Rural population, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Rural population, per capita was 0.3085 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.3085 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.5556 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3085 units per person, in 2025.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5556 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5478 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.5417 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5352 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5284 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5216 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5149 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5081 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.501 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4935 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4864 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4799 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4722 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4645 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4568 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4498 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4433 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4377 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4321 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4268 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4219 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.417 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.412 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4073 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4029 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3989 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3947 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3905 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3866 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3834 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3816 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3801 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3801 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3801 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3796 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.379 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.378 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.377 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3759 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3754 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3733 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3716 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3699 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3678 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3664 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3651 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.363 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3605 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3581 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3556 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3527 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.349 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3438 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3353 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3261 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3193 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.317 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3163 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3153 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3136 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3125 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3113 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3109 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3104 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3093 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.3085 units per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5248 units per person | 0.4935 units per person | 0.5556 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.455 units per person | 0.4268 units per person | 0.4864 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4015 units per person | 0.3834 units per person | 0.4219 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3787 units per person | 0.3754 units per person | 0.3816 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3651 units per person | 0.3556 units per person | 0.3733 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3289 units per person | 0.3136 units per person | 0.3527 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3105 units per person | 0.3085 units per person | 0.3125 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 40 Guinea 0.6148 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 298.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.2% (2025)
- Rural population 142.68 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 30.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0421 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2833 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Rural population, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.3085 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5556 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3085 units per person in 2025.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for rural population, per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.