Rural population, per capita in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Rural population, per capita was 0.4688 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Low & middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 0.4688 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 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Low & middle income peaked at 0.776 units per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.4688 units per person, in 2025.
That places Low & middle income 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7744 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7728 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.776 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7748 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.7676 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.7658 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7633 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7606 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7579 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.7552 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.7526 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7499 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7469 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7431 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7399 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7358 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7316 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7273 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7222 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7153 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7104 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7048 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7005 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6944 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6874 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6824 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6772 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.672 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6678 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6639 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6611 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6563 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6522 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6481 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6441 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.64 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6335 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6269 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6203 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6137 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6066 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6006 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5942 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5876 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5816 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5756 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5693 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5627 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.557 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5509 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5459 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5369 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.531 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5244 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5184 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5119 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.506 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5005 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4949 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4898 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4858 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4809 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4777 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4749 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4719 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.4688 units per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7668 units per person | 0.7552 units per person | 0.776 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7365 units per person | 0.7153 units per person | 0.7526 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6861 units per person | 0.6639 units per person | 0.7104 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6396 units per person | 0.6137 units per person | 0.6611 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5786 units per person | 0.5509 units per person | 0.6066 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.516 units per person | 0.4898 units per person | 0.5459 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4767 units per person | 0.4688 units per person | 0.4858 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 18 Chad 0.7243 units per person compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 0.7121 units per person compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 0.7108 units per person compare
- 21 Saint Lucia 0.709 units per person compare
- 22 Myanmar 0.6942 units per person compare
- 23 Rwanda 0.6909 units per person compare
- 24 Solomon Islands 0.6869 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Low & middle income
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 3.18 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 46.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 555.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3404 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Low & middle income?
- Rural population, per capita in Low & middle income was 0.4688 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.776 units per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4688 units per person in 2025.
- How does Low & middle income rank for rural population, per capita?
- Low & middle income ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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)
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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.