Share of the population living in rural areas. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Rural Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 73.3% |
| 2024 | 73.8% |
| 2023 | 74.2% |
| 2022 | 74.6% |
| 2021 | 75% |
| 2020 | 75.3% |
| 2019 | 75.7% |
| 2018 | 75.9% |
| 2017 | 76.2% |
| 2016 | 76.5% |
| 2015 | 76.7% |
| 2014 | 77% |
54 countries carry a recent share of the population living in rural areas figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
158 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Eswatini, grouped by topic.