Rural population, per capita in India
India: Rural population, per capita was 0.6431 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in India, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in India is 0.6431 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in India peaked at 0.8207 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6431 units per person, in 2025.
India ranks 35th of 216 countries 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 India, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8207 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8198 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.8186 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8172 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8156 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.8138 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8119 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8098 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.8076 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.8053 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.8028 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8003 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7972 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7936 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7896 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7852 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7808 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7764 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7722 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7683 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7649 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7621 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7597 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7575 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7554 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7535 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7516 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7498 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.748 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7461 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7442 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7422 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7402 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7382 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7363 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7343 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7324 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7303 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7282 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7259 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7235 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.721 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7182 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7153 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7123 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7091 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7057 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7022 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6986 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6948 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.691 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6873 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6841 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6809 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6777 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6745 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6714 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6682 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.665 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6619 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6587 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6556 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6524 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6493 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6462 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6431 units per person | -0.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.6431 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4913 units per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 0.6431 units per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.609 units per person, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.814 units per person | 0.8053 units per person | 0.8207 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7866 units per person | 0.7683 units per person | 0.8028 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7549 units per person | 0.7461 units per person | 0.7649 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7352 units per person | 0.7259 units per person | 0.7442 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7101 units per person | 0.6948 units per person | 0.7235 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6762 units per person | 0.6619 units per person | 0.691 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6509 units per person | 0.6431 units per person | 0.6587 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in India?
- Rural population, per capita in India was 0.6431 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8207 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6431 units per person in 2025.
- How does India rank for rural population, per capita?
- India ranks 35th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.