Rural population in Western Asia in 2025 — 75,186,398 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 73%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75.19M | +1.44M | +1.95% |
| 2024 | 73.75M | +1.36M | +1.88% |
| 2023 | 72.39M | +1.7M | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 70.69M | +1.67M | +2.42% |
| 2021 | 69.02M | +720,716 | +1.06% |
| 2020 | 68.3M | +910,058 | +1.35% |
| 2019 | 67.39M | +485,546 | +0.73% |
| 2018 | 66.9M | +663,655 | +1% |
| 2017 | 66.24M | +964,250 | +1.48% |
| 2016 | 65.28M | +400,823 | +0.62% |
| 2015 | 64.88M | −1.91M | −2.86% |
| 2014 | 66.79M | −3.68M | −5.22% |
| 2013 | 70.47M | −4.2M | −5.63% |
| 2012 | 74.67M | −2.21M | −2.88% |
| 2011 | 76.88M | −349,412 | −0.45% |
| 2010 | 77.23M | −39,740 | −0.05% |
| 2009 | 77.27M | +389,315 | +0.51% |
| 2008 | 76.88M | +600,318 | +0.79% |
| 2007 | 76.28M | +428,033 | +0.56% |
| 2006 | 75.86M | +608,046 | +0.81% |
| 2005 | 75.25M | +580,362 | +0.78% |
| 2004 | 74.67M | +536,075 | +0.72% |
| 2003 | 74.13M | +558,079 | +0.76% |
| 2002 | 73.57M | +620,584 | +0.85% |
| 2001 | 72.95M | +623,912 | +0.86% |
| 2000 | 72.33M | +674,530 | +0.94% |
| 1999 | 71.65M | +737,933 | +1.04% |
| 1998 | 70.92M | +794,331 | +1.13% |
| 1997 | 70.12M | +841,822 | +1.22% |
| 1996 | 69.28M | +908,289 | +1.33% |
| 1995 | 68.37M | +975,727 | +1.45% |
| 1994 | 67.4M | +1.13M | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 66.27M | +1.13M | +1.73% |
| 1992 | 65.14M | +985,322 | +1.54% |
| 1991 | 64.16M | +869,110 | +1.37% |
| 1990 | 63.29M | +1.48M | +2.39% |
| 1989 | 61.81M | +737,079 | +1.21% |
| 1988 | 61.07M | +655,870 | +1.09% |
| 1987 | 60.42M | +664,580 | +1.11% |
| 1986 | 59.75M | +630,048 | +1.07% |
| 1985 | 59.12M | +595,070 | +1.02% |
| 1984 | 58.53M | +600,225 | +1.04% |
| 1983 | 57.93M | +576,678 | +1.01% |
| 1982 | 57.35M | +506,074 | +0.89% |
| 1981 | 56.85M | +511,227 | +0.91% |
| 1980 | 56.33M | +538,611 | +0.97% |
| 1979 | 55.8M | +594,975 | +1.08% |
| 1978 | 55.2M | +597,064 | +1.09% |
| 1977 | 54.6M | +582,921 | +1.08% |
| 1976 | 54.02M | +495,422 | +0.93% |
| 1975 | 53.53M | +456,113 | +0.86% |
| 1974 | 53.07M | +500,426 | +0.95% |
| 1973 | 52.57M | +541,008 | +1.04% |
| 1972 | 52.03M | +582,463 | +1.13% |
| 1971 | 51.45M | +602,948 | +1.19% |
| 1970 | 50.84M | +580,769 | +1.16% |
| 1969 | 50.26M | +616,126 | +1.24% |
| 1968 | 49.65M | +649,183 | +1.32% |
| 1967 | 49M | +714,837 | +1.48% |
| 1966 | 48.28M | +778,859 | +1.64% |
| 1965 | 47.5M | +792,143 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 46.71M | +828,531 | +1.81% |
| 1963 | 45.88M | +819,415 | +1.82% |
| 1962 | 45.06M | +825,189 | +1.87% |
| 1961 | 44.24M | +771,414 | +1.77% |
| 1960 | 43.47M | — | — |
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.