Rural population, per capita in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Rural population, per capita was 0.4632 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in IDA & IBRD total, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 0.4632 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 0.7531 units per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.4632 units per person, in 2025.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 23rd of 45 groups on this measure, 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7525 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7505 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.7531 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7518 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.7448 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.7429 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.7404 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7378 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7352 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.7325 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.73 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7274 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7244 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7207 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7175 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7135 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7093 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7051 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7003 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6937 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6891 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6838 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6797 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6739 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6673 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6627 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6578 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6529 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.649 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6455 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6432 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6389 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6354 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6319 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6283 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6246 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6187 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6126 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6065 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6005 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5938 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5883 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5823 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5762 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5706 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.565 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5591 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5529 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5476 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5417 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.537 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5284 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5228 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5165 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5107 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5044 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4988 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4936 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4882 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4833 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4795 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4749 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4718 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4692 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4663 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.4632 units per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7442 units per person | 0.7325 units per person | 0.7531 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7142 units per person | 0.6937 units per person | 0.73 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6662 units per person | 0.6455 units per person | 0.6891 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6241 units per person | 0.6005 units per person | 0.6432 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5678 units per person | 0.5417 units per person | 0.5938 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5084 units per person | 0.4833 units per person | 0.537 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4708 units per person | 0.4632 units per person | 0.4795 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 20 Burkina Faso 0.7108 units per person compare
- 21 Saint Lucia 0.709 units per person compare
- 22 Myanmar 0.6942 units per person compare
- 23 Rwanda 0.6909 units per person compare
- 24 Solomon Islands 0.6869 units per person compare
- 25 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.681 units per person compare
- 26 Uganda 0.6806 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for IDA & IBRD total
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.91 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 3.24 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 46.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 559.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3245 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in IDA & IBRD total?
- Rural population, per capita in IDA & IBRD total was 0.4632 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7531 units per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4632 units per person in 2025.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for rural population, per capita?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.