Rural population in the United States in 2025 — 67,700,152 people. Ranked 8 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 24.8%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67.7M | +123,649 | +0.18% |
| 2024 | 67.58M | +466,478 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 67.11M | +419,306 | +0.63% |
| 2022 | 66.69M | +295,515 | +0.45% |
| 2021 | 66.4M | +71,134 | +0.11% |
| 2020 | 66.32M | +709,702 | +1.08% |
| 2019 | 65.61M | +829,836 | +1.28% |
| 2018 | 64.78M | +775,345 | +1.21% |
| 2017 | 64.01M | +752,711 | +1.19% |
| 2016 | 63.26M | +730,369 | +1.17% |
| 2015 | 62.53M | +667,475 | +1.08% |
| 2014 | 61.86M | +606,586 | +0.99% |
| 2013 | 61.25M | +533,518 | +0.88% |
| 2012 | 60.72M | +520,276 | +0.86% |
| 2011 | 60.2M | +487,556 | +0.82% |
| 2010 | 59.71M | +457,891 | +0.77% |
| 2009 | 59.25M | +325,380 | +0.55% |
| 2008 | 58.93M | +233,480 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 58.69M | +125,867 | +0.21% |
| 2006 | 58.57M | +44,438 | +0.08% |
| 2005 | 58.52M | −48,857 | −0.08% |
| 2004 | 58.57M | −95,058 | −0.16% |
| 2003 | 58.67M | −163,003 | −0.28% |
| 2002 | 58.83M | −133,445 | −0.23% |
| 2001 | 58.96M | −81,050 | −0.14% |
| 2000 | 59.05M | −77,054 | −0.13% |
| 1999 | 59.12M | −245,711 | −0.41% |
| 1998 | 59.37M | −383,381 | −0.64% |
| 1997 | 59.75M | −452,056 | −0.75% |
| 1996 | 60.2M | −514,239 | −0.85% |
| 1995 | 60.72M | −484,125 | −0.79% |
| 1994 | 61.2M | −399,674 | −0.65% |
| 1993 | 61.6M | −233,121 | −0.38% |
| 1992 | 61.83M | −37,107 | −0.06% |
| 1991 | 61.87M | +136,136 | +0.22% |
| 1990 | 61.74M | +157,397 | +0.26% |
| 1989 | 61.58M | +80,994 | +0.13% |
| 1988 | 61.5M | +85,238 | +0.14% |
| 1987 | 61.41M | +108,061 | +0.18% |
| 1986 | 61.3M | +162,823 | +0.27% |
| 1985 | 61.14M | +180,231 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 60.96M | +212,940 | +0.35% |
| 1983 | 60.75M | +291,617 | +0.48% |
| 1982 | 60.46M | +368,029 | +0.61% |
| 1981 | 60.09M | +442,866 | +0.74% |
| 1980 | 59.65M | +475,011 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 59.17M | +580,395 | +0.99% |
| 1978 | 58.59M | +565,578 | +0.97% |
| 1977 | 58.02M | +540,144 | +0.94% |
| 1976 | 57.48M | +509,089 | +0.89% |
| 1975 | 56.97M | +525,169 | +0.93% |
| 1974 | 56.45M | +475,140 | +0.85% |
| 1973 | 55.97M | +484,054 | +0.87% |
| 1972 | 55.49M | +529,040 | +0.96% |
| 1971 | 54.96M | +613,057 | +1.13% |
| 1970 | 54.35M | +470,571 | +0.87% |
| 1969 | 53.88M | +180,165 | +0.34% |
| 1968 | 53.7M | +26,364 | +0.05% |
| 1967 | 53.67M | −59,042 | −0.11% |
| 1966 | 53.73M | −127,074 | −0.24% |
| 1965 | 53.86M | −149,732 | −0.28% |
| 1964 | 54.01M | −120,161 | −0.22% |
| 1963 | 54.13M | −111,239 | −0.21% |
| 1962 | 54.24M | −50,136 | −0.09% |
| 1961 | 54.29M | +51,192 | +0.09% |
| 1960 | 54.24M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
