Rural population, per capita in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Rural population, per capita was 0.499 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Caribbean Small States, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Caribbean Small States stood at 0.499 units per person.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Caribbean Small States peaked at 0.6777 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4857 units per person, in 1999.
Caribbean Small States ranks 17th of 45 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.
Rural population, per capita in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6777 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6719 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.6636 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.6537 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.6432 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.6321 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.6205 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.609 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.5981 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5884 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.5801 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5722 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5642 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5564 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5486 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.541 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5339 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5275 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5222 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5181 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5153 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5131 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5106 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.508 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5053 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5025 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4998 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4972 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4948 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4926 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4907 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4894 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4885 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4878 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4873 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4868 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4863 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.486 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4858 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4857 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4857 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4859 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4862 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.487 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4883 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4905 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4923 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4941 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4958 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4974 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4985 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4987 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4986 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4985 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4984 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4983 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4983 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4982 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.499 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4994 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4989 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4988 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4987 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.499 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.499 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.499 units per person | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6358 units per person | 0.5884 units per person | 0.6777 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5464 units per person | 0.5181 units per person | 0.5801 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5039 units per person | 0.4926 units per person | 0.5153 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4874 units per person | 0.4857 units per person | 0.4907 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4903 units per person | 0.4857 units per person | 0.4974 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4986 units per person | 0.4982 units per person | 0.4994 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4989 units per person | 0.4987 units per person | 0.499 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 14 Afghanistan 0.7406 units per person compare
- 15 Tajikistan 0.7384 units per person compare
- 16 Guyana 0.7351 units per person compare
- 17 Eswatini 0.7328 units per person compare
- 18 Chad 0.7243 units per person compare
- 19 East Timor 0.7121 units per person compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 0.7108 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Caribbean Small States
- Rural population 49.9% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3832 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.08 billion current US$ (2024)
- Rural population 2.27 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 678.83 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Caribbean Small States?
- Rural population, per capita in Caribbean Small States was 0.499 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6777 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4857 units per person in 1999.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for rural population, per capita?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.