Rural population growth in Low income
Low income: Rural population growth was 2.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population growth in Low income, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Low income recorded 2.0% for rural population growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Low income peaked at 2.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1981.
That places Low income 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Rural population growth in Low income, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.9% | — |
| 1962 | 2.0% | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 2.0% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 2.1% | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 2.1% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 2.1% | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 2.1% | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 2.1% | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 2.1% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 2.2% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 2.2% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 2.1% | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 2.2% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 2.2% | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 2.2% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | -24.2% |
| 1981 | 1.6% | -13.3% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | +28.8% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | +13.0% |
| 1984 | 2.2% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +26.4% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 1 Oman 3.8% compare
- 2 Syria 3.7% compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 3.7% compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 3.6% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Low income
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 497.63 million (2025)
- Rural population 64.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6484 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2723 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Low income?
- Rural population growth in Low income was 2.0% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1981.
- How does Low income rank for rural population growth?
- Low income ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.