Rural population, per capita in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Rural population, per capita was 0.1876 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Post-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 0.1876 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 0.3704 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1876 units per person, in 2025.
That places Post-demographic dividend 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3704 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3648 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.3592 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3534 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3471 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3408 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3348 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3291 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3236 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3184 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3138 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3095 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3053 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3014 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2976 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2948 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2921 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2895 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2871 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2846 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2818 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2794 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2771 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2747 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2723 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.27 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2674 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2647 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2618 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2591 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2566 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2543 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2518 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2491 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2463 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2437 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2411 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2383 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.236 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2339 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2317 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.229 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2253 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2212 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2171 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2134 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2103 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2075 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.205 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2029 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2013 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2002 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1992 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.198 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.197 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.196 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1949 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1943 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1936 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.193 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1926 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1918 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1907 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1894 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1885 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.1876 units per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3442 units per person | 0.3184 units per person | 0.3704 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2976 units per person | 0.2846 units per person | 0.3138 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2708 units per person | 0.2591 units per person | 0.2818 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2451 units per person | 0.2339 units per person | 0.2566 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2163 units per person | 0.2029 units per person | 0.2317 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1967 units per person | 0.193 units per person | 0.2013 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1901 units per person | 0.1876 units per person | 0.1926 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 38 Yemen 0.6297 units per person compare
- 39 Mozambique 0.6279 units per person compare
- 40 Guinea 0.6148 units per person compare
- 41 Vietnam 0.6117 units per person compare
- 42 Mauritius 0.6096 units per person compare
- 43 Pakistan 0.6047 units per person compare
- 44 Faroe Islands 0.6036 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Post-demographic dividend
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 212.43 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.29 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.2% (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 690.78 billion current US$ (2021)
- Rural population 18.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Post-demographic dividend?
- Rural population, per capita in Post-demographic dividend was 0.1876 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3704 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1876 units per person in 2025.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for rural population, per capita?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.