Rural population, per capita in Russia
Russia: Rural population, per capita was 0.2475 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Russia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Russia stood at 0.2475 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Russia peaked at 0.4586 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2475 units per person, in 2025.
Russia ranks 144th 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 Russia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4586 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4486 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4407 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4322 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.424 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4166 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.408 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3995 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3913 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3824 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3742 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3676 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3584 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3489 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3395 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3306 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3234 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3176 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3123 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3066 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3015 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2967 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2915 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2871 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2836 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2797 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2753 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2712 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2677 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2644 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2629 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2629 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2662 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2694 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2705 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2706 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2694 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2688 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2681 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2703 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2684 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2677 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2671 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2659 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2669 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2684 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2676 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2661 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2652 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2647 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2633 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2615 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2603 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2592 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2582 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2572 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2563 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2554 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2546 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2538 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2531 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2525 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2515 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2502 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2489 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2475 units per person | -0.6% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.2475 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1867 units per person, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.2475 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.304 units per person, 81% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4202 units per person | 0.3824 units per person | 0.4586 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3379 units per person | 0.3066 units per person | 0.3742 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2819 units per person | 0.2644 units per person | 0.3015 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2679 units per person | 0.2629 units per person | 0.2706 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2668 units per person | 0.2647 units per person | 0.2684 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.258 units per person | 0.2538 units per person | 0.2633 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2506 units per person | 0.2475 units per person | 0.2531 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More agriculture & rural data for Russia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 23.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 545.65 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6656 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.3% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
- Rural population 24.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Russia?
- Rural population, per capita in Russia was 0.2475 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4586 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2475 units per person in 2025.
- How does Russia rank for rural population, per capita?
- Russia ranks 144th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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.