Germany Rural Population 1960-2024

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.
  • Germany rural population for 2023 was 18,784,632, a 0.29% increase from 2022.
  • Germany rural population for 2022 was 18,730,526, a 0.26% increase from 2021.
  • Germany rural population for 2021 was 18,682,511, a 0.36% decline from 2020.
  • Germany rural population for 2020 was 18,750,282, a 0.26% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
United States 55,937,486
Germany 18,784,632
Italy 16,468,986
Poland 14,594,364
France 12,422,661
United Kingdom 10,497,193
Japan 9,907,790
South Korea 9,589,588
Spain 8,923,913
Canada 7,272,932
Saudi Arabia 5,560,527
Austria 3,695,875
Australia 3,565,036
Argentina 3,516,356
Portugal 3,378,005
Czech Republic 2,767,136
Hungary 2,602,308
Slovak Republic 2,494,835
Chile 2,353,195
Switzerland 2,283,085
Greece 2,002,527
Ireland 1,869,935
Croatia 1,596,188
Panama 1,362,230
Netherlands 1,219,560
Sweden 1,186,635
UAE 1,163,057
Slovenia 931,346
Lithuania 899,076
Norway 883,411
Finland 794,473
Trinidad and Tobago 714,682
Israel 697,214
Denmark 684,197
New Zealand 679,786
Latvia 589,533
Oman 538,749
Cyprus 416,009
Estonia 412,452
Belgium 214,107
Puerto Rico 204,074
Barbados 193,378
Bahrain 150,497
Uruguay 144,763
Channel Islands 120,710
French Polynesia 116,482
Brunei 94,356
New Caledonia 73,097
Antigua and Barbuda 71,353
Bahamas 67,567
Aruba 59,245
Luxembourg 52,967
Seychelles 49,323
Isle of Man 39,405
Liechtenstein 33,798
St. Kitts and Nevis 32,905
Faroe Islands 30,371
Malta 27,987
Iceland 23,451
Qatar 17,548
Curacao 16,231
British Virgin Islands 15,848
Andorra 9,792
Guam 8,360
Greenland 6,858
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 3,959
Northern Mariana Islands 3,946
Palau 3,177
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,650
San Marino 728
Germany Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 18,784,632 22.24 0.29%
2022 18,730,526 22.35 0.26%
2021 18,682,511 22.46 -0.36%
2020 18,750,282 22.55 -0.26%
2019 18,798,952 22.62 -0.06%
2018 18,809,664 22.69 0.08%
2017 18,795,376 22.74 0.21%
2016 18,755,733 22.78 0.70%
2015 18,624,547 22.80 0.82%
2014 18,472,108 22.81 0.37%
2013 18,403,327 22.82 0.23%
2012 18,361,215 22.83 0.14%
2011 18,334,806 22.84 -2.70%
2010 18,836,498 23.03 -1.00%
2009 19,025,087 23.23 -1.09%
2008 19,234,290 23.43 -1.03%
2007 19,432,962 23.62 -0.97%
2006 19,622,894 23.82 -0.94%
2005 19,809,155 24.02 -0.89%
2004 19,986,263 24.22 -0.85%
2003 20,157,322 24.42 -0.77%
2002 20,313,617 24.63 -0.66%
2001 20,447,486 24.83 -0.65%
2000 20,581,651 25.04 -0.69%
1999 20,723,743 25.24 -0.75%
1998 20,880,191 25.45 -0.80%
1997 21,048,482 25.66 -0.66%
1996 21,188,909 25.87 -0.52%
1995 21,300,002 26.08 -0.52%
1994 21,410,142 26.29 -0.46%
1993 21,508,871 26.50 0.14%
1992 21,478,393 26.64 0.42%
1991 21,388,515 26.73 0.17%
1990 21,353,187 26.88 0.34%
1989 21,281,747 27.02 0.86%
1988 21,099,829 27.00 -0.21%
1987 21,144,436 27.16 -0.65%
1986 21,282,187 27.38 0.39%
1985 21,199,425 27.29 0.63%
1984 21,066,224 27.06 0.25%
1983 21,014,164 26.90 -0.25%
1982 21,066,192 26.89 -0.53%
1981 21,178,760 27.01 -0.38%
1980 21,260,046 27.16 -0.00%
1979 21,260,524 27.21 -0.17%
1978 21,295,639 27.27 -0.29%
1977 21,357,951 27.33 -0.43%
1976 21,451,007 27.38 -0.64%
1975 21,588,023 27.44 -0.58%
1974 21,713,675 27.50 -0.17%
1973 21,750,209 27.55 0.11%
1972 21,726,668 27.61 0.27%
1971 21,667,597 27.67 -0.03%
1970 21,673,217 27.73 0.11%
1969 21,650,322 27.79 0.56%
1968 21,528,785 27.85 0.22%
1967 21,482,504 27.92 0.23%
1966 21,433,533 27.98 0.61%
1965 21,304,018 28.05 0.63%
1964 21,171,231 28.11 0.57%
1963 21,050,022 28.17 0.70%
1962 20,903,401 28.24 0.65%
1961 20,768,071 28.30 -0.33%
1960 20,836,712 28.62 %