Rural population, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Rural population, per capita was 0.6167 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 0.6167 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.8773 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6167 units per person, in 2025.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 | 0.861 units per person | 0.8427 units per person | 0.8773 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8171 units per person | 0.797 units per person | 0.8383 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7746 units per person | 0.7552 units per person | 0.7928 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7352 units per person | 0.7208 units per person | 0.7511 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7025 units per person | 0.6864 units per person | 0.7175 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6633 units per person | 0.6439 units per person | 0.6824 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6283 units per person | 0.6167 units per person | 0.6398 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More agriculture & rural data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 272.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 595.18 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 61.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.8% (2023)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 282.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Rural population, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.6167 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8773 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6167 units per person in 2025.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for rural population, per capita?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.