Rural population in the OECD in 2025 — 261,997,519 people. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 15.7%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: OECD
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 262M | −797,031 | −0.3% |
| 2024 | 263M | −142,396 | −0.05% |
| 2023 | 263M | +310,076 | +0.12% |
| 2022 | 263M | +10,190 | +0% |
| 2021 | 263M | −1.14M | −0.43% |
| 2020 | 264M | −198,539 | −0.08% |
| 2019 | 264M | +33,396 | +0.01% |
| 2018 | 264M | +394,757 | +0.15% |
| 2017 | 264M | +666,781 | +0.25% |
| 2016 | 263M | −502,260 | −0.19% |
| 2015 | 263M | −2.45M | −0.92% |
| 2014 | 266M | −3.46M | −1.28% |
| 2013 | 269M | −3.25M | −1.19% |
| 2012 | 273M | −1.38M | −0.5% |
| 2011 | 274M | −708,896 | −0.26% |
| 2010 | 275M | −837,054 | −0.3% |
| 2009 | 275M | −934,150 | −0.34% |
| 2008 | 276M | −1.05M | −0.38% |
| 2007 | 277M | −1.49M | −0.53% |
| 2006 | 279M | −1.66M | −0.59% |
| 2005 | 281M | −2.47M | −0.87% |
| 2004 | 283M | −3.02M | −1.05% |
| 2003 | 286M | −3.04M | −1.05% |
| 2002 | 289M | −2.58M | −0.89% |
| 2001 | 292M | −1.62M | −0.55% |
| 2000 | 293M | −1.14M | −0.39% |
| 1999 | 294M | −861,187 | −0.29% |
| 1998 | 295M | −1.06M | −0.36% |
| 1997 | 296M | −1.35M | −0.45% |
| 1996 | 298M | −1.18M | −0.39% |
| 1995 | 299M | −925,943 | −0.31% |
| 1994 | 300M | −853,912 | −0.28% |
| 1993 | 301M | −558,495 | −0.19% |
| 1992 | 301M | −206,870 | −0.07% |
| 1991 | 301M | +725 | +0% |
| 1990 | 301M | −202,961 | −0.07% |
| 1989 | 302M | −467,898 | −0.15% |
| 1988 | 302M | −622,460 | −0.21% |
| 1987 | 303M | −583,913 | −0.19% |
| 1986 | 303M | −465,956 | −0.15% |
| 1985 | 304M | −371,203 | −0.12% |
| 1984 | 304M | −286,920 | −0.09% |
| 1983 | 304M | −71,874 | −0.02% |
| 1982 | 305M | +23,096 | +0.01% |
| 1981 | 304M | +153,429 | +0.05% |
| 1980 | 304M | −65,934 | −0.02% |
| 1979 | 304M | +374,407 | +0.12% |
| 1978 | 304M | +452,046 | +0.15% |
| 1977 | 304M | +247,384 | +0.08% |
| 1976 | 303M | +143,795 | +0.05% |
| 1975 | 303M | +187,279 | +0.06% |
| 1974 | 303M | −273,120 | −0.09% |
| 1973 | 303M | −371,318 | −0.12% |
| 1972 | 304M | −251,314 | −0.08% |
| 1971 | 304M | +33,778 | +0.01% |
| 1970 | 304M | −707,628 | −0.23% |
| 1969 | 305M | −1.02M | −0.33% |
| 1968 | 306M | −1.16M | −0.38% |
| 1967 | 307M | −1.15M | −0.37% |
| 1966 | 308M | −1.09M | −0.35% |
| 1965 | 309M | −909,105 | −0.29% |
| 1964 | 310M | −632,263 | −0.2% |
| 1963 | 311M | −338,479 | −0.11% |
| 1962 | 311M | −79,555 | −0.03% |
| 1961 | 311M | +98,534 | +0.03% |
| 1960 | 311M | — | — |
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.