Rural population, per capita in Low income
Low income: Rural population, per capita was 0.6484 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Low income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Low income stood at 0.6484 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Low income peaked at 0.8675 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6484 units per person, in 2025.
Low income ranks 1st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8508 units per person | 0.8329 units per person | 0.8675 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8136 units per person | 0.8002 units per person | 0.829 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7823 units per person | 0.7654 units per person | 0.7971 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7485 units per person | 0.7371 units per person | 0.7617 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7241 units per person | 0.7124 units per person | 0.7346 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6901 units per person | 0.673 units per person | 0.7093 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6589 units per person | 0.6484 units per person | 0.6692 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Low income
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 497.63 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 64.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2723 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Low income?
- Rural population, per capita in Low income was 0.6484 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8675 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6484 units per person in 2025.
- How does Low income rank for rural population, per capita?
- Low income ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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)
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.