Rural population in Southern Europe in 2025 — 42,974,345 people. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 26.1%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Europe
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.97M | −167,902 | −0.39% |
| 2024 | 43.14M | −193,234 | −0.45% |
| 2023 | 43.34M | −159,023 | −0.37% |
| 2022 | 43.49M | −292,269 | −0.67% |
| 2021 | 43.79M | −276,006 | −0.63% |
| 2020 | 44.06M | −241,902 | −0.55% |
| 2019 | 44.3M | −201,449 | −0.45% |
| 2018 | 44.51M | −193,132 | −0.43% |
| 2017 | 44.7M | −232,784 | −0.52% |
| 2016 | 44.93M | −273,521 | −0.61% |
| 2015 | 45.21M | −387,525 | −0.85% |
| 2014 | 45.59M | −478,118 | −1.04% |
| 2013 | 46.07M | −594,119 | −1.27% |
| 2012 | 46.67M | −384,474 | −0.82% |
| 2011 | 47.05M | −271,267 | −0.57% |
| 2010 | 47.32M | −263,102 | −0.55% |
| 2009 | 47.58M | −211,149 | −0.44% |
| 2008 | 47.8M | −125,848 | −0.26% |
| 2007 | 47.92M | −124,608 | −0.26% |
| 2006 | 48.05M | −168,552 | −0.35% |
| 2005 | 48.21M | −124,947 | −0.26% |
| 2004 | 48.34M | −65,530 | −0.14% |
| 2003 | 48.4M | −43,638 | −0.09% |
| 2002 | 48.45M | −78,657 | −0.16% |
| 2001 | 48.53M | −208,767 | −0.43% |
| 2000 | 48.74M | −224,990 | −0.46% |
| 1999 | 48.96M | −311,644 | −0.63% |
| 1998 | 49.27M | −228,791 | −0.46% |
| 1997 | 49.5M | −106,716 | −0.22% |
| 1996 | 49.61M | −96,374 | −0.19% |
| 1995 | 49.7M | −176,226 | −0.35% |
| 1994 | 49.88M | −241,499 | −0.48% |
| 1993 | 50.12M | −342,712 | −0.68% |
| 1992 | 50.46M | −347,445 | −0.68% |
| 1991 | 50.81M | −354,651 | −0.69% |
| 1990 | 51.17M | −134,341 | −0.26% |
| 1989 | 51.3M | −106,591 | −0.21% |
| 1988 | 51.41M | −135,622 | −0.26% |
| 1987 | 51.54M | −130,039 | −0.25% |
| 1986 | 51.67M | −131,320 | −0.25% |
| 1985 | 51.8M | −123,597 | −0.24% |
| 1984 | 51.93M | −121,640 | −0.23% |
| 1983 | 52.05M | −117,423 | −0.23% |
| 1982 | 52.17M | −108,102 | −0.21% |
| 1981 | 52.28M | −106,901 | −0.2% |
| 1980 | 52.38M | −35,396 | −0.07% |
| 1979 | 52.42M | −115,019 | −0.22% |
| 1978 | 52.53M | −121,814 | −0.23% |
| 1977 | 52.65M | −126,889 | −0.24% |
| 1976 | 52.78M | −18,292 | −0.03% |
| 1975 | 52.8M | +8,619 | +0.02% |
| 1974 | 52.79M | −148,448 | −0.28% |
| 1973 | 52.94M | −223,765 | −0.42% |
| 1972 | 53.16M | −246,567 | −0.46% |
| 1971 | 53.41M | −327,100 | −0.61% |
| 1970 | 53.74M | −475,596 | −0.88% |
| 1969 | 54.21M | −516,854 | −0.94% |
| 1968 | 54.73M | −522,922 | −0.95% |
| 1967 | 55.25M | −542,835 | −0.97% |
| 1966 | 55.8M | −559,514 | −0.99% |
| 1965 | 56.35M | −510,787 | −0.9% |
| 1964 | 56.87M | −452,163 | −0.79% |
| 1963 | 57.32M | −391,616 | −0.68% |
| 1962 | 57.71M | −268,664 | −0.46% |
| 1961 | 57.98M | −185,362 | −0.32% |
| 1960 | 58.16M | — | — |
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.