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 127th of 217 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.
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 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.26 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.26 (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 127th out of 217 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)
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.