Rural population, per capita in Austria
Austria: Rural population, per capita was 0.3028 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Austria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Austria stood at 0.3028 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Austria peaked at 0.501 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3028 units per person, in 2025.
Austria ranks 126th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Austria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.501 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4999 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4986 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4972 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4956 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4939 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.492 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.49 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4879 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4857 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4835 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4811 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4788 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4763 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4737 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.471 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.468 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4648 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4613 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4575 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4533 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4485 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.442 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4331 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4226 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.411 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3989 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3871 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.376 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3664 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3589 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.354 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3505 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3472 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3441 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3414 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3389 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3367 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3349 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3334 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3323 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3316 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3311 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3307 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3304 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3302 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.33 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3298 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3296 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3293 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.329 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3285 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3279 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.327 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3258 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3244 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3228 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3209 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.319 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3168 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3146 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3123 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.31 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3077 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3053 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.3028 units per person | -0.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.3028 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1867 units per person, 1.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.3028 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.304 units per person, 100% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4942 units per person | 0.4857 units per person | 0.501 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4716 units per person | 0.4575 units per person | 0.4835 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4139 units per person | 0.3664 units per person | 0.4533 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.344 units per person | 0.3334 units per person | 0.3589 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3305 units per person | 0.3293 units per person | 0.3323 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3242 units per person | 0.3168 units per person | 0.329 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3088 units per person | 0.3028 units per person | 0.3146 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More agriculture & rural data for Austria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 791 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4906 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Austria?
- Rural population, per capita in Austria was 0.3028 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.501 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3028 units per person in 2025.
- How does Austria rank for rural population, per capita?
- Austria ranks 126th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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.