Rural population (% of total population)

Share of the population living outside areas classified as urban (residual of urban_population_share).

Data table

Year	World (%)
1960	65.77
1961	65.49
1962	65.6
1963	65.44
1964	64.85
1965	64.65
1966	64.42
1967	64.19
1968	63.96
1969	63.75
1970	63.55
1971	63.35
1972	63.12
1973	62.84
1974	62.59
1975	62.3
1976	62.01
1977	61.71
1978	61.36
1979	60.87
1980	60.52
1981	60.13
1982	59.85
1983	59.43
1984	58.94
1985	58.61
1986	58.25
1987	57.89
1988	57.6
1989	57.33
1990	57.17
1991	56.83
1992	56.55
1993	56.27
1994	55.98
1995	55.69
1996	55.2
1997	54.7
1998	54.2
1999	53.71
2000	53.16
2001	52.7
2002	52.17
2003	51.64
2004	51.13
2005	50.64
2006	50.13
2007	49.58
2008	49.12
2009	48.63
2010	48.24
2011	47.54
2012	47.08
2013	46.57
2014	46.09
2015	45.57
2016	45.11
2017	44.68
2018	44.25
2019	43.86
2020	43.56
2021	43.19
2022	42.93
2023	42.69
2024	42.43
2025	42.17

Per-source values, 2025

Caveats

Mirrors urban_population_share's national urban/rural definition caveats.