Rural population, per capita in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Rural population, per capita was 0.5233 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Early-demographic dividend, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Early-demographic dividend stood at 0.5233 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 0.7739 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5233 units per person, in 2025.
That places Early-demographic dividend 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 0.7599 units per person | 0.7444 units per person | 0.7739 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7208 units per person | 0.6992 units per person | 0.7406 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6767 units per person | 0.6598 units per person | 0.6944 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6396 units per person | 0.623 units per person | 0.6558 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6014 units per person | 0.5828 units per person | 0.6192 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5592 units per person | 0.5423 units per person | 0.5787 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5314 units per person | 0.5233 units per person | 0.5392 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7567 units per person compare
- 13 Burundi 0.7431 units per person compare
- 14 Afghanistan 0.7406 units per person compare
- 15 Tajikistan 0.7384 units per person compare
- 16 Guyana 0.7351 units per person compare
- 17 Eswatini 0.7328 units per person compare
- 18 Chad 0.7243 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Early-demographic dividend
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 1.88 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 52.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 490.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5175 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Early-demographic dividend?
- Rural population, per capita in Early-demographic dividend was 0.5233 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7739 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5233 units per person in 2025.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for rural population, per capita?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.