Rural population, per capita in IDA only
IDA only: Rural population, per capita was 0.6314 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in IDA only, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 0.6314 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in IDA only peaked at 0.8871 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6314 units per person, in 2025.
IDA only ranks 5th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in IDA only, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8871 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8844 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.8815 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8785 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.8754 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.872 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8686 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.8651 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.8614 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8574 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8531 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8483 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8433 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8388 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.8373 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8353 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8302 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8249 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8196 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8143 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8093 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8053 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8017 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7981 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7945 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7907 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.787 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.783 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7792 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7754 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7718 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7679 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7648 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7619 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7585 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7553 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7525 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7495 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7463 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.743 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7394 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7357 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7318 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7277 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7233 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7188 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.714 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7095 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7044 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6998 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6954 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6907 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6855 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6802 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6762 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6727 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6688 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6648 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6606 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6564 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6525 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6487 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6445 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6404 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6359 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.6314 units per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8731 units per person | 0.8574 units per person | 0.8871 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8345 units per person | 0.8143 units per person | 0.8531 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7924 units per person | 0.7754 units per person | 0.8093 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7572 units per person | 0.743 units per person | 0.7718 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7204 units per person | 0.6998 units per person | 0.7394 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6751 units per person | 0.6564 units per person | 0.6954 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6422 units per person | 0.6314 units per person | 0.6525 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 2 Papua New Guinea 0.8422 units per person compare
- 3 Samoa 0.8249 units per person compare
- 4 Malawi 0.8241 units per person compare
- 5 Niger 0.8163 units per person compare
- 6 Sri Lanka 0.7955 units per person compare
- 7 Tonga 0.7884 units per person compare
- 8 South Sudan 0.7832 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for IDA only
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1923 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 818.98 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 370.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 63.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2023)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in IDA only?
- Rural population, per capita in IDA only was 0.6314 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8871 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6314 units per person in 2025.
- How does IDA only rank for rural population, per capita?
- IDA only ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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.