Rural population, per capita in Other small states
Other small states: Rural population, per capita was 0.4482 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Other small states, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Other small states stood at 0.4482 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 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Other small states peaked at 0.6304 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4482 units per person, in 2025.
Other small states ranks 24th 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6304 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6244 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.6184 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6134 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6083 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.6035 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5993 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5953 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5913 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.5876 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.5839 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.5803 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5759 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.571 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5641 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5562 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.55 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5447 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5394 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5347 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5304 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5266 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5227 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5191 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5157 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5119 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5081 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5046 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5014 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4987 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4965 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4949 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.495 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4954 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.495 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4945 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4945 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4942 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4937 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.489 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4846 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4848 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4848 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4841 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4828 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4815 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4802 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4786 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4768 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4753 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4743 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4736 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4727 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4718 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4706 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4691 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4674 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4656 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4635 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4613 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4594 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4578 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4556 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4526 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4504 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.4482 units per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6072 units per person | 0.5876 units per person | 0.6304 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.56 units per person | 0.5347 units per person | 0.5839 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5139 units per person | 0.4987 units per person | 0.5304 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4943 units per person | 0.489 units per person | 0.4965 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4814 units per person | 0.4753 units per person | 0.4848 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.469 units per person | 0.4613 units per person | 0.4743 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.454 units per person | 0.4482 units per person | 0.4594 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 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
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Other small states
- Rural population 44.8% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3101 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 5.84 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 514.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Other small states?
- Rural population, per capita in Other small states was 0.4482 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6304 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4482 units per person in 2025.
- How does Other small states rank for rural population, per capita?
- Other small states ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.