Rural population as a share of total population fell 2.08% to 20.1% in Belarus in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Belarus reached an all time high of 67.6% in 1960 and an all time low of 20.1% in 2021. When compared to Belarus's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Lithuania amounted to 31.8%, 39.9% in Poland, 25.1% in Russia and 30.2% in Ukraine in 2021.
Belarus has been ranked 131st within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belarus | % | 22.8% | 22.3% | 21.9% | 21.4% | 21.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 44.5% | 43.3% | 42.0% | 40.8% | 39.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | % | 26.5% | 26.4% | 26.3% | 26.2% | 26.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | % | 31.6% | 31.4% | 31.3% | 31.1% | 30.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 22.8% | 22.8% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 8.62% | 8.54% | 8.47% | 8.38% | 8.30% | ||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | % | 32.0% | 32.0% | 31.9% | 31.9% | 31.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | % | 32.8% | 32.6% | 32.5% | 32.3% | 32.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 39.7% | 39.8% | 39.9% | 39.9% | 40.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 46.1% | 46.1% | 46.1% | 46.0% | 45.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 26.0% | 25.8% | 25.7% | 25.6% | 25.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 18.3% | 18.1% | 17.9% | 17.7% | 17.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | 30.9% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 30.6% | 30.5% |
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