Rural population, per capita in Arab World
Arab World: Rural population, per capita was 0.3996 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Arab World, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Arab World is 0.3996 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Arab World peaked at 0.6905 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3996 units per person, in 2025.
Arab World ranks 29th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6567 units per person | 0.6252 units per person | 0.6905 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.592 units per person | 0.568 units per person | 0.6185 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5362 units per person | 0.5095 units per person | 0.5628 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4904 units per person | 0.4784 units per person | 0.5046 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4614 units per person | 0.4464 units per person | 0.4756 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4227 units per person | 0.411 units per person | 0.4441 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4051 units per person | 0.3996 units per person | 0.4091 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 26 Uganda 0.6806 units per person compare
- 27 Kenya 0.6779 units per person compare
- 28 Mali 0.6779 units per person compare
- 29 Channel Islands 0.6736 units per person compare
- 30 Madagascar, Republic of 0.671 units per person compare
- 31 Bangladesh 0.6676 units per person compare
- 32 Comoros, Union of the 0.6606 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Arab World
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 225.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.9% (2025)
- Rural population 201.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 40.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2023)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0595 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Arab World?
- Rural population, per capita in Arab World was 0.3996 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6905 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3996 units per person in 2025.
- How does Arab World rank for rural population, per capita?
- Arab World ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World 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 Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.