Rural population in the European Union in 2025 — 111,997,518 people. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 24.7%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 112M | −424,420 | −0.38% |
| 2024 | 112M | −276,708 | −0.25% |
| 2023 | 113M | −148,855 | −0.13% |
| 2022 | 113M | −285,009 | −0.25% |
| 2021 | 113M | −596,237 | −0.52% |
| 2020 | 114M | −413,751 | −0.36% |
| 2019 | 114M | −369,186 | −0.32% |
| 2018 | 115M | −407,515 | −0.35% |
| 2017 | 115M | −300,625 | −0.26% |
| 2016 | 115M | −723,930 | −0.62% |
| 2015 | 116M | −551,879 | −0.47% |
| 2014 | 116M | −580,493 | −0.5% |
| 2013 | 117M | −723,705 | −0.61% |
| 2012 | 118M | −427,592 | −0.36% |
| 2011 | 118M | −653,513 | −0.55% |
| 2010 | 119M | −528,591 | −0.44% |
| 2009 | 119M | −249,895 | −0.21% |
| 2008 | 120M | −181,775 | −0.15% |
| 2007 | 120M | −137,467 | −0.11% |
| 2006 | 120M | −298,112 | −0.25% |
| 2005 | 120M | −294,838 | −0.24% |
| 2004 | 121M | −147,712 | −0.12% |
| 2003 | 121M | −178,086 | −0.15% |
| 2002 | 121M | −521,877 | −0.43% |
| 2001 | 121M | −856,617 | −0.7% |
| 2000 | 122M | −655,232 | −0.53% |
| 1999 | 123M | −308,782 | −0.25% |
| 1998 | 123M | −461,334 | −0.37% |
| 1997 | 124M | −724,217 | −0.58% |
| 1996 | 124M | −492,772 | −0.39% |
| 1995 | 125M | −249,343 | −0.2% |
| 1994 | 125M | −232,896 | −0.19% |
| 1993 | 125M | −135,751 | −0.11% |
| 1992 | 126M | −182,658 | −0.15% |
| 1991 | 126M | −211,178 | −0.17% |
| 1990 | 126M | −137,454 | −0.11% |
| 1989 | 126M | −259,425 | −0.21% |
| 1988 | 126M | −332,284 | −0.26% |
| 1987 | 127M | −404,762 | −0.32% |
| 1986 | 127M | −448,718 | −0.35% |
| 1985 | 128M | −410,532 | −0.32% |
| 1984 | 128M | −601,994 | −0.47% |
| 1983 | 129M | −561,981 | −0.44% |
| 1982 | 129M | −561,924 | −0.43% |
| 1981 | 130M | −543,865 | −0.42% |
| 1980 | 130M | −840,780 | −0.64% |
| 1979 | 131M | −492,269 | −0.37% |
| 1978 | 132M | −389,479 | −0.3% |
| 1977 | 132M | −549,085 | −0.41% |
| 1976 | 132M | −578,748 | −0.44% |
| 1975 | 133M | −358,180 | −0.27% |
| 1974 | 133M | −775,758 | −0.58% |
| 1973 | 134M | −741,629 | −0.55% |
| 1972 | 135M | −748,456 | −0.55% |
| 1971 | 136M | −993,779 | −0.73% |
| 1970 | 137M | −1.11M | −0.81% |
| 1969 | 138M | −1.1M | −0.79% |
| 1968 | 139M | −1.15M | −0.82% |
| 1967 | 140M | −1.31M | −0.92% |
| 1966 | 141M | −1.49M | −1.04% |
| 1965 | 143M | −1.59M | −1.1% |
| 1964 | 144M | −1.45M | −1% |
| 1963 | 146M | −1.1M | −0.75% |
| 1962 | 147M | −923,285 | −0.62% |
| 1961 | 148M | −812,164 | −0.55% |
| 1960 | 149M | — | — |
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.