Rural population, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Rural population, per capita was 0.613 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern is 0.613 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.8536 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.613 units per person, in 2025.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8536 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8513 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.8489 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8465 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.8439 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8413 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8385 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.8357 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.8328 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.8298 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8266 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.8232 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8196 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8158 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.8122 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8085 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.805 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8016 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7983 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.795 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7916 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7883 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7851 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7814 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7772 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7726 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7676 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7624 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.757 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7518 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.747 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.743 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7397 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7365 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7328 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7296 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7272 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7248 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7218 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7186 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7153 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7117 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7078 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7036 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6991 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6946 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6901 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6864 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6815 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6776 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6741 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6706 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6671 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6633 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6592 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6551 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6512 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6472 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6429 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.639 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6351 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6309 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6264 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6223 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6176 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.613 units per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8422 units per person | 0.8298 units per person | 0.8536 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8106 units per person | 0.795 units per person | 0.8266 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7735 units per person | 0.7518 units per person | 0.7916 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7321 units per person | 0.7186 units per person | 0.747 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6968 units per person | 0.6776 units per person | 0.7153 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.657 units per person | 0.639 units per person | 0.6741 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6242 units per person | 0.613 units per person | 0.6351 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 4 Malawi 0.8241 units per person compare
- 5 Niger 0.8163 units per person compare
- 6 Sri Lanka 0.7955 units per person compare
- 7 Tonga 0.7884 units per person compare
- 8 South Sudan 0.7832 units per person compare
- 9 Vanuatu 0.7768 units per person compare
- 10 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.7752 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 209.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 483.55 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 61.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 265.55 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Rural population, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.613 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8536 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.613 units per person in 2025.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for rural population, per capita?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
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.