Countries with the Largest Rural Population Share 2024
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Liechtenstein leads in Rural population (% of total population) with 85.34 in 2024.
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Average Rural population (% of total population) in 2024: 77.41 · median: 76.96.
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Gap in 2024: Liechtenstein is 1.2× larger than Timor-Leste.
About This Dataset
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.
Analysis
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%.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2024 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Rural population (% of total population)
- Last updated
- 31 August 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.
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