Rural population, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Rural population, per capita was 0.1182 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.1182 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.5532 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1182 units per person, in 2025.
Brazil ranks 178th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5532 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.545 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.537 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.5291 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5213 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.5133 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.5052 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4967 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4878 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4783 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4682 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4567 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4434 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4286 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4129 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3967 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3806 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3649 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3502 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.337 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3258 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3163 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3074 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2992 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2914 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.284 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.277 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2703 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2639 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2575 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2513 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2451 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2391 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2336 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2283 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2229 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.217 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.21 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2021 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1945 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1885 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.184 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1801 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1765 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1732 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1702 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1673 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1646 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.162 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1593 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1566 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1538 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.151 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1483 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1457 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1431 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1405 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.138 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1356 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1332 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1309 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1286 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1265 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1238 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.121 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.1182 units per person | -2.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.1182 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3456 units per person, 34% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.1182 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2796 units per person, 42% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5167 units per person | 0.4783 units per person | 0.5532 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4039 units per person | 0.337 units per person | 0.4682 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2893 units per person | 0.2575 units per person | 0.3258 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2244 units per person | 0.1945 units per person | 0.2513 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1726 units per person | 0.1593 units per person | 0.1885 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1446 units per person | 0.1332 units per person | 0.1566 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1249 units per person | 0.1182 units per person | 0.1309 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 11.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Brazil?
- Rural population, per capita in Brazil was 0.1182 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5532 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1182 units per person in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for rural population, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 178th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.