Rural population in Middle East & North Africa in 2025 — 364,698,267 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 228.5%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 365M | +4.43M | +1.23% |
| 2024 | 360M | +4.7M | +1.32% |
| 2023 | 356M | +4.5M | +1.28% |
| 2022 | 351M | +4.28M | +1.23% |
| 2021 | 347M | +4.01M | +1.17% |
| 2020 | 343M | +4.42M | +1.31% |
| 2019 | 338M | +4.2M | +1.26% |
| 2018 | 334M | +4.16M | +1.26% |
| 2017 | 330M | +4.1M | +1.26% |
| 2016 | 326M | +4.07M | +1.26% |
| 2015 | 322M | +4.11M | +1.29% |
| 2014 | 318M | +3.63M | +1.16% |
| 2013 | 314M | +2.79M | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 311M | +3.57M | +1.16% |
| 2011 | 308M | +4.69M | +1.55% |
| 2010 | 303M | +4.82M | +1.62% |
| 2009 | 298M | +5.24M | +1.79% |
| 2008 | 293M | +5.1M | +1.77% |
| 2007 | 288M | +5.12M | +1.81% |
| 2006 | 283M | +5.26M | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 278M | +4.94M | +1.81% |
| 2004 | 273M | +4.86M | +1.82% |
| 2003 | 268M | +4.86M | +1.85% |
| 2002 | 263M | +4.64M | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 258M | +4.36M | +1.72% |
| 2000 | 254M | +4.37M | +1.75% |
| 1999 | 249M | +4.56M | +1.86% |
| 1998 | 245M | +4.53M | +1.89% |
| 1997 | 240M | +4.35M | +1.84% |
| 1996 | 236M | +4.68M | +2.02% |
| 1995 | 231M | +4.63M | +2.04% |
| 1994 | 227M | +4.84M | +2.18% |
| 1993 | 222M | +5.11M | +2.36% |
| 1992 | 217M | +4.86M | +2.29% |
| 1991 | 212M | +4.93M | +2.38% |
| 1990 | 207M | +5.5M | +2.73% |
| 1989 | 201M | +4.75M | +2.42% |
| 1988 | 197M | +4.59M | +2.39% |
| 1987 | 192M | +4.39M | +2.34% |
| 1986 | 188M | +4.36M | +2.38% |
| 1985 | 183M | +4.26M | +2.38% |
| 1984 | 179M | +4.18M | +2.39% |
| 1983 | 175M | +3.96M | +2.32% |
| 1982 | 171M | +3.54M | +2.11% |
| 1981 | 167M | +3.43M | +2.09% |
| 1980 | 164M | +3.52M | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 160M | +3.44M | +2.19% |
| 1978 | 157M | +3.38M | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 154M | +3.22M | +2.14% |
| 1976 | 150M | +3.27M | +2.22% |
| 1975 | 147M | +3M | +2.08% |
| 1974 | 144M | +2.79M | +1.97% |
| 1973 | 141M | +2.69M | +1.94% |
| 1972 | 139M | +2.53M | +1.86% |
| 1971 | 136M | +2.53M | +1.89% |
| 1970 | 134M | +2.58M | +1.97% |
| 1969 | 131M | +2.54M | +1.98% |
| 1968 | 129M | +2.49M | +1.98% |
| 1967 | 126M | +2.39M | +1.93% |
| 1966 | 124M | +2.41M | +1.99% |
| 1965 | 121M | +2.26M | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 119M | +2.11M | +1.81% |
| 1963 | 117M | +2.01M | +1.75% |
| 1962 | 115M | +1.93M | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 113M | +1.9M | +1.71% |
| 1960 | 111M | — | — |
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.