Rural population, per capita in Euro area
Euro area: Rural population, per capita was 0.2252 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Euro area, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 0.2252 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Euro area peaked at 0.3937 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2252 units per person, in 2025.
Euro area ranks 40th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.363 units per person | 0.3331 units per person | 0.3937 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3137 units per person | 0.3023 units per person | 0.3284 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2917 units per person | 0.2838 units per person | 0.3002 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2754 units per person | 0.2673 units per person | 0.2825 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2569 units per person | 0.2504 units per person | 0.2651 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2407 units per person | 0.2325 units per person | 0.2488 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2284 units per person | 0.2252 units per person | 0.2314 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 37 Grenada 0.6333 units per person compare
- 38 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.6312 units per person compare
- 39 Yemen, Republic of 0.6297 units per person compare
- 40 Mozambique, Republic of 0.6279 units per person compare
- 41 Guinea 0.6148 units per person compare
- 42 Vietnam 0.6117 units per person compare
- 43 Mauritius 0.6096 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Euro area
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 278.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 80.79 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 22.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3014 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Euro area?
- Rural population, per capita in Euro area was 0.2252 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3937 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2252 units per person in 2025.
- How does Euro area rank for rural population, per capita?
- Euro area ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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.