Rural population, per capita in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Rural population, per capita was 0.3234 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Late-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Late-demographic dividend is 0.3234 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 0.7258 units per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.3234 units per person, in 2025.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 34th of 45 groups 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 | 0.7159 units per person | 0.7091 units per person | 0.7258 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6972 units per person | 0.6775 units per person | 0.7082 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6426 units per person | 0.6165 units per person | 0.6726 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5898 units per person | 0.5524 units per person | 0.6159 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4976 units per person | 0.4548 units per person | 0.5407 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.398 units per person | 0.3537 units per person | 0.448 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3337 units per person | 0.3234 units per person | 0.3474 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 31 Comoros 0.6606 units per person compare
- 32 Eritrea 0.6546 units per person compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 0.6525 units per person compare
- 34 Sudan 0.6507 units per person compare
- 35 India 0.6431 units per person compare
- 36 Grenada 0.6333 units per person compare
- 37 Tanzania 0.6312 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Late-demographic dividend
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.88 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 753.69 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 32.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 804.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Late-demographic dividend?
- Rural population, per capita in Late-demographic dividend was 0.3234 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7258 units per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3234 units per person in 2025.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for rural population, per capita?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.