Rural population, per capita in IDA blend
IDA blend: Rural population, per capita was 0.5078 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in IDA blend, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in IDA blend stood at 0.5078 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in IDA blend peaked at 0.8163 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5078 units per person, in 2025.
IDA blend ranks 16th 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 blend, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8163 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8116 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.8072 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8029 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.7988 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.7946 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.7904 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.786 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7815 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.7771 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.7726 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.768 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7629 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7574 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7517 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7458 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7399 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7339 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7279 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7227 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7179 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7132 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7086 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.704 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6996 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6953 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6909 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6864 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.682 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6778 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6736 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6693 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.665 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6607 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6563 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6518 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6473 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6428 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6383 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6337 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.629 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6239 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6186 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.613 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6073 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6017 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5961 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5911 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5866 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5825 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5788 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5749 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5708 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5667 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5625 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5581 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5535 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5489 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5442 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5395 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5343 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5291 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5237 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5182 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.513 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5078 units per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7966 units per person | 0.7771 units per person | 0.8163 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7483 units per person | 0.7227 units per person | 0.7726 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6976 units per person | 0.6778 units per person | 0.7179 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6539 units per person | 0.6337 units per person | 0.6736 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.605 units per person | 0.5825 units per person | 0.629 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5598 units per person | 0.5395 units per person | 0.5788 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.521 units per person | 0.5078 units per person | 0.5343 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 13 Burundi 0.7431 units per person compare
- 14 Afghanistan 0.7406 units per person compare
- 15 Tajikistan 0.7384 units per person compare
- 16 Guyana 0.7351 units per person compare
- 17 Eswatini 0.7328 units per person compare
- 18 Chad 0.7243 units per person compare
- 19 East Timor 0.7121 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for IDA blend
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 350.29 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 257.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 50.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.0% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in IDA blend?
- Rural population, per capita in IDA blend was 0.5078 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8163 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5078 units per person in 2025.
- How does IDA blend rank for rural population, per capita?
- IDA blend ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.