Rural population, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Rural population, per capita was 0.5405 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 0.5405 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 0.8698 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5405 units per person, in 2025.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 14th out of 45 groups 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8698 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8656 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.8612 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8566 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.8519 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.847 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.8419 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.8368 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.8316 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.8262 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.8206 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.8148 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.8087 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8023 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.796 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7897 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7836 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7775 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7719 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7664 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.761 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7554 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7499 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7446 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7391 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7336 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7282 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7224 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.717 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7117 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7069 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7018 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6976 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6934 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6895 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6858 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6818 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6776 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6735 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6693 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6647 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6598 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6548 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6497 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6442 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6387 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6334 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6284 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6233 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6182 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6134 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6085 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6034 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5982 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.593 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5881 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5833 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5785 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5738 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5695 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.565 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5603 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5555 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5506 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5456 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.5405 units per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8489 units per person | 0.8262 units per person | 0.8698 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7932 units per person | 0.7664 units per person | 0.8206 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7363 units per person | 0.7117 units per person | 0.761 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6877 units per person | 0.6693 units per person | 0.7069 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6415 units per person | 0.6182 units per person | 0.6647 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.591 units per person | 0.5695 units per person | 0.6134 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5529 units per person | 0.5405 units per person | 0.565 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 11 Ethiopia 0.7589 units per person compare
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7567 units per person compare
- 13 Burundi 0.7431 units per person compare
- 14 Afghanistan 0.7406 units per person compare
- 15 Tajikistan 0.7384 units per person compare
- 16 Guyana 0.7351 units per person compare
- 17 Eswatini 0.7328 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 612.45 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 321.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 54.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2023)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Rural population, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend was 0.5405 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8698 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5405 units per person in 2025.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for rural population, per capita?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-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.