Rural population, per capita in Japan
Japan: Rural population, per capita was 0.077 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Japan, 1960β2025
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 192nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 0.3265 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.9583 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.9583 (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 192nd out of 217 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 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.