Rural population as a share of total population reached 43.5% in 2021 in the World, according to the National Statistical Office. This is 0.942% less than in the previous year.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in the World reached an all time high of 66.4% in 1960 and an all time low of 43.5% in 2021.
World has been ranked within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population.
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