Rural population in North America in 2025 — 74,832,705 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 25.2%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74.83M | +117,925 | +0.16% |
| 2024 | 74.71M | +606,199 | +0.82% |
| 2023 | 74.11M | +543,199 | +0.74% |
| 2022 | 73.57M | +355,042 | +0.48% |
| 2021 | 73.21M | +22,477 | +0.03% |
| 2020 | 73.19M | +702,991 | +0.97% |
| 2019 | 72.48M | +860,454 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 71.62M | +818,539 | +1.16% |
| 2017 | 70.81M | +797,514 | +1.14% |
| 2016 | 70.01M | +786,439 | +1.14% |
| 2015 | 69.22M | +705,652 | +1.03% |
| 2014 | 68.52M | +663,192 | +0.98% |
| 2013 | 67.85M | +591,547 | +0.88% |
| 2012 | 67.26M | +574,249 | +0.86% |
| 2011 | 66.69M | +519,580 | +0.79% |
| 2010 | 66.17M | +477,831 | +0.73% |
| 2009 | 65.69M | +333,385 | +0.51% |
| 2008 | 65.36M | +230,321 | +0.35% |
| 2007 | 65.13M | +115,205 | +0.18% |
| 2006 | 65.01M | +31,059 | +0.05% |
| 2005 | 64.98M | −78,627 | −0.12% |
| 2004 | 65.06M | −130,097 | −0.2% |
| 2003 | 65.19M | −196,308 | −0.3% |
| 2002 | 65.38M | −142,621 | −0.22% |
| 2001 | 65.53M | −75,250 | −0.11% |
| 2000 | 65.6M | −72,621 | −0.11% |
| 1999 | 65.68M | −245,294 | −0.37% |
| 1998 | 65.92M | −382,768 | −0.58% |
| 1997 | 66.3M | −445,854 | −0.67% |
| 1996 | 66.75M | −521,421 | −0.78% |
| 1995 | 67.27M | −509,036 | −0.75% |
| 1994 | 67.78M | −419,971 | −0.62% |
| 1993 | 68.2M | −235,135 | −0.34% |
| 1992 | 68.43M | +1,337 | +0% |
| 1991 | 68.43M | +206,398 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 68.23M | +248,436 | +0.37% |
| 1989 | 67.98M | +190,425 | +0.28% |
| 1988 | 67.79M | +161,061 | +0.24% |
| 1987 | 67.63M | +181,060 | +0.27% |
| 1986 | 67.45M | +201,016 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 67.25M | +194,677 | +0.29% |
| 1984 | 67.05M | +222,026 | +0.33% |
| 1983 | 66.83M | +307,552 | +0.46% |
| 1982 | 66.52M | +411,421 | +0.62% |
| 1981 | 66.11M | +501,294 | +0.76% |
| 1980 | 65.61M | +538,022 | +0.83% |
| 1979 | 65.07M | +627,675 | +0.97% |
| 1978 | 64.44M | +616,229 | +0.97% |
| 1977 | 63.83M | +604,743 | +0.96% |
| 1976 | 63.22M | +595,509 | +0.95% |
| 1975 | 62.63M | +637,409 | +1.03% |
| 1974 | 61.99M | +588,813 | +0.96% |
| 1973 | 61.4M | +581,446 | +0.96% |
| 1972 | 60.82M | +604,992 | +1% |
| 1971 | 60.21M | +736,132 | +1.24% |
| 1970 | 59.48M | +455,903 | +0.77% |
| 1969 | 59.02M | +128,228 | +0.22% |
| 1968 | 58.89M | −26,949 | −0.05% |
| 1967 | 58.92M | −96,584 | −0.16% |
| 1966 | 59.02M | −164,571 | −0.28% |
| 1965 | 59.18M | −209,210 | −0.35% |
| 1964 | 59.39M | −181,733 | −0.31% |
| 1963 | 59.57M | −167,161 | −0.28% |
| 1962 | 59.74M | −87,103 | −0.15% |
| 1961 | 59.83M | +44,249 | +0.07% |
| 1960 | 59.78M | — | — |
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.