Rural population in Southern Asia in 2025 — 1,294,271,613 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 167.9%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Asia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.29B | +6.17M | +0.48% |
| 2024 | 1.29B | +6.25M | +0.49% |
| 2023 | 1.28B | +5.93M | +0.46% |
| 2022 | 1.28B | +5.54M | +0.44% |
| 2021 | 1.27B | +6.25M | +0.49% |
| 2020 | 1.26B | +7.65M | +0.61% |
| 2019 | 1.26B | +8.06M | +0.65% |
| 2018 | 1.25B | +8.47M | +0.68% |
| 2017 | 1.24B | +8.72M | +0.71% |
| 2016 | 1.23B | +8.78M | +0.72% |
| 2015 | 1.22B | +8.96M | +0.74% |
| 2014 | 1.21B | +9.72M | +0.81% |
| 2013 | 1.2B | +9.74M | +0.82% |
| 2012 | 1.19B | +11.12M | +0.94% |
| 2011 | 1.18B | +10.76M | +0.92% |
| 2010 | 1.17B | +10.59M | +0.91% |
| 2009 | 1.16B | +10.64M | +0.92% |
| 2008 | 1.15B | +10.44M | +0.92% |
| 2007 | 1.14B | +11.12M | +0.98% |
| 2006 | 1.13B | +12.04M | +1.08% |
| 2005 | 1.12B | +12.62M | +1.14% |
| 2004 | 1.1B | +13.53M | +1.24% |
| 2003 | 1.09B | +14.17M | +1.32% |
| 2002 | 1.08B | +15.02M | +1.41% |
| 2001 | 1.06B | +15.62M | +1.49% |
| 2000 | 1.05B | +15.99M | +1.55% |
| 1999 | 1.03B | +16.47M | +1.62% |
| 1998 | 1.01B | +16.66M | +1.67% |
| 1997 | 997M | +16.57M | +1.69% |
| 1996 | 981M | +16.93M | +1.76% |
| 1995 | 964M | +16.77M | +1.77% |
| 1994 | 947M | +16.9M | +1.82% |
| 1993 | 930M | +17.27M | +1.89% |
| 1992 | 913M | +17.07M | +1.91% |
| 1991 | 896M | +17.06M | +1.94% |
| 1990 | 879M | +17.14M | +1.99% |
| 1989 | 862M | +17.17M | +2.03% |
| 1988 | 844M | +16.96M | +2.05% |
| 1987 | 827M | +16.8M | +2.07% |
| 1986 | 811M | +16.73M | +2.11% |
| 1985 | 794M | +16.41M | +2.11% |
| 1984 | 777M | +16.12M | +2.12% |
| 1983 | 761M | +15.67M | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 746M | +14.96M | +2.05% |
| 1981 | 731M | +14.22M | +1.98% |
| 1980 | 717M | +13.57M | +1.93% |
| 1979 | 703M | +12.59M | +1.82% |
| 1978 | 690M | +12.02M | +1.77% |
| 1977 | 678M | +11.89M | +1.78% |
| 1976 | 666M | +11.85M | +1.81% |
| 1975 | 655M | +11.95M | +1.86% |
| 1974 | 643M | +11.94M | +1.89% |
| 1973 | 631M | +11.87M | +1.92% |
| 1972 | 619M | +11.17M | +1.84% |
| 1971 | 608M | +11.28M | +1.89% |
| 1970 | 596M | +11.79M | +2.02% |
| 1969 | 585M | +11.33M | +1.98% |
| 1968 | 573M | +11.38M | +2.03% |
| 1967 | 562M | +11.15M | +2.02% |
| 1966 | 551M | +11.1M | +2.06% |
| 1965 | 540M | +11.4M | +2.16% |
| 1964 | 528M | +11.53M | +2.23% |
| 1963 | 517M | +11.34M | +2.24% |
| 1962 | 505M | +11.23M | +2.27% |
| 1961 | 494M | +11.11M | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 483M | — | — |
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.