Countries with the Largest Rural Population Share 2024

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Countries with the Largest Rural Population Share 2024
The 20 countries where the largest share of people live outside towns and cities in 2024. Liechtenstein is the most rural at 85.34%, followed by Papua New Guinea at 84.59% and Malawi at 82.73%. Data covers 205 countries and territories.
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The median country is 37.44% rural, so Liechtenstein is far above the norm. 22 of the 205 measured still have at least 70% of their people living rurally, while 45 are below 20%.

Source:  World Bank

Key Findings

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Liechtenstein leads with 85 in 2024.
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Average value in 2024: 77  ·  median: 77.
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Gap in 2024: Liechtenstein is 1.2× larger than Timor-Leste.

Countries with the Largest Rural Population Share 2024

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Data Insights

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Data Points
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Top Value
85.34
Liechtenstein
Rural population (% of total population) · 2024
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Rural population (% of total population)
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Period
2024
Single year snapshot

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Rural population (% of total population) · ranked by 2024

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# Category 2024 Source
🥇 Liechtenstein 85.34
🥈 Papua New Guinea 84.59
🥉 Malawi 82.73
4 Samoa 82.50
5 Niger 81.95
6 Sri Lanka 79.70
7 Tonga 78.85
8 South Sudan 78.62
9 Vanuatu 77.71
10 Micronesia 77.54
11 Ethiopia 76.38
12 Antigua and Barbuda 75.61
13 Burundi 75.17
14 Afghanistan 74.30
15 Tajikistan 73.82
16 Eswatini 73.75
17 Guyana 73.52
18 Chad 73.07
19 Burkina Faso 71.66
20 Timor-Leste 71.34

Data Sources & References

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