Rural population, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Rural population, per capita was 0.437 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Guatemala, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Guatemala stood at 0.437 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.6815 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.437 units per person, in 2025.
That places Guatemala 80th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6815 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6764 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.6716 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.6671 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.6629 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.6588 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6545 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6503 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6464 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.6429 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6399 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6377 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6363 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6362 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6385 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6432 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6494 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6563 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6629 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6684 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.672 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6729 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6726 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6721 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6713 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6702 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6689 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6673 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6654 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6633 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.661 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6584 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6557 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6527 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6492 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6424 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6312 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6168 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6006 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5838 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5676 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5532 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5422 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5341 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5267 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5194 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5123 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5054 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4988 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4926 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4867 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4813 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4765 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4722 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4685 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4656 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4634 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.462 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4615 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4581 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4545 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.451 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4474 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4439 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4405 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.437 units per person | -0.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.437 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3456 units per person, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.437 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2796 units per person, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6612 units per person | 0.6429 units per person | 0.6815 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6469 units per person | 0.6362 units per person | 0.6684 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6696 units per person | 0.6633 units per person | 0.6729 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6352 units per person | 0.5838 units per person | 0.661 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5253 units per person | 0.4926 units per person | 0.5676 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4696 units per person | 0.4581 units per person | 0.4867 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4457 units per person | 0.437 units per person | 0.4545 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 77 Philippines 0.4423 units per person compare
- 78 Slovenia 0.4401 units per person compare
- 79 Liberia 0.4392 units per person compare
- 81 British Virgin Islands 0.4261 units per person compare
- 82 Croatia 0.4219 units per person compare
- 83 Azerbaijan 0.4136 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 630.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Rural population 43.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Guatemala?
- Rural population, per capita in Guatemala was 0.437 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6815 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.437 units per person in 2025.
- How does Guatemala rank for rural population, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 80th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.