Rural population, per capita in Chile
Chile: Rural population, per capita was 0.1082 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Chile, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Chile is 0.1082 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Chile peaked at 0.3216 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1082 units per person, in 2025.
That places Chile 183rd out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Chile, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3216 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3133 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.3052 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2974 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2897 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2822 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.275 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2678 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2609 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2541 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2474 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2406 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2335 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2262 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.219 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2119 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.205 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1986 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1927 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1875 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1832 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1797 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1773 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1756 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1742 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.173 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.172 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1711 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1702 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1692 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1681 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1667 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.165 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1627 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1595 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1558 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1519 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1478 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1439 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1403 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1373 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1351 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1339 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1332 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1327 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1322 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1319 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1316 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1312 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1309 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1304 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1299 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1292 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1282 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1269 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1253 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1237 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.122 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1204 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1187 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.117 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1153 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1136 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1118 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.11 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.1082 units per person | -1.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.1082 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1867 units per person, 58% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.1082 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2796 units per person, 39% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2867 units per person | 0.2541 units per person | 0.3216 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2162 units per person | 0.1875 units per person | 0.2474 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1746 units per person | 0.1692 units per person | 0.1832 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1562 units per person | 0.1403 units per person | 0.1681 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.133 units per person | 0.1309 units per person | 0.1373 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1255 units per person | 0.1187 units per person | 0.1304 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1127 units per person | 0.1082 units per person | 0.117 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More agriculture & rural data for Chile
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 621.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 10.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Chile?
- Rural population, per capita in Chile was 0.1082 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3216 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1082 units per person in 2025.
- How does Chile rank for rural population, per capita?
- Chile ranks 183rd out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.