Rural population in Central Asia in 2025 — 42,776,003 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 198.8%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central Asia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.78M | +649,803 | +1.54% |
| 2024 | 42.13M | +677,644 | +1.63% |
| 2023 | 41.45M | +701,191 | +1.72% |
| 2022 | 40.75M | +668,321 | +1.67% |
| 2021 | 40.08M | +488,185 | +1.23% |
| 2020 | 39.59M | +509,722 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 39.08M | +593,385 | +1.54% |
| 2018 | 38.49M | +614,530 | +1.62% |
| 2017 | 37.87M | +586,090 | +1.57% |
| 2016 | 37.29M | +609,575 | +1.66% |
| 2015 | 36.68M | +677,369 | +1.88% |
| 2014 | 36M | +652,801 | +1.85% |
| 2013 | 35.35M | +626,472 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 34.72M | +553,175 | +1.62% |
| 2011 | 34.17M | +527,890 | +1.57% |
| 2010 | 33.64M | +607,991 | +1.84% |
| 2009 | 33.03M | +569,494 | +1.75% |
| 2008 | 32.46M | +464,385 | +1.45% |
| 2007 | 32M | +398,924 | +1.26% |
| 2006 | 31.6M | +346,239 | +1.11% |
| 2005 | 31.25M | +309,104 | +1% |
| 2004 | 30.94M | +277,065 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 30.67M | +237,326 | +0.78% |
| 2002 | 30.43M | +204,840 | +0.68% |
| 2001 | 30.22M | +180,914 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 30.04M | +133,574 | +0.45% |
| 1999 | 29.91M | +27,139 | +0.09% |
| 1998 | 29.88M | −17,284 | −0.06% |
| 1997 | 29.9M | +61,817 | +0.21% |
| 1996 | 29.84M | +163,976 | +0.55% |
| 1995 | 29.67M | +194,604 | +0.66% |
| 1994 | 29.48M | +226,576 | +0.77% |
| 1993 | 29.25M | +326,225 | +1.13% |
| 1992 | 28.93M | +461,076 | +1.62% |
| 1991 | 28.47M | +534,668 | +1.91% |
| 1990 | 27.93M | +558,989 | +2.04% |
| 1989 | 27.37M | +670,439 | +2.51% |
| 1988 | 26.7M | +610,490 | +2.34% |
| 1987 | 26.09M | +606,932 | +2.38% |
| 1986 | 25.48M | +590,449 | +2.37% |
| 1985 | 24.89M | +577,132 | +2.37% |
| 1984 | 24.32M | +515,234 | +2.16% |
| 1983 | 23.8M | +450,018 | +1.93% |
| 1982 | 23.35M | +431,007 | +1.88% |
| 1981 | 22.92M | +405,132 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 22.52M | +395,250 | +1.79% |
| 1979 | 22.12M | +428,132 | +1.97% |
| 1978 | 21.69M | +389,360 | +1.83% |
| 1977 | 21.3M | +463,974 | +2.23% |
| 1976 | 20.84M | +424,239 | +2.08% |
| 1975 | 20.41M | +391,792 | +1.96% |
| 1974 | 20.02M | +391,741 | +2% |
| 1973 | 19.63M | +374,958 | +1.95% |
| 1972 | 19.26M | +388,944 | +2.06% |
| 1971 | 18.87M | +421,763 | +2.29% |
| 1970 | 18.45M | +418,756 | +2.32% |
| 1969 | 18.03M | +425,306 | +2.42% |
| 1968 | 17.6M | +405,884 | +2.36% |
| 1967 | 17.2M | +408,855 | +2.44% |
| 1966 | 16.79M | +422,661 | +2.58% |
| 1965 | 16.36M | +420,975 | +2.64% |
| 1964 | 15.94M | +431,141 | +2.78% |
| 1963 | 15.51M | +425,416 | +2.82% |
| 1962 | 15.09M | +408,132 | +2.78% |
| 1961 | 14.68M | +364,235 | +2.54% |
| 1960 | 14.31M | — | — |
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.