211 |
Kuwait
|
0 | 2025 | 206 | |
| 212 |
Macao
|
0 | 2025 | 206 | |
| 213 |
Monaco
|
0 | 2025 | 206 | |
| 214 |
Nauru
|
0 | 2025 | 206 | |
| 215 |
Saint Martin
|
0 | 2025 | 206 | |
| 216 |
Singapore
|
0 | 2025 | 206 | |
| 217 |
Sint Maarten
|
0 | 2025 | 206 |
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography 1960–2025 Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography 1960–2025 PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor 1991–2025 Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.