Rural population, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Rural population, per capita was 0.3541 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Ireland, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.3541 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 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.5513 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3541 units per person, in 2025.
That places Ireland 110th 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 | 0.5191 units per person | 0.4871 units per person | 0.5513 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4633 units per person | 0.448 units per person | 0.4815 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4382 units per person | 0.4322 units per person | 0.4456 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4216 units per person | 0.4112 units per person | 0.4309 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3964 units per person | 0.3836 units per person | 0.4088 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3742 units per person | 0.3673 units per person | 0.3811 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3598 units per person | 0.3541 units per person | 0.3653 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 107 South Africa 0.3618 units per person compare
- 108 Congo, Republic of 0.3588 units per person compare
- 109 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 0.3581 units per person compare
- 111 Gambia, The 0.3501 units per person compare
- 112 Tuvalu 0.3456 units per person compare
- 113 Montenegro 0.3439 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,391 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.06 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.06 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population 35.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Ireland?
- Rural population, per capita in Ireland was 0.3541 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5513 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3541 units per person in 2025.
- How does Ireland rank for rural population, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 110th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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)
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.