Germany vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Rural population, per capita

Germany
0.1786 units per person
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.1668 units per person
in 2025
Germany rank
165th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
167th

Rural population, per capita over time

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
00.050.10.150.20.25196019922025

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.1786 units per person against 0.1668 units per person in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0118 units per person.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 165th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 167th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2214 units per person 0.2228 units per person 0.0014 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 0.202 units per person 0.2246 units per person 0.0226 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.2003 units per person 0.2159 units per person 0.0156 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 0.1996 units per person 0.2132 units per person 0.0136 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.1983 units per person 0.1962 units per person 0.002 units per person Germany
2010s 0.1929 units per person 0.1823 units per person 0.0107 units per person Germany
2020s 0.1817 units per person 0.1688 units per person 0.0129 units per person Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, Germany or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Germany, at 0.1786 units per person against 0.1668 units per person in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0118 units per person, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for rural population, per capita?
Germany ranks 165th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 167th of 216 countries.
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

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.