Rural population in low-income countries in 2025 — 507,689,274 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 318.2%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 508M | +10.01M | +2.01% |
| 2024 | 498M | +9.89M | +2.03% |
| 2023 | 488M | +10.1M | +2.11% |
| 2022 | 478M | +9.22M | +1.97% |
| 2021 | 468M | +9.67M | +2.11% |
| 2020 | 459M | +10.01M | +2.23% |
| 2019 | 449M | +9.91M | +2.26% |
| 2018 | 439M | +9.38M | +2.18% |
| 2017 | 429M | +9.1M | +2.16% |
| 2016 | 420M | +8.81M | +2.14% |
| 2015 | 412M | +8.45M | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 403M | +7.7M | +1.95% |
| 2013 | 395M | +6.69M | +1.72% |
| 2012 | 389M | +7.25M | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 382M | +8.18M | +2.19% |
| 2010 | 373M | +8.64M | +2.37% |
| 2009 | 365M | +8.71M | +2.45% |
| 2008 | 356M | +8.25M | +2.37% |
| 2007 | 348M | +8.89M | +2.62% |
| 2006 | 339M | +8.69M | +2.63% |
| 2005 | 330M | +8.27M | +2.57% |
| 2004 | 322M | +7.98M | +2.54% |
| 2003 | 314M | +8.15M | +2.66% |
| 2002 | 306M | +7.75M | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 298M | +6.78M | +2.33% |
| 2000 | 291M | +6.6M | +2.32% |
| 1999 | 285M | +6.85M | +2.47% |
| 1998 | 278M | +6.65M | +2.45% |
| 1997 | 271M | +6.68M | +2.53% |
| 1996 | 264M | +6.84M | +2.65% |
| 1995 | 258M | +6.19M | +2.46% |
| 1994 | 251M | +6.11M | +2.49% |
| 1993 | 245M | +6.7M | +2.81% |
| 1992 | 239M | +6M | +2.58% |
| 1991 | 233M | +4.67M | +2.05% |
| 1990 | 228M | +4.74M | +2.13% |
| 1989 | 223M | +4.77M | +2.18% |
| 1988 | 218M | +4.56M | +2.13% |
| 1987 | 214M | +4.36M | +2.08% |
| 1986 | 210M | +4.37M | +2.13% |
| 1985 | 205M | +4.39M | +2.19% |
| 1984 | 201M | +4.42M | +2.25% |
| 1983 | 196M | +4.43M | +2.31% |
| 1982 | 192M | +3.86M | +2.05% |
| 1981 | 188M | +2.98M | +1.61% |
| 1980 | 185M | +3.35M | +1.84% |
| 1979 | 182M | +4.28M | +2.41% |
| 1978 | 177M | +4.12M | +2.38% |
| 1977 | 173M | +3.71M | +2.19% |
| 1976 | 170M | +3.75M | +2.26% |
| 1975 | 166M | +3.63M | +2.24% |
| 1974 | 162M | +3.57M | +2.25% |
| 1973 | 159M | +3.37M | +2.17% |
| 1972 | 155M | +3.2M | +2.11% |
| 1971 | 152M | +3.21M | +2.16% |
| 1970 | 149M | +3.2M | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 146M | +3.08M | +2.16% |
| 1968 | 143M | +2.97M | +2.13% |
| 1967 | 140M | +2.84M | +2.08% |
| 1966 | 137M | +2.74M | +2.05% |
| 1965 | 134M | +2.71M | +2.07% |
| 1964 | 131M | +2.63M | +2.04% |
| 1963 | 129M | +2.52M | +2% |
| 1962 | 126M | +2.43M | +1.97% |
| 1961 | 124M | +2.32M | +1.91% |
| 1960 | 121M | — | — |
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.