Rural population, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Rural population, per capita was 0.3167 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 0.3167 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.6308 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3167 units per person, in 2025.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6308 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6239 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.6188 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.6134 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6077 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.6016 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5953 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5884 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.581 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5738 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5671 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5604 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5531 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5462 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5396 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.533 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5266 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5209 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5147 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5096 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5045 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4994 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4943 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.489 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4838 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4789 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4741 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4691 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4641 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.46 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4568 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4537 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4511 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4486 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4466 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4449 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4432 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4411 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4391 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4361 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4327 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4296 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4262 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4224 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4186 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4148 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4108 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4068 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4024 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3978 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3927 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3868 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3773 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3615 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3443 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3319 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.328 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3271 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3255 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3225 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3205 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3185 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3184 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3184 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3173 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.3167 units per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6035 units per person | 0.5738 units per person | 0.6308 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5371 units per person | 0.5096 units per person | 0.5671 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4817 units per person | 0.46 units per person | 0.5045 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4461 units per person | 0.4361 units per person | 0.4568 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4162 units per person | 0.3978 units per person | 0.4327 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3498 units per person | 0.3225 units per person | 0.3927 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3183 units per person | 0.3167 units per person | 0.3205 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 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
- 37 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.6312 units per person compare
- 38 Yemen 0.6297 units per person compare
- 39 Mozambique 0.6279 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.2% (2025)
- Rural population 80.22 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 31.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0622 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9714 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Rural population, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.3167 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6308 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3167 units per person in 2025.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for rural population, per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.