Rural population, per capita in India
India: Rural population, per capita was 0.6431 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in India, 1960β2025
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 36th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
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
- 33 Eritrea, The State of 0.6546 units per person compare
- 34 Kyrgyzstan 0.6525 units per person compare
- 35 Sudan 0.6507 units per person compare
- 37 Grenada 0.6333 units per person compare
- 38 Tanzania 0.6312 units per person compare
- 39 Yemen, Republic of 0.6297 units per person compare
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 16.23 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.23 (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 36th out of 217 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 Γ· 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.