This statistic shows the twenty countries with the largest rural populations worldwide in 2018. In 2018, the rural population of India was around million people.
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (May 16, 2018). Top twenty countries worldwide with the largest rural population in 2018 (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/875087/top-ten-countries-with-biggest-rural-population/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). "Top twenty countries worldwide with the largest rural population in 2018 (in millions)." Chart. May 16, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/875087/top-ten-countries-with-biggest-rural-population/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (2018). Top twenty countries worldwide with the largest rural population in 2018 (in millions). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/875087/top-ten-countries-with-biggest-rural-population/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). "Top Twenty Countries Worldwide with The Largest Rural Population in 2018 (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 May 2018, /statistics/875087/top-ten-countries-with-biggest-rural-population/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Top twenty countries worldwide with the largest rural population in 2018 (in millions) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/875087/top-ten-countries-with-biggest-rural-population/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Top twenty countries worldwide with the largest rural population in 2018 (in millions) [Graph], United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), May 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/875087/top-ten-countries-with-biggest-rural-population/
