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The rural population of Europe

Europe (Number in 2022)

Russian Federation is the top country by the population of rural among 43 countries. As of 2022, the population of rural in Russian Federation was 35.9 million that accounts for 19.92% of total the population of rural. The top 5 countries (others are Germany, Italy, Poland, and France) account for 54.72% of it. The total the population of rural was estimated at 180 million in 2022.

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Russian Federation 35,877,495 WB
Germany 18,730,526 WB
Italy 16,705,485 WB
Poland 14,679,358 WB
France 12,568,575 WB
Ukraine 11,430,780 WB
United Kingdom 10,448,877 WB
Spain 8,932,638 WB
Romania 8,668,484 WB
Austria 3,684,012 WB
Portugal 3,395,541 WB
Serbia 2,874,177 WB
Czech Republic 2,734,517 WB
Hungary 2,646,824 WB
Slovakia 2,503,549 WB
Switzerland 2,273,624 WB
Greece 2,048,160 WB
Ireland 1,836,398 WB
Belarus 1,815,531 WB
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,621,904 WB
Croatia 1,610,908 WB
Bulgaria 1,528,155 WB
Republic of Moldova 1,442,777 WB
Netherlands 1,259,248 WB
Sweden 1,206,837 WB
Albania 1,005,551 WB
Slovenia 934,533 WB
Lithuania 892,957 WB
Norway 891,476 WB
North Macedonia 841,220 WB
Finland 795,579 WB
Denmark 686,700 WB
Latvia 591,254 WB
Estonia 409,926 WB
Belgium 215,837 WB
Montenegro 196,496 WB
Luxembourg 53,025 WB
Liechtenstein 33,610 WB
Malta 27,220 WB
Iceland 22,951 WB
Andorra 9,730 WB
San Marino 763 WB
Monaco 0 WB
Residence
Urban 75.61 % in 2023 UNCTAD
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Residence