Rural population, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Rural population, per capita was 0.2122 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Colombia, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.2122 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 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.5186 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2122 units per person, in 2025.
Colombia ranks 152nd 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 | 0.4745 units per person | 0.4284 units per person | 0.5186 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3845 units per person | 0.3575 units per person | 0.4183 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3314 units per person | 0.3098 units per person | 0.3527 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2837 units per person | 0.2613 units per person | 0.3051 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2428 units per person | 0.234 units per person | 0.2565 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.229 units per person | 0.2254 units per person | 0.2328 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2182 units per person | 0.2122 units per person | 0.2236 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 149 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.2262 units per person compare
- 150 Malaysia 0.2261 units per person compare
- 151 Cabo Verde 0.2237 units per person compare
- 153 France 0.2115 units per person compare
- 154 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 0.2089 units per person compare
- 155 Greece 0.2078 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Colombia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 851.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 9.95 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 9.95 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 21.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Colombia?
- Rural population, per capita in Colombia was 0.2122 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5186 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2122 units per person in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for rural population, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 152nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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 Γ· 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.