Rural population, per capita in European Union
European Union: Rural population, per capita was 0.2483 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in European Union, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in European Union stood at 0.2483 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in European Union peaked at 0.4157 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2483 units per person, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in European Union, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4157 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.41 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4041 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3976 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3902 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3827 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3758 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3695 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3639 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3586 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3537 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3492 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3449 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3408 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3368 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3339 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3308 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3278 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3253 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3227 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3191 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3164 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3141 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3119 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3097 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.308 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3061 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3043 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3025 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3008 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2995 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2981 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2968 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2955 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2942 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2931 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2915 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2893 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2879 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2867 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2848 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2824 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2806 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2791 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2777 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.276 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2744 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2731 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2718 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2705 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2689 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2678 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2665 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2646 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.263 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2613 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2591 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2581 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2567 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2554 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2545 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2535 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2523 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2511 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2497 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2483 units per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3868 units per person | 0.3586 units per person | 0.4157 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3366 units per person | 0.3227 units per person | 0.3537 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3093 units per person | 0.3008 units per person | 0.3191 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2933 units per person | 0.2867 units per person | 0.2995 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.277 units per person | 0.2705 units per person | 0.2848 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2621 units per person | 0.2554 units per person | 0.2689 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2516 units per person | 0.2483 units per person | 0.2545 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 1 Liechtenstein 0.8537 units per person compare
- 2 Papua New Guinea 0.8422 units per person compare
- 3 Samoa 0.8249 units per person compare
- 4 Malawi 0.8241 units per person compare
- 5 Niger 0.8163 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for European Union
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 346.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3771 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population 24.8% (2025)
- Rural population 112.00 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 767.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in European Union?
- Rural population, per capita in European Union was 0.2483 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4157 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2483 units per person in 2025.
- How does European Union rank for rural population, per capita?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 3 regions with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union 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.