Rural population, per capita in OECD members
OECD members: Rural population, per capita was 0.1868 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in OECD members, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in OECD members stood at 0.1868 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in OECD members peaked at 0.384 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1868 units per person, in 2025.
OECD members ranks 42nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.384 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3788 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.3735 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3681 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3624 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3567 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3511 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3456 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3403 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3353 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3308 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3266 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3225 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3186 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3149 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3118 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.309 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3063 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3039 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3014 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2986 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.296 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2935 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.291 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2885 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2858 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2831 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2804 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2775 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2747 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2721 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2695 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2668 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2639 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.261 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2581 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2551 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.252 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2492 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2467 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.244 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2408 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2369 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2328 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2286 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2251 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2221 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2194 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2168 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2145 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2124 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2108 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2084 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2047 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2008 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1978 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1961 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1955 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1946 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1935 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1926 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1914 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1905 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1895 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1881 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1868 units per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3596 units per person | 0.3353 units per person | 0.384 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3146 units per person | 0.3014 units per person | 0.3308 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2869 units per person | 0.2747 units per person | 0.2986 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2594 units per person | 0.2467 units per person | 0.2721 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2281 units per person | 0.2145 units per person | 0.244 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2015 units per person | 0.1935 units per person | 0.2124 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1898 units per person | 0.1868 units per person | 0.1926 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 39 Mozambique 0.6279 units per person compare
- 40 Guinea 0.6148 units per person compare
- 41 Vietnam 0.6117 units per person compare
- 42 Mauritius 0.6096 units per person compare
- 43 Pakistan 0.6047 units per person compare
- 44 Faroe Islands 0.6036 units per person compare
- 45 Laos 0.5969 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for OECD members
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 262.00 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.4% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 977.64 billion current US$ (2024)
- Rural population 18.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in OECD members?
- Rural population, per capita in OECD members was 0.1868 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.384 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1868 units per person in 2025.
- How does OECD members rank for rural population, per capita?
- OECD members ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.