Rural population, per capita in IDA total
IDA total: Rural population, per capita was 0.5885 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in IDA total, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 0.5885 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in IDA total peaked at 0.8648 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5885 units per person, in 2025.
IDA total ranks 9th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in IDA total, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8648 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8615 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.8581 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.8547 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.8512 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8476 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8439 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.8401 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.8361 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8319 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8275 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8228 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8177 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8128 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8099 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8066 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8011 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7955 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7898 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7844 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7792 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7747 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7706 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7666 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7626 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7586 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7545 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7502 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7461 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7421 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7381 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7339 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7304 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7269 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7232 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7195 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7161 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7126 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7088 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.705 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.701 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6967 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6923 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6876 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6827 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6778 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6727 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.668 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.663 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6585 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6542 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6498 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6449 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.64 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6359 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6321 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6281 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6239 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6196 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6153 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6111 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6068 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6023 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5978 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5932 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.5885 units per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.849 units per person | 0.8319 units per person | 0.8648 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8068 units per person | 0.7844 units per person | 0.8275 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7605 units per person | 0.7421 units per person | 0.7792 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7215 units per person | 0.705 units per person | 0.7381 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.68 units per person | 0.6585 units per person | 0.701 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6344 units per person | 0.6153 units per person | 0.6542 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5999 units per person | 0.5885 units per person | 0.6111 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 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
- 9 Vanuatu 0.7768 units per person compare
- 10 Micronesia (country) 0.7752 units per person compare
- 11 Ethiopia 0.7589 units per person compare
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7567 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for IDA total
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 1.17 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 625.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 58.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.4% (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 total?
- Rural population, per capita in IDA total was 0.5885 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8648 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5885 units per person in 2025.
- How does IDA total rank for rural population, per capita?
- IDA total ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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)
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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.