India Rural Population 1960-2023
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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- India rural population for 2021 was 909,384,771, a 0.08% increase from 2020.
- India rural population for 2020 was 908,684,959, a 0.26% increase from 2019.
- India rural population for 2019 was 906,325,664, a 0.35% increase from 2018.
- India rural population for 2018 was 903,131,481, a 0.44% increase from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Rural Population |
| India |
909,384,771 |
| Pakistan |
144,765,164 |
| Indonesia |
116,919,988 |
| Bangladesh |
103,398,765 |
| Nigeria |
100,840,661 |
| Egypt |
62,430,223 |
| Vietnam |
60,379,495 |
| Philippines |
59,577,632 |
| Kenya |
37,902,724 |
| Myanmar |
36,879,663 |
| Sudan |
29,406,434 |
| Sri Lanka |
17,977,378 |
| Uzbekistan |
17,308,463 |
| Ghana |
13,794,798 |
| Morocco |
13,323,470 |
| Ukraine |
13,244,273 |
| Cambodia |
12,496,843 |
| Cameroon |
11,383,170 |
| Angola |
11,227,528 |
| Zambia |
10,672,830 |
| Papua New Guinea |
8,610,641 |
| Lao PDR |
4,682,315 |
| Honduras |
4,215,972 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
4,206,064 |
| Tunisia |
3,692,618 |
| Bolivia |
3,566,464 |
| Nicaragua |
2,789,745 |
| Mauritania |
2,024,451 |
| Republic of Congo |
1,850,943 |
| El Salvador |
1,634,233 |
| Lesotho |
1,608,881 |
| Moldova |
1,490,716 |
| Georgia |
1,488,191 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
1,132,085 |
| Mongolia |
1,045,010 |
| Timor-Leste |
902,269 |
| Eswatini |
901,726 |
| Solomon Islands |
529,982 |
| Bhutan |
443,105 |
| Djibouti |
240,823 |
| Vanuatu |
237,230 |
| Cabo Verde |
193,416 |
| Micronesia |
87,034 |
| Kiribati |
56,273 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
55,614 |
| India Rural Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2021 |
909,384,771 |
64.61 |
0.08% |
| 2020 |
908,684,959 |
65.07 |
0.26% |
| 2019 |
906,325,664 |
65.53 |
0.35% |
| 2018 |
903,131,481 |
65.97 |
0.44% |
| 2017 |
899,185,932 |
66.40 |
0.53% |
| 2016 |
894,450,030 |
66.82 |
0.58% |
| 2015 |
889,270,551 |
67.22 |
0.60% |
| 2014 |
883,907,800 |
67.62 |
0.68% |
| 2013 |
877,931,069 |
68.00 |
0.76% |
| 2012 |
871,315,929 |
68.37 |
0.81% |
| 2011 |
864,287,587 |
68.72 |
0.86% |
| 2010 |
856,891,827 |
69.07 |
0.88% |
| 2009 |
849,365,344 |
69.41 |
0.90% |
| 2008 |
841,745,797 |
69.75 |
0.94% |
| 2007 |
833,902,577 |
70.09 |
0.99% |
| 2006 |
825,714,583 |
70.43 |
1.05% |
| 2005 |
817,080,085 |
70.77 |
1.14% |
| 2004 |
807,850,031 |
71.10 |
1.21% |
| 2003 |
798,147,274 |
71.43 |
1.27% |
| 2002 |
788,105,504 |
71.76 |
1.32% |
| 2001 |
777,743,809 |
72.08 |
1.46% |
| 2000 |
766,464,826 |
72.33 |
1.53% |
| 1999 |
754,851,574 |
72.55 |
1.56% |
| 1998 |
743,195,797 |
72.76 |
1.60% |
| 1997 |
731,424,064 |
72.97 |
1.63% |
| 1996 |
719,594,694 |
73.18 |
1.66% |
| 1995 |
707,713,381 |
73.39 |
1.71% |
| 1994 |
695,722,254 |
73.60 |
1.74% |
| 1993 |
683,730,629 |
73.81 |
1.77% |
| 1992 |
671,750,008 |
74.02 |
1.80% |
| 1991 |
659,790,350 |
74.22 |
1.79% |
| 1990 |
648,077,750 |
74.45 |
1.82% |
| 1989 |
636,410,866 |
74.70 |
1.85% |
| 1988 |
624,772,011 |
74.94 |
1.86% |
| 1987 |
613,230,911 |
75.18 |
1.89% |
| 1986 |
601,720,443 |
75.42 |
1.92% |
| 1985 |
590,268,741 |
75.65 |
1.94% |
| 1984 |
578,938,247 |
75.89 |
1.95% |
| 1983 |
567,730,625 |
76.12 |
1.95% |
| 1982 |
556,742,762 |
76.35 |
1.96% |
| 1981 |
545,936,694 |
76.58 |
1.86% |
| 1980 |
535,874,965 |
76.90 |
1.79% |
| 1979 |
526,359,751 |
77.26 |
1.76% |
| 1978 |
517,163,698 |
77.62 |
1.76% |
| 1977 |
508,145,352 |
77.97 |
1.76% |
| 1976 |
499,271,098 |
78.32 |
1.77% |
| 1975 |
490,514,033 |
78.67 |
1.81% |
| 1974 |
481,735,216 |
79.01 |
1.83% |
| 1973 |
472,993,405 |
79.35 |
1.83% |
| 1972 |
464,399,469 |
79.68 |
1.81% |
| 1971 |
456,050,642 |
80.01 |
1.93% |
| 1970 |
447,339,044 |
80.24 |
1.96% |
| 1969 |
438,640,214 |
80.44 |
1.96% |
| 1968 |
430,127,486 |
80.63 |
1.93% |
| 1967 |
421,916,928 |
80.83 |
1.89% |
| 1966 |
414,021,548 |
81.02 |
1.92% |
| 1965 |
406,167,866 |
81.22 |
2.00% |
| 1964 |
398,118,730 |
81.41 |
2.07% |
| 1963 |
389,969,936 |
81.60 |
2.08% |
| 1962 |
381,941,726 |
81.78 |
2.08% |
| 1961 |
374,062,506 |
81.97 |
2.17% |
| 1960 |
366,021,680 |
82.08 |
% |
