Rural population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Rural population, per capita was 0.3523 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific is 0.3523 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.7639 units per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.3523 units per person, in 2025.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 33rd of 45 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7515 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7517 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.7621 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7639 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.7534 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.754 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.7535 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.7529 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.7521 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7512 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.7506 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7496 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7487 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7466 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7457 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7438 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7419 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7399 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7364 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7282 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7241 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.718 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7141 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7062 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6961 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6904 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6839 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6775 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6729 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6689 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6675 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6612 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6561 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6508 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6455 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.64 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6288 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6178 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6068 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5959 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5837 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5738 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5623 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5505 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5399 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5296 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5188 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.507 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4978 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4873 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4798 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4623 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.453 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.443 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4339 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4228 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4121 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.402 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3915 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3826 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3763 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3676 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3632 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3598 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3563 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3523 units per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7546 units per person | 0.7512 units per person | 0.7639 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7431 units per person | 0.7282 units per person | 0.7506 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6952 units per person | 0.6689 units per person | 0.7241 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.637 units per person | 0.5959 units per person | 0.6675 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5351 units per person | 0.4873 units per person | 0.5837 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4283 units per person | 0.3826 units per person | 0.4798 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3626 units per person | 0.3523 units per person | 0.3763 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 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
- 36 Grenada 0.6333 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 842.28 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 35.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 778.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific?
- Rural population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific was 0.3523 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7639 units per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3523 units per person in 2025.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for rural population, per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.