Rural population in Europe & Central Asia in 2025 — 241,781,918 people. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 19.6%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 242M | +69,884 | +0.03% |
| 2024 | 242M | −183,811 | −0.08% |
| 2023 | 242M | −912,926 | −0.38% |
| 2022 | 243M | −1.02M | −0.42% |
| 2021 | 244M | −983,725 | −0.4% |
| 2020 | 245M | −766,863 | −0.31% |
| 2019 | 246M | −728,329 | −0.3% |
| 2018 | 246M | −399,012 | −0.16% |
| 2017 | 247M | −56,417 | −0.02% |
| 2016 | 247M | −1.11M | −0.45% |
| 2015 | 248M | −2.98M | −1.19% |
| 2014 | 251M | −4.01M | −1.57% |
| 2013 | 255M | −3.77M | −1.46% |
| 2012 | 259M | −1.98M | −0.76% |
| 2011 | 261M | −1.48M | −0.57% |
| 2010 | 262M | −1.09M | −0.42% |
| 2009 | 263M | −620,178 | −0.24% |
| 2008 | 264M | −667,746 | −0.25% |
| 2007 | 264M | −1.02M | −0.38% |
| 2006 | 266M | −968,311 | −0.36% |
| 2005 | 266M | −649,420 | −0.24% |
| 2004 | 267M | −580,146 | −0.22% |
| 2003 | 268M | −948,827 | −0.35% |
| 2002 | 269M | −1.15M | −0.43% |
| 2001 | 270M | −1.44M | −0.53% |
| 2000 | 271M | −1.53M | −0.56% |
| 1999 | 273M | −664,940 | −0.24% |
| 1998 | 273M | −1.04M | −0.38% |
| 1997 | 274M | −1.18M | −0.43% |
| 1996 | 276M | −835,369 | −0.3% |
| 1995 | 276M | −373,674 | −0.13% |
| 1994 | 277M | −213,969 | −0.08% |
| 1993 | 277M | +341,516 | +0.12% |
| 1992 | 277M | +596,074 | +0.22% |
| 1991 | 276M | +180,245 | +0.07% |
| 1990 | 276M | +198,983 | +0.07% |
| 1989 | 276M | −31,609 | −0.01% |
| 1988 | 276M | −276,459 | −0.1% |
| 1987 | 276M | −338,911 | −0.12% |
| 1986 | 276M | −362,365 | −0.13% |
| 1985 | 277M | −246,828 | −0.09% |
| 1984 | 277M | −427,041 | −0.15% |
| 1983 | 277M | −608,425 | −0.22% |
| 1982 | 278M | −734,556 | −0.26% |
| 1981 | 279M | −675,648 | −0.24% |
| 1980 | 279M | −955,242 | −0.34% |
| 1979 | 280M | −744,275 | −0.26% |
| 1978 | 281M | −720,314 | −0.26% |
| 1977 | 282M | −830,882 | −0.29% |
| 1976 | 283M | −1.18M | −0.41% |
| 1975 | 284M | −1.25M | −0.44% |
| 1974 | 285M | −1.6M | −0.56% |
| 1973 | 287M | −1.53M | −0.53% |
| 1972 | 288M | −1.39M | −0.48% |
| 1971 | 290M | −1.2M | −0.41% |
| 1970 | 291M | −1.5M | −0.51% |
| 1969 | 292M | −1.46M | −0.5% |
| 1968 | 294M | −1.39M | −0.47% |
| 1967 | 295M | −1.4M | −0.47% |
| 1966 | 297M | −1.49M | −0.5% |
| 1965 | 298M | −1.06M | −0.36% |
| 1964 | 299M | −837,804 | −0.28% |
| 1963 | 300M | −407,275 | −0.14% |
| 1962 | 300M | −26,148 | −0.01% |
| 1961 | 300M | −343,884 | −0.11% |
| 1960 | 301M | — | — |
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.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.