Rural population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Rural population, per capita was 0.4714 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 0.4714 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.7127 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4714 units per person, in 2025.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7127 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7068 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.7007 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.6946 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6889 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.6837 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.6789 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6734 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.6682 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6629 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6576 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.6523 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6469 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6417 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6365 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6314 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6267 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6216 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6168 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6118 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6065 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6004 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5946 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5899 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5853 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5809 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5767 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5725 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5691 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.566 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5618 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5593 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5565 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5544 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5522 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5498 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5477 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5448 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5422 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5396 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5369 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.534 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5319 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5298 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5273 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5247 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5225 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5203 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.518 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5156 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5131 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.51 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5053 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4998 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4962 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4938 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4917 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4898 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4877 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4854 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4831 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4808 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4783 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4758 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4736 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.4714 units per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6871 units per person | 0.6629 units per person | 0.7127 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6343 units per person | 0.6118 units per person | 0.6576 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5842 units per person | 0.566 units per person | 0.6065 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5508 units per person | 0.5396 units per person | 0.5618 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5261 units per person | 0.5156 units per person | 0.5369 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4973 units per person | 0.4854 units per person | 0.5131 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4772 units per person | 0.4714 units per person | 0.4831 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 17 Eswatini 0.7328 units per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2017)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 298.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.0% (2025)
- Rural population 355.37 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 47.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2019)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1399 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Rural population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.4714 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7127 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4714 units per person in 2025.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for rural population, per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.