Rural population, per capita in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Rural population, per capita was 0.6336 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Least developed countries, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Least developed countries is 0.6336 units per person, measured 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 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Least developed countries peaked at 0.9064 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6336 units per person, in 2025.
Least developed countries ranks 4th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9064 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.904 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.9014 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8987 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.8959 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8929 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8897 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.8865 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.8831 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8791 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8747 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8698 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8645 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8596 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8581 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8558 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8502 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8444 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8385 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8325 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8269 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8225 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8185 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8143 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8101 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8058 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8015 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.797 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7926 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7883 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7842 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7798 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7761 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7727 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7688 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7651 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7618 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7585 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7548 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.751 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7471 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.743 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7388 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7344 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7297 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7249 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.72 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7154 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7101 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7053 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7007 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6964 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6923 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.688 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6835 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.679 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6744 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6697 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6649 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6605 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6562 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6519 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6475 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6431 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6384 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.6336 units per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8938 units per person | 0.8791 units per person | 0.9064 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8548 units per person | 0.8325 units per person | 0.8747 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8078 units per person | 0.7883 units per person | 0.8269 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7673 units per person | 0.751 units per person | 0.7842 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7269 units per person | 0.7053 units per person | 0.7471 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6809 units per person | 0.6605 units per person | 0.7007 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6451 units per person | 0.6336 units per person | 0.6562 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 1 Liechtenstein 0.8537 units per person compare
- 2 Papua New Guinea 0.8422 units per person compare
- 3 Samoa 0.8249 units per person compare
- 4 Malawi 0.8241 units per person compare
- 5 Niger 0.8163 units per person compare
- 6 Sri Lanka 0.7955 units per person compare
- 7 Tonga 0.7884 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Least developed countries
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 337.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.4% (2025)
- Rural population 769.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 63.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 277.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.1% (2023)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2039 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Least developed countries?
- Rural population, per capita in Least developed countries was 0.6336 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9064 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6336 units per person in 2025.
- How does Least developed countries rank for rural population, per capita?
- Least developed countries ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed 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.