Rural population, per capita in Peru
Peru: Rural population, per capita was 0.144 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Peru, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Peru is 0.144 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.5333 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.144 units per person, in 2025.
Peru ranks 171st of 216 countries 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5333 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5258 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.5174 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5075 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4963 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4843 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4718 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4591 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4465 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4344 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4231 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4129 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4043 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3966 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3893 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3824 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3759 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3698 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3639 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3583 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.353 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3479 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3431 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3385 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3341 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.33 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3259 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3221 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3182 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3145 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3107 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3069 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.303 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.299 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.295 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2911 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2873 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2835 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2798 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2761 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2723 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2684 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2645 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2604 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2562 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2518 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2472 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2424 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2373 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2318 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.226 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2199 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2135 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2069 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2001 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.193 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1858 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1781 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1731 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.169 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1647 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1605 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1563 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1522 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1481 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 0.144 units per person | -2.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.144 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3456 units per person, 42% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.144 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2796 units per person, 52% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4876 units per person | 0.4344 units per person | 0.5333 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3877 units per person | 0.3583 units per person | 0.4231 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3327 units per person | 0.3145 units per person | 0.353 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2932 units per person | 0.2761 units per person | 0.3107 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2532 units per person | 0.2318 units per person | 0.2723 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1965 units per person | 0.169 units per person | 0.226 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1543 units per person | 0.144 units per person | 0.1647 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 168 Norway 0.1643 units per person compare
- 169 New Zealand 0.16 units per person compare
- 170 Saudi Arabia 0.1539 units per person compare
- 172 Switzerland 0.1427 units per person compare
- 173 United Arab Emirates 0.1404 units per person compare
- 174 Palestine 0.1262 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 14.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Peru?
- Rural population, per capita in Peru was 0.144 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5333 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.144 units per person in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for rural population, per capita?
- Peru ranks 171st out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.