Rural population, per capita in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Rural population, per capita was 0.3366 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in China (People’s Republic of), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) recorded 0.3366 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 0.8316 units per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.3366 units per person, in 2025.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 117th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8198 units per person | 0.8025 units per person | 0.8316 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8247 units per person | 0.8104 units per person | 0.8287 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7697 units per person | 0.7379 units per person | 0.8061 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7033 units per person | 0.6522 units per person | 0.738 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.576 units per person | 0.5166 units per person | 0.6357 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.435 units per person | 0.3729 units per person | 0.5077 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.348 units per person | 0.3366 units per person | 0.3648 units per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.66 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.66 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Rural population 33.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Rural population, per capita in China (People’s Republic of) was 0.3366 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8316 units per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3366 units per person in 2025.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for rural population, per capita?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 117th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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.