Rural population in Western Europe in 2025 — 35,814,138 people. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 28.1%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Europe
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.81M | −168,829 | −0.47% |
| 2024 | 35.98M | −95,801 | −0.27% |
| 2023 | 36.08M | −96,986 | −0.27% |
| 2022 | 36.18M | −168,842 | −0.46% |
| 2021 | 36.34M | −326,635 | −0.89% |
| 2020 | 36.67M | −301,055 | −0.81% |
| 2019 | 36.97M | −418,159 | −1.12% |
| 2018 | 37.39M | −423,363 | −1.12% |
| 2017 | 37.81M | −241,859 | −0.64% |
| 2016 | 38.06M | −619,587 | −1.6% |
| 2015 | 38.68M | −296,297 | −0.76% |
| 2014 | 38.97M | −158,136 | −0.4% |
| 2013 | 39.13M | −113,967 | −0.29% |
| 2012 | 39.24M | −51,022 | −0.13% |
| 2011 | 39.29M | −348,781 | −0.88% |
| 2010 | 39.64M | −142,592 | −0.36% |
| 2009 | 39.79M | −29,639 | −0.07% |
| 2008 | 39.82M | +75,495 | +0.19% |
| 2007 | 39.74M | −788 | −0% |
| 2006 | 39.74M | −60,196 | −0.15% |
| 2005 | 39.8M | −77,424 | −0.19% |
| 2004 | 39.88M | −70,839 | −0.18% |
| 2003 | 39.95M | −106,607 | −0.27% |
| 2002 | 40.06M | −180,015 | −0.45% |
| 2001 | 40.24M | −382,378 | −0.94% |
| 2000 | 40.62M | −332,243 | −0.81% |
| 1999 | 40.95M | −161,826 | −0.39% |
| 1998 | 41.11M | −339,003 | −0.82% |
| 1997 | 41.45M | −628,299 | −1.49% |
| 1996 | 42.08M | −383,762 | −0.9% |
| 1995 | 42.46M | −147,559 | −0.35% |
| 1994 | 42.61M | −170,199 | −0.4% |
| 1993 | 42.78M | −47,269 | −0.11% |
| 1992 | 42.83M | +62,394 | +0.15% |
| 1991 | 42.77M | +50,667 | +0.12% |
| 1990 | 42.72M | +53,633 | +0.13% |
| 1989 | 42.66M | −21 | −0% |
| 1988 | 42.66M | −69,552 | −0.16% |
| 1987 | 42.73M | −113,679 | −0.27% |
| 1986 | 42.85M | −163,046 | −0.38% |
| 1985 | 43.01M | −192,324 | −0.45% |
| 1984 | 43.2M | −233,444 | −0.54% |
| 1983 | 43.43M | −202,430 | −0.46% |
| 1982 | 43.64M | −195,812 | −0.45% |
| 1981 | 43.83M | −83,873 | −0.19% |
| 1980 | 43.92M | +3,915 | +0.01% |
| 1979 | 43.91M | −46,538 | −0.11% |
| 1978 | 43.96M | −50,814 | −0.12% |
| 1977 | 44.01M | −85,758 | −0.19% |
| 1976 | 44.1M | −140,164 | −0.32% |
| 1975 | 44.24M | −140,767 | −0.32% |
| 1974 | 44.38M | −157,856 | −0.35% |
| 1973 | 44.53M | −93,973 | −0.21% |
| 1972 | 44.63M | −72,303 | −0.16% |
| 1971 | 44.7M | −216,410 | −0.48% |
| 1970 | 44.92M | −193,570 | −0.43% |
| 1969 | 45.11M | −196,077 | −0.43% |
| 1968 | 45.31M | −427,625 | −0.94% |
| 1967 | 45.73M | −637,506 | −1.37% |
| 1966 | 46.37M | −685,820 | −1.46% |
| 1965 | 47.06M | −734,651 | −1.54% |
| 1964 | 47.79M | −713,334 | −1.47% |
| 1963 | 48.51M | −529,314 | −1.08% |
| 1962 | 49.03M | −417,310 | −0.84% |
| 1961 | 49.45M | −385,646 | −0.77% |
| 1960 | 49.84M | — | — |
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.