Rural population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Rural population, per capita was 0.4404 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 0.4404 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 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.7031 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4404 units per person, in 2025.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th 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, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7031 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6969 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.6903 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.6839 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6778 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.6722 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6671 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6611 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6555 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6497 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.6439 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6381 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6321 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6262 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6205 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6148 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6096 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6039 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5986 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.593 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5872 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5806 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5744 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5693 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5644 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5597 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5551 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5507 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5469 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5435 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.54 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5375 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5341 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5319 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5296 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5271 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5247 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5216 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5189 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5161 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.513 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5098 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5073 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5048 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5019 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.499 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4962 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4932 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4901 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4872 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.485 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4816 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4766 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4706 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4668 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4636 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.461 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4591 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4576 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4556 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4532 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4518 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4487 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4457 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.443 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.4404 units per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6757 units per person | 0.6497 units per person | 0.7031 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6181 units per person | 0.593 units per person | 0.6439 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5632 units per person | 0.5435 units per person | 0.5872 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5282 units per person | 0.5161 units per person | 0.54 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5003 units per person | 0.4872 units per person | 0.513 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4677 units per person | 0.4556 units per person | 0.485 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4472 units per person | 0.4404 units per person | 0.4532 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 23 Rwanda 0.6909 units per person compare
- 24 Solomon Islands 0.6869 units per person compare
- 25 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.681 units per person compare
- 26 Uganda 0.6806 units per person compare
- 27 Kenya 0.6779 units per person compare
- 28 Mali 0.6779 units per person compare
- 29 Madagascar 0.671 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 347.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2025)
- Rural population 364.70 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 44.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Rural population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.4404 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7031 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4404 units per person in 2025.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for rural population, per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.