Rural population, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Rural population, per capita was 0.2262 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 0.2262 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.6603 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2262 units per person, in 2025.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 149th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6295 units per person | 0.5937 units per person | 0.6603 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.545 units per person | 0.5079 units per person | 0.5847 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4692 units per person | 0.4409 units per person | 0.5006 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4003 units per person | 0.3629 units per person | 0.4354 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3262 units per person | 0.3001 units per person | 0.3552 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2696 units per person | 0.248 units per person | 0.2939 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.235 units per person | 0.2262 units per person | 0.244 units per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 10.59 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 38.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.6% (2025)
- Rural population 20.91 million (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2022)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 10.59 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -25.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 22.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Rural population, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.2262 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6603 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2262 units per person in 2025.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for rural population, per capita?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 149th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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.