Rural population, per capita in Middle income
Middle income: Rural population, per capita was 0.4459 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 0.4459 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Middle income peaked at 0.7702 units per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.4459 units per person, in 2025.
That places Middle income 25th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7611 units per person | 0.7498 units per person | 0.7702 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.731 units per person | 0.7092 units per person | 0.7473 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.679 units per person | 0.6563 units per person | 0.7042 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6309 units per person | 0.6033 units per person | 0.6535 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5653 units per person | 0.535 units per person | 0.5957 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4974 units per person | 0.469 units per person | 0.5296 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4545 units per person | 0.4459 units per person | 0.4646 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 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
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Middle income
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.60 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 2.69 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 44.6% (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$), per 597.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0313 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Middle income?
- Rural population, per capita in Middle income was 0.4459 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7702 units per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4459 units per person in 2025.
- How does Middle income rank for rural population, per capita?
- Middle income ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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)
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.