Rural population, per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Rural population, per capita was 0.3809 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics is 0.3809 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 0.5556 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3799 units per person, in 2011.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 30th 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 Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5556 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5496 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.544 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5384 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5312 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5242 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5184 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5128 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5068 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.493 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4861 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4785 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4708 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4627 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4565 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4484 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4414 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4363 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4305 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4211 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4153 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4104 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4058 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4011 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3982 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3948 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3915 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3887 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3868 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.386 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3852 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3846 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3844 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3843 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3845 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3849 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3852 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3854 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3856 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3856 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3847 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3842 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3843 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3843 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3833 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3824 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3824 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3813 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3809 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3802 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3799 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3803 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3804 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3804 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3803 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.381 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3813 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3819 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3826 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3837 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3845 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3841 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.383 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.382 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.3809 units per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5281 units per person | 0.5 units per person | 0.5556 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4604 units per person | 0.4305 units per person | 0.493 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4014 units per person | 0.3868 units per person | 0.4211 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.385 units per person | 0.3843 units per person | 0.386 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3833 units per person | 0.3809 units per person | 0.3856 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3808 units per person | 0.3799 units per person | 0.3826 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.383 units per person | 0.3809 units per person | 0.3845 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 27 Kenya 0.6779 units per person compare
- 28 Mali 0.6779 units per person compare
- 29 Madagascar 0.671 units per person compare
- 30 Bangladesh 0.6676 units per person compare
- 31 Comoros 0.6606 units per person compare
- 32 Eritrea 0.6546 units per person compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 0.6525 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 67.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 38.02 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 38.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 674.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5316 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Rural population, per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics was 0.3809 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5556 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3799 units per person in 2011.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for rural population, per capita?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.