Rural population, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Rural population, per capita was 0.1849 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.1849 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 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.5141 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1849 units per person, in 2025.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5141 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5069 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4995 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4921 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4845 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4768 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4689 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4609 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4528 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4447 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4366 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4281 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4193 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4101 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4008 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3915 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3823 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3733 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3648 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3568 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3496 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3431 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3369 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.331 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3253 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3198 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3144 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3093 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3042 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2993 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2945 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2897 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2851 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2807 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2763 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2717 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2669 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2617 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2561 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2507 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2459 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2417 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2378 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2343 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2312 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2284 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2259 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2236 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2213 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2192 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.217 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.215 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.213 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2108 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2087 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2065 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2042 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.202 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2001 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.198 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1958 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1938 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1918 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1896 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1873 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1849 units per person | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4801 units per person | 0.4447 units per person | 0.5141 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3964 units per person | 0.3568 units per person | 0.4366 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3233 units per person | 0.2993 units per person | 0.3496 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2734 units per person | 0.2507 units per person | 0.2945 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2309 units per person | 0.2192 units per person | 0.2459 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2075 units per person | 0.198 units per person | 0.217 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1905 units per person | 0.1849 units per person | 0.1958 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 42 Mauritius 0.6096 units per person compare
- 43 Pakistan 0.6047 units per person compare
- 44 Faroe Islands 0.6036 units per person compare
- 45 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.5969 units per person compare
- 46 Zimbabwe 0.595 units per person compare
- 47 Cambodia 0.5889 units per person compare
- 48 Belize 0.5844 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 497.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.1% (2025)
- Rural population 120.45 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 18.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0705 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5917 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Rural population, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.1849 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5141 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1849 units per person in 2025.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for rural population, per capita?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.