# Rural population — OED
> Latest: 262.00 million (2025). Change: -0.3% vs 2024.
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1960–2025
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — SP.RUR.TOTL — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.RUR.TOTL
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-sp-rur-totl/OED
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2021 | 262.62M |
| 2022 | 262.63M |
| 2023 | 262.94M |
| 2024 | 262.79M |
| 2025 | 262.00M |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2025). Rural population — OED [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-sp-rur-totl/OED. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.RUR.TOTL
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)