Rural population, per capita in Peru
Peru: Rural population, per capita was 0.144 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Peru, 1960β2025
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 172nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4876 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
- 169 Norway 0.1643 units per person compare
- 170 New Zealand 0.16 units per person compare
- 171 Saudi Arabia 0.1539 units per person compare
- 173 Switzerland 0.1427 units per person compare
- 174 United Arab Emirates 0.1404 units per person compare
- 175 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 7.47 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 7.47 (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 172nd out of 217 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 Γ· 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.