What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Europe & Central Asia and India?

0.3838 units per person, with India ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and India?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia vs India: Rural population, per capita

Europe & Central Asia

0.2593 units per person

in 2025

India

0.6431 units per person

in 2025

Europe & Central Asia rank

38th

India rank

35th

Rural population, per capita over time

Europe & Central Asia
India

How they compare

India currently reports 0.6431 units per person against 0.2593 units per person in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.3838 units per person.

That makes India's figure about 2.5 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 38th and India ranks 35th of 45 groups.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	India	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.4247 units per person	0.814 units per person	0.3893 units per person	India
1970s	0.373 units per person	0.7866 units per person	0.4137 units per person	India
1980s	0.3391 units per person	0.7549 units per person	0.4158 units per person	India
1990s	0.3215 units per person	0.7352 units per person	0.4137 units per person	India
2000s	0.305 units per person	0.7101 units per person	0.4051 units per person	India
2010s	0.2783 units per person	0.6762 units per person	0.3979 units per person	India
2020s	0.2621 units per person	0.6509 units per person	0.3888 units per person	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, Europe & Central Asia or India?: India, at 0.6431 units per person against 0.2593 units per person in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Europe & Central Asia and India?: 0.3838 units per person, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and India?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia and India rank globally for rural population, per capita?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 38th and India ranks 35th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.