Rural population, per capita in Japan
Japan: Rural population, per capita was 0.077 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Japan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.077 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.3674 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.077 units per person, in 2025.
Japan ranks 191st of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3674 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3573 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.3477 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3386 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3298 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3212 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3128 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3047 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2968 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2891 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2814 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2729 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2632 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2537 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2459 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2415 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2403 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2397 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2392 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2388 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2383 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2375 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2365 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2354 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2343 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2331 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2319 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2306 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2293 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2279 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2266 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2253 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2239 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2225 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2212 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2198 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2186 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2177 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2167 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2155 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2139 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2084 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1945 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1758 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1563 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1404 units per person | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1285 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1173 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1071 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0989 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0938 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0914 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0897 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0885 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0875 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0865 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0855 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0845 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0836 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0828 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0822 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0813 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0802 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0792 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0781 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.077 units per person | -1.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.077 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1867 units per person, 41% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.077 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3456 units per person, 22% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3265 units per person | 0.2891 units per person | 0.3674 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2517 units per person | 0.2388 units per person | 0.2814 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2335 units per person | 0.2279 units per person | 0.2383 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2208 units per person | 0.2155 units per person | 0.2266 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1541 units per person | 0.0989 units per person | 0.2139 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0874 units per person | 0.0828 units per person | 0.0938 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0797 units per person | 0.077 units per person | 0.0822 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 323.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 7.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Japan?
- Rural population, per capita in Japan was 0.077 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3674 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.077 units per person in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for rural population, per capita?
- Japan ranks 191st out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.