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DEFINITION:
Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 900 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Bhutan | 888.48 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 878 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Uganda | 874 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 5 | Papua New Guinea | 866 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 849 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Nepal | 842 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Ethiopia | 840 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Niger | 832 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Laos | 830.48 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Solomon Islands | 830 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Malawi | 828 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 817 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Lesotho | 813 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Rwanda | 807 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Eritrea | 806 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Cambodia | 803 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Kenya | 793 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Federated States of Micronesia | 777 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Samoa | 776 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Afghanistan | 769.3 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Vanuatu | 765 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Tonga | 760 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Swaziland | 759 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Tanzania | 755.06 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 754.16 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 26 | Bangladesh | 749 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Tajikistan | 748.03 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Chad | 747 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Vietnam | 736.12 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 30 | East Timor | 735 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Madagascar | 732 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 32 | Yemen | 727 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 33 | Saint Lucia | 724 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Guyana | 718 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 35 | India | 713 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 704.14 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| =36 | Maldives | 704 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =36 | Guinea-Bissau | 704 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 38 | Guinea | 699.73 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 39 | Mali | 695 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =40 | Burma | 694 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =40 | Grenada | 694 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 42 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 679 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 43 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 678 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Thailand | 677 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 45 | Mozambique | 655 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 46 | Pakistan | 651 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 47 | Zambia | 650 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 48 | Namibia | 649 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Somalia | 648 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 642 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 641 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 633 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 632.51 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 53 | Comoros | 630 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 54 | Central African Republic | 620 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 619.85 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 55 | Haiti | 612 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 56 | Equatorial Guinea | 611 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 57 | Antigua and Barbuda | 609 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =58 | Benin | 599 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =58 | Togo | 599 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =60 | Mauritania | 596 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =60 | China | 596 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 62 | Sierra Leone | 593 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 63 | Sudan | 592 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 64 | Senegal | 584 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 65 | Moldova | 578.25 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 66 | Mauritius | 576 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 67 | Egypt | 572 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 568.21 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 68 | Cote d'Ivoire | 550 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 549.52 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 69 | Albania | 546 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 543 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 71 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 541 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 538 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 73 | Honduras | 535 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 74 | Guatemala | 528 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 526.23 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 75 | Kiribati | 526 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 76 | Ghana | 522 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 520.11 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 77 | Indonesia | 519 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 78 | Belize | 517 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 79 | Syria | 494 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 80 | Fiji | 492 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 81 | Slovenia | 490 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 485 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 83 | French Polynesia | 483 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 84 | Nigeria | 481.99 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 85 | Georgia | 478 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 86 | Serbia and Montenegro | 477.99 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 87 | Barbados | 473 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 472.16 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 88 | Seychelles | 471 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 89 | Jamaica | 469 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 90 | Angola | 467 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 91 | Romania | 463 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 462.15 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 92 | The Gambia | 461 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 93 | Cameroon | 454 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 448.22 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 94 | Slovakia | 438 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 95 | Croatia | 435 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 433.16 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 96 | Mongolia | 433 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 97 | Cape Verde | 427 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 98 | Kazakhstan | 426.97 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 99 | Botswana | 426 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 424.25 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 100 | Portugal | 424 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 101 | Sao Tome and Principe | 420 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 102 | Liberia | 419 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 103 | Paraguay | 415 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 104 | Morocco | 413.35 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =105 | Nicaragua | 410 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =105 | Greece | 410 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 409.78 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 107 | South Africa | 407 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 108 | El Salvador | 402 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 109 | Congo, Republic of the | 398 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 397.41 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 110 | Ireland | 395 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 111 | Finland | 389 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 386.19 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 112 | North Korea | 384 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 113 | Costa Rica | 383 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 379.83 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 114 | Poland | 379 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 115 | Philippines | 373 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 116 | Ecuador | 372 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 117 | Algeria | 367 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 118 | Iraq | 365.68 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 119 | New Caledonia | 363 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 120 | Armenia | 359 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 121 | Bolivia | 358 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 354.56 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 352.73 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 122 | Tunisia | 347 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 123 | Japan | 342 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 124 | Austria | 340 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 125 | Hungary | 337 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 126 | Lithuania | 334 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 333.09 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 127 | Marshall Islands | 333 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 128 | Iran | 331 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =129 | Malaysia | 327 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =129 | Turkey | 327 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 131 | Italy | 324 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =132 | Latvia | 322 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =132 | Ukraine | 322 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 319.98 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 316.03 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 134 | Dominican Republic | 311.85 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 135 | Estonia | 309 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 136 | Cyprus | 307 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 137 | Bulgaria | 300 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 138 | Netherlands Antilles | 296 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 294.83 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 294.78 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 293.75 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 139 | Panama | 292 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 140 | Oman | 285 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 141 | Belarus | 278 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 142 | Colombia | 276.98 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 275.42 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 143 | Peru | 274 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 144 | Dominica | 271 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 145 | Russia | 270 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =146 | Brunei | 265 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =146 | Czech Republic | 265 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 148 | Suriname | 261 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =149 | Germany | 248 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =149 | Switzerland | 248 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 246.97 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 245.65 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 151 | Cuba | 245 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 152 | Mexico | 240 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 234.43 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| =153 | United Arab Emirates | 233 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =153 | Spain | 233 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =153 | France | 233 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 156 | Norway | 226 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 157 | Canada | 199 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 158 | Netherlands | 198 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =159 | United States | 192 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =159 | South Korea | 192 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 161 | Saudi Arabia | 190 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 162 | Jordan | 179.01 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 163 | Luxembourg | 172 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 164 | Greenland | 171 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 165 | Gabon | 164 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =166 | Brazil | 158 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =166 | Sweden | 158 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 168 | Libya | 152 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 169 | Denmark | 144 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 170 | Djibouti | 139 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 171 | New Zealand | 138 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 172 | Chile | 124 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 173 | Lebanon | 119.5 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 174 | Australia | 118 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 175 | United Kingdom | 103 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 176 | Argentina | 99 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 177 | The Bahamas | 96 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 178 | Israel | 84 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 179 | Uruguay | 83.81 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 180 | Iceland | 72 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 181 | Venezuela | 66 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 182 | Guam | 60 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 183 | Virgin Islands | 58 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 184 | Malta | 47 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 185 | Qatar | 46 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 186 | Bahrain | 35 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 187 | Belgium | 28 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 188 | Puerto Rico | 24 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 189 | Kuwait | 17 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 190 | Hong Kong | 1 per 1,000 people | 1994 | ||
| 191 | Macau | 0.2 per 1,000 people | 1999 |