Rural population in South Asia in 2025 — 1,086,549,811 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 155.6%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Asia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.09B | +4.01M | +0.37% |
| 2024 | 1.08B | +4.14M | +0.38% |
| 2023 | 1.08B | +4.12M | +0.38% |
| 2022 | 1.07B | +3.63M | +0.34% |
| 2021 | 1.07B | +3.98M | +0.37% |
| 2020 | 1.07B | +5.26M | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.06B | +5.78M | +0.55% |
| 2018 | 1.06B | +6.19M | +0.59% |
| 2017 | 1.05B | +6.78M | +0.65% |
| 2016 | 1.04B | +7.05M | +0.68% |
| 2015 | 1.04B | +6.97M | +0.68% |
| 2014 | 1.03B | +7.51M | +0.74% |
| 2013 | 1.02B | +7.46M | +0.74% |
| 2012 | 1.01B | +8.38M | +0.83% |
| 2011 | 1.01B | +7.74M | +0.78% |
| 2010 | 998M | +7.5M | +0.76% |
| 2009 | 990M | +7.35M | +0.75% |
| 2008 | 983M | +7.32M | +0.75% |
| 2007 | 975M | +7.99M | +0.83% |
| 2006 | 967M | +8.66M | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 959M | +9.48M | +1% |
| 2004 | 949M | +10.41M | +1.11% |
| 2003 | 939M | +11.04M | +1.19% |
| 2002 | 928M | +12.13M | +1.32% |
| 2001 | 916M | +13.03M | +1.44% |
| 2000 | 903M | +13.4M | +1.51% |
| 1999 | 889M | +13.68M | +1.56% |
| 1998 | 876M | +13.91M | +1.61% |
| 1997 | 862M | +14.03M | +1.66% |
| 1996 | 848M | +14.12M | +1.69% |
| 1995 | 833M | +14.07M | +1.72% |
| 1994 | 819M | +14.06M | +1.75% |
| 1993 | 805M | +14.25M | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 791M | +14.17M | +1.82% |
| 1991 | 777M | +14.06M | +1.84% |
| 1990 | 763M | +14.22M | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 749M | +14.23M | +1.94% |
| 1988 | 734M | +14.13M | +1.96% |
| 1987 | 720M | +14.14M | +2% |
| 1986 | 706M | +14.07M | +2.03% |
| 1985 | 692M | +13.84M | +2.04% |
| 1984 | 678M | +13.59M | +2.04% |
| 1983 | 665M | +13.25M | +2.03% |
| 1982 | 651M | +12.87M | +2.02% |
| 1981 | 639M | +12.25M | +1.96% |
| 1980 | 626M | +11.47M | +1.87% |
| 1979 | 615M | +10.53M | +1.74% |
| 1978 | 604M | +10.01M | +1.68% |
| 1977 | 594M | +10.08M | +1.72% |
| 1976 | 584M | +10.02M | +1.74% |
| 1975 | 574M | +10.24M | +1.82% |
| 1974 | 564M | +10.28M | +1.86% |
| 1973 | 554M | +10.23M | +1.88% |
| 1972 | 543M | +9.61M | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 534M | +9.73M | +1.86% |
| 1970 | 524M | +10.19M | +1.98% |
| 1969 | 514M | +9.76M | +1.94% |
| 1968 | 504M | +9.86M | +1.99% |
| 1967 | 494M | +9.73M | +2.01% |
| 1966 | 485M | +9.57M | +2.01% |
| 1965 | 475M | +9.91M | +2.13% |
| 1964 | 465M | +10.14M | +2.23% |
| 1963 | 455M | +10.02M | +2.25% |
| 1962 | 445M | +9.98M | +2.29% |
| 1961 | 435M | +9.9M | +2.33% |
| 1960 | 425M | — | — |
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.