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Sparsely populated countries Compared by People > Rural population

DEFINITION: Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population.

CONTENTS

# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Russia 38.64 million 2005
2 Sudan 21.45 million 2005
3 Algeria 12.06 million 2005
4 Niger 11.61 million 2005
5 Mali 9.4 million 2005
6 Zambia 7.58 million 2005
7 Angola 7.44 million 2005
8 Chad 7.28 million 2005
9 Kazakhstan 6.47 million 2005
10 Canada 6.43 million 2005
11 Somalia 5.33 million 2005
12 Papua New Guinea 5.1 million 2005
13 Saudi Arabia 4.39 million 2005
14 Argentina 3.84 million 2005
15 Bolivia 3.29 million 2005
16 Turkmenistan 2.6 million 2005
17 Central African Republic 2.5 million 2005
18 Paraguay 2.45 million 2005
19 Australia 2.4 million 2005
20 Finland 2.04 million 2005
21 Mauritania 1.83 million 2005
22 Namibia 1.32 million 2005
23 Mongolia 1.11 million 2005
24 Norway 1.04 million 2005
25 Libya 889,724.7 2005
26 Botswana 751,858.5 2005
27 Oman 731,589.6 2005
28 Bhutan 565,971.2 2005
29 New Zealand 565,648.2 2005
30 Guyana 539,374.5 2005
31 Solomon Islands 396,525.9 2005
32 Uruguay 277,055.8 2005
33 Gabon 226,949.9 2005
34 Belize 150,860.6 2005
35 Suriname 117,251.1 2005
36 New Caledonia 85,116.05 2005
37 Iceland 21,366 2005
38 Greenland 9,735.88 2005

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Sparsely populated countries Compared by People > Rural population

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Interesting observations about People > Rural population

  • India ranked first for rural population amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Macau has ranked last for rural population since 1964.
  • Indonesia ranked first for rural population amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Ethiopia ranked first for rural population amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • United States ranked first for rural population amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2005.
  • Russia ranked first for rural population amongst Europe in 2005.
  • China ranked first for rural population amongst Cold countries in 2005.
  • Germany ranked first for rural population amongst European Union in 2005.
  • Nigeria ranked first for rural population amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
  • Philippines ranked first for rural population amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
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