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Christian countries Compared by People > Density and urbanisation > Rural population

DEFINITION: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.

CONTENTS

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 NigeriaNigeria 78.79 million 2009
2 EthiopiaEthiopia 68.5 million 2009
3 United StatesUnited States 55.26 million 2009
4 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 43.19 million 2009
5 RussiaRussia 38.54 million 2009
6 TanzaniaTanzania 32.38 million 2009
7 PhilippinesPhilippines 31.59 million 2009
8 KenyaKenya 31.09 million 2009
9 UgandaUganda 28.41 million 2009
10 BrazilBrazil 27.05 million 2009
11 MexicoMexico 24.17 million 2009
12 GermanyGermany 21.54 million 2009
13 ItalyItaly 19.15 million 2009
14 South AfricaSouth Africa 19.13 million 2009
15 PolandPoland 14.77 million 2009
16 UkraineUkraine 14.7 million 2009
17 MozambiqueMozambique 14.28 million 2009
18 FranceFrance 14.04 million 2009
19 MalawiMalawi 12.32 million 2009
20 GhanaGhana 11.74 million 2009
21 ColombiaColombia 11.51 million 2009
22 SpainSpain 10.52 million 2009
23 RomaniaRomania 9.79 million 2009
24 ZambiaZambia 8.34 million 2009
25 PeruPeru 8.31 million 2009
26 CameroonCameroon 8.28 million 2009
27 RwandaRwanda 8.14 million 2009
28 AngolaAngola 7.84 million 2009
29 ZimbabweZimbabwe 7.79 million 2009
30 BurundiBurundi 7.41 million 2009
31 GuatemalaGuatemala 7.15 million 2009
32 KazakhstanKazakhstan 6.61 million 2009
33 CanadaCanada 6.58 million 2009
34 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 6.17 million 2009
35 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 5.89 million 2009
36 HaitiHaiti 5.19 million 2009
37 EcuadorEcuador 4.6 million 2009
38 GreeceGreece 4.38 million 2009
39 PortugalPortugal 4.25 million 2009
40 EritreaEritrea 4 million 2009
41 HondurasHonduras 3.86 million 2009
42 BoliviaBolivia 3.35 million 2009
43 HungaryHungary 3.22 million 2009
44 ArgentinaArgentina 3.14 million 2009
45 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 3.05 million 2009
46 NetherlandsNetherlands 2.91 million 2009
47 AustriaAustria 2.73 million 2009
48 CubaCuba 2.72 million 2009
49 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 2.71 million 2009
50 BelarusBelarus 2.52 million 2009
51 ParaguayParaguay 2.48 million 2009
52 NicaraguaNicaragua 2.47 million 2009
53 AustraliaAustralia 2.42 million 2009
54 El SalvadorEl Salvador 2.4 million 2009
55 SlovakiaSlovakia 2.35 million 2009
56 BulgariaBulgaria 2.17 million 2009
57 MoldovaMoldova 2.11 million 2009
58 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 2.05 million 2009
59 GeorgiaGeorgia 2.01 million 2009
60 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 1.96 million 2009
61 FinlandFinland 1.94 million 2009
62 ChileChile 1.91 million 2009
63 CroatiaCroatia 1.88 million 2009
64 VenezuelaVenezuela 1.8 million 2009
65 IrelandIreland 1.73 million 2009
66 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1.66 million 2009
67 LiberiaLiberia 1.55 million 2009
68 LesothoLesotho 1.53 million 2009
69 SwedenSweden 1.43 million 2009
70 NamibiaNamibia 1.36 million 2009
71 JamaicaJamaica 1.26 million 2009
72 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1.16 million 2009
73 ArmeniaArmenia 1.12 million 2009
74 LithuaniaLithuania 1.1 million 2009
75 NorwayNorway 1.08 million 2009
76 SloveniaSlovenia 1.06 million 2009
77 PanamaPanama 898,013.48 2009
78 SwazilandSwaziland 886,095.14 2009
79 East TimorEast Timor 819,588.46 2009
80 BotswanaBotswana 773,282.75 2009
81 DenmarkDenmark 721,694.77 2009
82 LatviaLatvia 718,352.42 2009
83 New ZealandNew Zealand 574,864.56 2009
84 GuyanaGuyana 545,643.57 2009
85 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 408,874.66 2009
86 FijiFiji 400,151.52 2009
87 BelgiumBelgium 282,745.43 2009
88 CyprusCyprus 260,439.76 2009
89 UruguayUruguay 254,215.29 2009
90 GabonGabon 213,520.05 2009
91 Cape VerdeCape Verde 200,422.22 2009
92 BelizeBelize 159,203.02 2009
93 BarbadosBarbados 152,704.41 2009
94 SurinameSuriname 128,583.68 2009
95 LuxembourgLuxembourg 87,951.48 2009
96 TongaTonga 77,933.66 2009
97 GrenadaGrenada 71,794.84 2009
98 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 60,987.12 2009
99 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 57,260.95 2009
100 ArubaAruba 56,627.63 2009
101 The BahamasThe Bahamas 55,015.79 2009
102 SeychellesSeychelles 39,745.78 2009
103 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 30,790.09 2009
104 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 28,233.02 2009
105 IcelandIceland 24,964.3 2009
106 MaltaMalta 22,900.85 2009
107 DominicaDominica 18,943.51 2009
108 GreenlandGreenland 9,110.95 2009
109 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 4,931.75 2009
110 PalauPalau 3,757.25 2009
111 San MarinoSan Marino 1,804.54 2009
=112 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 0.0 2009
=112 BermudaBermuda 0.0 2009
=112 MonacoMonaco 0.0 2009

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Background

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Conflict

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Cost of living

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Crime

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Culture

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Disasters

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Economy

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Education

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Energy

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Environment

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Geography

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Government

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Health

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Industry

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Labor

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Language

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Lifestyle

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Media

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Military

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People

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Transport

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Travel

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Weather

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COUNTRIES COVERED
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