Rural population, per capita in High income
High income: Rural population, per capita was 0.1975 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in High income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in High income is 0.1975 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in High income peaked at 0.3861 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1975 units per person, in 2025.
High income ranks 39th 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 High income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3861 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.38 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.3741 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3679 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3615 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3552 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.349 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.343 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3373 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3318 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3268 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3221 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3174 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3125 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3075 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3037 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3002 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2968 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2939 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2907 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2875 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2846 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2817 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.279 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2764 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2737 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2708 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2679 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2651 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2624 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2603 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2582 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2563 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2545 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2523 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.25 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2473 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2449 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2427 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.241 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2388 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2362 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2329 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2294 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2259 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2229 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2201 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2174 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.215 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2131 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2115 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2102 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2092 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2082 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2072 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2061 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.205 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2044 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2037 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2031 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2026 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2019 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.201 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1998 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1987 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.1975 units per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3586 units per person | 0.3318 units per person | 0.3861 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3072 units per person | 0.2907 units per person | 0.3268 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2749 units per person | 0.2624 units per person | 0.2875 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2507 units per person | 0.241 units per person | 0.2603 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2252 units per person | 0.2131 units per person | 0.2388 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2069 units per person | 0.2031 units per person | 0.2115 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2002 units per person | 0.1975 units per person | 0.2026 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 36 Grenada 0.6333 units per person compare
- 37 Tanzania 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
- 41 Vietnam 0.6117 units per person compare
- 42 Mauritius 0.6096 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for High income
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 281.21 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 904.10 billion current US$ (2024)
- Rural population 19.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in High income?
- Rural population, per capita in High income was 0.1975 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3861 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1975 units per person in 2025.
- How does High income rank for rural population, per capita?
- High income ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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)
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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.