Rural population, per capita in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Rural population, per capita was 0.5912 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Pacific island small states, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 0.5912 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. 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 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Pacific island small states peaked at 0.8052 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5912 units per person, in 2025.
That places Pacific island small states 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8052 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7954 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.786 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.7772 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7692 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7621 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.7561 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.7511 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.7462 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.7414 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.7372 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.7335 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7304 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7278 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7257 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7236 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7214 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7192 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7171 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7154 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7137 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7118 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7099 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7078 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7058 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7035 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7012 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6986 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6953 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6915 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6873 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6829 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6786 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6746 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6709 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6678 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6654 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.663 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6605 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.658 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6556 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6534 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6511 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6489 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6466 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6442 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6417 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6387 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6354 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6321 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6292 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6271 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.625 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6227 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6203 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6177 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6149 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.612 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6097 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6073 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6055 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6034 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6006 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5975 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5944 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5912 units per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.769 units per person | 0.7414 units per person | 0.8052 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7251 units per person | 0.7154 units per person | 0.7372 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7039 units per person | 0.6915 units per person | 0.7137 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6709 units per person | 0.658 units per person | 0.6873 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6448 units per person | 0.6321 units per person | 0.6556 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6186 units per person | 0.6073 units per person | 0.6292 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5988 units per person | 0.5912 units per person | 0.6055 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 5 Niger 0.8163 units per person compare
- 6 Sri Lanka 0.7955 units per person compare
- 7 Tonga 0.7884 units per person compare
- 8 South Sudan 0.7832 units per person compare
- 9 Vanuatu 0.7768 units per person compare
- 10 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.7752 units per person compare
- 11 Ethiopia 0.7589 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Pacific island small states
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.11 billion current US$ (2024)
- Rural population 1.63 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 59.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 26.3% (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 773.88 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1709 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Pacific island small states?
- Rural population, per capita in Pacific island small states was 0.5912 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8052 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5912 units per person in 2025.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for rural population, per capita?
- Pacific island small states ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island 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)
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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.