Rural population, per capita in Dominica
Dominica: Rural population, per capita was 0.2601 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Dominica, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0.2601 units per person for rural population, per capita 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 Dominica peaked at 0.6215 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2601 units per person, in 2025.
Dominica ranks 141st 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 | 0.6187 units per person | 0.6159 units per person | 0.6215 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5864 units per person | 0.5457 units per person | 0.6146 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4557 units per person | 0.3696 units per person | 0.5346 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3522 units per person | 0.3486 units per person | 0.3593 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3377 units per person | 0.3239 units per person | 0.3477 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.303 units per person | 0.2856 units per person | 0.32 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2709 units per person | 0.2601 units per person | 0.2815 units per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Dominica
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,330 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.121 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population 17,136 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.2% (2023)
- Rural population 26.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Dominica?
- Rural population, per capita in Dominica was 0.2601 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6215 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2601 units per person in 2025.
- How does Dominica rank for rural population, per capita?
- Dominica ranks 141st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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.