Rural population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Rural population, per capita was 0.3797 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.3797 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 1.2% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.829 units per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.3797 units per person, in 2025.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 31st 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8092 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.812 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.826 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.829 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.8175 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8191 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8192 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8192 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8192 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8192 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8193 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8193 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8193 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8178 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8181 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8166 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8148 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8131 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8094 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8005 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7961 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7893 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7851 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7761 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7647 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7583 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7509 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7437 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7386 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7342 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7326 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7254 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7196 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7135 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7073 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7009 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.688 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6752 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6624 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6499 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6359 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.625 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6127 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6004 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5896 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5789 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5673 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5546 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5449 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5334 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5251 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5052 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4945 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.483 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4725 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4598 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4476 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.436 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.424 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4139 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4067 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3968 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3917 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.388 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3842 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3797 units per person | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.819 units per person | 0.8092 units per person | 0.829 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8148 units per person | 0.8005 units per person | 0.8193 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7637 units per person | 0.7342 units per person | 0.7961 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6975 units per person | 0.6499 units per person | 0.7326 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5843 units per person | 0.5334 units per person | 0.6359 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4662 units per person | 0.4139 units per person | 0.5251 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3912 units per person | 0.3797 units per person | 0.4067 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 28 Mali 0.6779 units per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.72 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 804.03 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 38.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 812.8 current US$ per person (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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Rural population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.3797 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.829 units per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3797 units per person in 2025.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for rural population, per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.