Worldwide, Liechtenstein was the country with the highest rural population in terms of share of the country's population. As of 2024, percent of the country's inhabitants lived in rural areas. Papua New Guinea followed in second with percent. Over the past decades, the share of the global population living in rural areas has decreased.
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