Rural population, per capita in Philippines
Philippines: Rural population, per capita was 0.4423 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Philippines, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Philippines stood at 0.4423 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 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Philippines peaked at 0.6999 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4423 units per person, in 2025.
Philippines ranks 77th of 216 countries 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6999 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6975 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.6954 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.6935 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.6918 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.6902 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6886 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.687 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.6853 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.6834 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.6814 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.6792 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6771 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6751 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6731 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6711 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6692 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6673 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6654 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6634 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6615 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6596 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6576 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6556 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6536 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6515 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6493 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6471 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6448 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6424 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.64 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6374 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6348 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.632 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6291 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.626 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6229 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6195 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6161 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6124 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6086 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6046 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6004 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5961 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5915 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5867 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5817 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5765 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5685 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5566 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5448 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5332 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5208 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5087 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4976 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4885 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4809 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.474 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4679 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4628 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4589 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4555 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4521 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4488 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4455 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.4423 units per person | -0.7% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.4423 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3456 units per person, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.4423 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3456 units per person, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6912 units per person | 0.6834 units per person | 0.6999 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6722 units per person | 0.6634 units per person | 0.6814 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6523 units per person | 0.6424 units per person | 0.6615 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.627 units per person | 0.6124 units per person | 0.64 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5871 units per person | 0.5566 units per person | 0.6086 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4979 units per person | 0.4628 units per person | 0.5448 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4505 units per person | 0.4423 units per person | 0.4589 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More agriculture & rural data for Philippines
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 358.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Rural population 44.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Philippines?
- Rural population, per capita in Philippines was 0.4423 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6999 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4423 units per person in 2025.
- How does Philippines rank for rural population, per capita?
- Philippines ranks 77th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.