| Characteristic | Share of rural population |
|---|---|
| Malawi | 82.73 |
| Niger | 81.95 |
| South Sudan | 78.62 |
| Ethiopia | 76.38 |
| Burundi | 75.17 |
| Swaziland | 73.75 |
| Chad | 73.07 |
| Burkina Faso | 71.66 |
| Rwanda | 70.12 |
| Uganda | 68.72 |
| Mali | 68.39 |
| Kenya | 68.11 |
| Madagascar | 67.57 |
| Comoros | 66.46 |
| Eritrea | 65.46 |
| Sudan | 65.13 |
| Tanzania | 63.83 |
| Mozambique | 63.57 |
| Guinea | 61.93 |
| Mauritius | 60.98 |
| Zimbabwe | 60.11 |
| Egypt | 57.2 |
| Lesotho | 56.32 |
| Togo | 56.19 |
| Central African Republic | 55.88 |
| Congo (Congo Kinshasa) | 55.25 |
| Seychelles | 54.71 |
| Sierra Leone | 54.64 |
| Zambia | 54.53 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 53.89 |
| Namibia | 49.59 |
| Benin | 47.45 |
| Ivory Coast | 46.03 |
| Somalia | 45.38 |
| Senegal | 44.76 |
| Cameroon | 44.6 |
| Liberia | 44.46 |
| Ghana | 41.63 |
| Mauritania | 39.39 |
| Morocco | 37.2 |
| Nigeria | 37.02 |
| South Africa | 36.31 |
| Congo (Congo Brazzaville) | 36.11 |
| Gambia | 35.7 |
| Botswana | 32.54 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 31.13 |
| Tunisia | 29.64 |
| Angola | 29.34 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 28.64 |
| Djibouti | 27.09 |
| Algeria | 24.72 |
| Cape Verde | 23.23 |
| Libya | 12.11 |
| Gabon | 8.14 |
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Release date
April 2026
Region
Africa
Survey time period
2024
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