Rural population, per capita in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Rural population, per capita was 0.5799 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Lower middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Lower middle income stood at 0.5799 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 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Lower middle income peaked at 0.8166 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5799 units per person, in 2025.
Lower middle income ranks 10th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8166 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8143 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.8117 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8091 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.8064 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8035 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8005 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7974 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7941 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.7907 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.7871 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7832 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7788 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7743 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7706 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7666 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7613 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.756 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7508 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7458 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7414 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7376 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7342 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.731 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7279 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7249 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7219 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7189 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.716 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7131 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7097 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7068 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7039 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.701 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6982 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6953 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6924 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6894 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6863 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6831 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6798 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6762 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6724 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6682 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6639 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6595 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6549 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6503 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6458 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6415 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6373 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6332 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6295 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6257 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6219 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6181 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6144 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6108 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6072 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6035 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5998 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.596 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.592 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.588 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.584 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.5799 units per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8044 units per person | 0.7907 units per person | 0.8166 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7674 units per person | 0.7458 units per person | 0.7871 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7267 units per person | 0.7131 units per person | 0.7414 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6966 units per person | 0.6831 units per person | 0.7097 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6613 units per person | 0.6415 units per person | 0.6798 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6202 units per person | 0.6035 units per person | 0.6373 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5899 units per person | 0.5799 units per person | 0.5998 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 7 Tonga 0.7884 units per person compare
- 8 South Sudan 0.7832 units per person compare
- 9 Vanuatu 0.7768 units per person compare
- 10 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.7752 units per person compare
- 11 Ethiopia 0.7589 units per person compare
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7567 units per person compare
- 13 Burundi 0.7431 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lower middle income
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 1.71 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 58.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 440.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5919 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Lower middle income?
- Rural population, per capita in Lower middle income was 0.5799 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8166 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5799 units per person in 2025.
- How does Lower middle income rank for rural population, per capita?
- Lower middle income ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.