Rural population, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Rural population, per capita was 0.385 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Portugal, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.385 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.6916 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.385 units per person, in 2025.
That places Portugal 95th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6916 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6883 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.6847 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.6809 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.6768 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.6725 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.668 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6633 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6583 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6532 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6478 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.6424 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6367 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6309 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.625 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.619 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6128 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6066 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6003 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5939 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5875 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.581 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5744 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5679 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5614 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5548 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5483 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5418 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5354 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5289 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5226 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5163 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.51 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5034 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4967 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4899 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4831 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4762 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4694 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4626 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4559 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4493 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4421 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4341 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4258 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4176 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4097 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4025 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3965 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3919 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3892 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3886 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3886 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3886 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3886 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3886 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3887 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3887 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3888 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3888 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.389 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3891 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3887 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.388 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3867 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.385 units per person | -0.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.385 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)
- Portugal's 0.385 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 | 0.6738 units per person | 0.6532 units per person | 0.6916 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6215 units per person | 0.5939 units per person | 0.6478 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5581 units per person | 0.5289 units per person | 0.5875 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.493 units per person | 0.4626 units per person | 0.5226 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4225 units per person | 0.3919 units per person | 0.4559 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3887 units per person | 0.3886 units per person | 0.3892 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3877 units per person | 0.385 units per person | 0.3891 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 92 Poland 0.3991 units per person compare
- 93 Georgia 0.3882 units per person compare
- 94 Mauritania 0.3851 units per person compare
- 96 Aruba 0.3825 units per person compare
- 97 French Polynesia 0.3824 units per person compare
- 98 Kazakhstan 0.3761 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 628.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5936 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 38.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Portugal?
- Rural population, per capita in Portugal was 0.385 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6916 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.385 units per person in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for rural population, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 95th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.