Rural population, per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Rural population, per capita was 0.1404 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in United Arab Emirates is 0.1404 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.265 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1404 units per person, in 2025.
That places United Arab Emirates 173rd out of 216 countries 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2273 units per person | 0.1951 units per person | 0.265 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1717 units per person | 0.161 units per person | 0.1878 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2024 units per person | 0.189 units per person | 0.2117 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2153 units per person | 0.211 units per person | 0.2174 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1847 units per person | 0.1683 units per person | 0.2071 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1578 units per person | 0.1497 units per person | 0.1663 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1441 units per person | 0.1404 units per person | 0.148 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 170 Saudi Arabia 0.1539 units per person compare
- 171 Peru 0.144 units per person compare
- 172 Switzerland 0.1427 units per person compare
- 174 Palestine, State of 0.1262 units per person compare
- 175 Belgium 0.1233 units per person compare
- 176 Australia 0.1228 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for United Arab Emirates
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 386.83 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.7694 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.7694 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
- Rural population 14.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Rural population, per capita in United Arab Emirates was 0.1404 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.265 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1404 units per person in 2025.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for rural population, per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 173rd out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.