Rural population, per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Rural population, per capita was 0.6676 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Bangladesh, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Bangladesh is 0.6676 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.9489 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6676 units per person, in 2025.
Bangladesh ranks 30th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9489 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.9472 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.9453 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9434 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.9415 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9394 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9371 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.9347 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9321 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.9293 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.9262 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.9228 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9191 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9151 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9104 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9037 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8945 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.884 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.873 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8625 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8532 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8461 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8399 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8341 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8287 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8236 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8188 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8142 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8098 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8055 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8014 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7973 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7935 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.79 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7866 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7834 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7802 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.777 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7738 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7704 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7669 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.763 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7589 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7545 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7499 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7452 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7405 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7358 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7313 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7269 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7227 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7189 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7152 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7116 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7081 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7046 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7012 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.698 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6948 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6918 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6888 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.686 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6833 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6784 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6732 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.6676 units per person | -0.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.6676 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4913 units per person, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.6676 units per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.609 units per person, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9399 units per person | 0.9293 units per person | 0.9489 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9011 units per person | 0.8625 units per person | 0.9262 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8274 units per person | 0.8055 units per person | 0.8532 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7854 units per person | 0.7704 units per person | 0.8014 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7473 units per person | 0.7269 units per person | 0.7669 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7067 units per person | 0.6918 units per person | 0.7227 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6796 units per person | 0.6676 units per person | 0.6888 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 296.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
- Rural population 66.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Bangladesh?
- Rural population, per capita in Bangladesh was 0.6676 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9489 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6676 units per person in 2025.
- How does Bangladesh rank for rural population, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 30th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.