Rural population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Rural population, per capita was 0.3795 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 0.3795 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.8252 units per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.3795 units per person, in 2025.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 32nd 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.
Rural population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8064 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8089 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.8225 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8252 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.8137 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8151 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.815 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8148 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8146 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8145 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8144 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8143 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8142 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8127 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8129 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8114 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8097 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.808 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8043 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7955 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7912 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7845 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7804 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7715 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7602 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7539 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7466 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7394 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7344 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.73 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7285 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7213 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7156 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7095 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7034 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6971 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6844 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6717 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6591 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6467 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6329 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6222 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.61 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5979 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5872 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5766 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5652 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5526 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5431 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5317 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5234 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5039 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4932 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4819 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4714 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4589 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4468 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4353 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4235 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4134 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4063 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3965 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3914 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3877 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3839 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3795 units per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8151 units per person | 0.8064 units per person | 0.8252 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8097 units per person | 0.7955 units per person | 0.8144 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7592 units per person | 0.73 units per person | 0.7912 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6937 units per person | 0.6467 units per person | 0.7285 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5819 units per person | 0.5317 units per person | 0.6329 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4652 units per person | 0.4134 units per person | 0.5234 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3909 units per person | 0.3795 units per person | 0.4063 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 29 Madagascar 0.671 units per person compare
- 30 Bangladesh 0.6676 units per person compare
- 31 Comoros 0.6606 units per person compare
- 32 Eritrea 0.6546 units per person compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 0.6525 units per person compare
- 34 Sudan 0.6507 units per person compare
- 35 India 0.6431 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.73 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.4% (2025)
- Rural population 813.54 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 37.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Rural population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.3795 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8252 units per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3795 units per person in 2025.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for rural population, per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.