Rural population, per capita in Poland
Poland: Rural population, per capita was 0.3991 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Poland, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.3991 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Poland peaked at 0.5194 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3824 units per person, in 2002.
That places Poland 92nd out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Poland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5194 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5139 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.5091 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.505 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.5012 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4978 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4945 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4911 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4876 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4837 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4793 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4743 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4682 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4614 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4543 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.447 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4399 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4333 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4276 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4226 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4177 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4128 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4081 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4036 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3995 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3958 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3927 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3903 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3887 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3877 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.387 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3863 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3856 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.385 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3845 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.384 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3836 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3832 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3829 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3827 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3825 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3824 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3824 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3827 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3834 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3845 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3858 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3872 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3887 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3902 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3915 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3926 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3937 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3947 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3957 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3966 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3976 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3985 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3995 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4004 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4013 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4019 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4017 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4011 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4003 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.3991 units per person | -0.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.3991 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1867 units per person, 2.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.3991 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.304 units per person, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5003 units per person | 0.4837 units per person | 0.5194 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4508 units per person | 0.4226 units per person | 0.4793 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3997 units per person | 0.3877 units per person | 0.4177 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3845 units per person | 0.3827 units per person | 0.387 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.385 units per person | 0.3824 units per person | 0.3902 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3961 units per person | 0.3915 units per person | 0.4004 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4009 units per person | 0.3991 units per person | 0.4019 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More agriculture & rural data for Poland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 697.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6232 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 39.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Poland?
- Rural population, per capita in Poland was 0.3991 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5194 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3824 units per person in 2002.
- How does Poland rank for rural population, per capita?
- Poland ranks 92nd out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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.