Rural flight is the migratory pattern of people from rural areas into urban areas. It is urbanization seen from the rural perspective.
Population age comparison between rural Pocahontas County, Iowa, and urban Johnson County, Iowa, illustrating the flight of young female adults (red) to urban centers in Iowa
The effects of the Dust Bowl in Dallas, South Dakota, May 1936
An abandoned post office in Menkovo, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia
A Chinese migrant worker leaving the worksite after a shift in a city.
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically described as rural, as well as other areas lacking substantial development. Different countries have varying definitions of rural for statistical and administrative purposes.
Barossa Valley in South Australia, noted for its vineyards
Rice terraces in Kami, Hyōgo Prefecture in Japan
A rural landscape in Lappeenranta, South Karelia in Finland
Westminster, Vermont