Rural population, per capita in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Rural population, per capita was 0.3177 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Upper middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Upper middle income stood at 0.3177 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Upper middle income peaked at 0.7438 units per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.3177 units per person, in 2025.
Upper middle income ranks 35th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7379 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7364 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.7437 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7438 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7333 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.7323 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.7304 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7282 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7261 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7241 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.7223 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.7204 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7183 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.715 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7121 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7077 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7038 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6997 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6943 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6854 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6797 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6724 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6671 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6584 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6479 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6412 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6339 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6268 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6214 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6164 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6137 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6071 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6014 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5957 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.59 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5842 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5738 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5632 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5526 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.542 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5304 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5212 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.511 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5008 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4916 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4826 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4731 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4628 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4546 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4451 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4379 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4226 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4136 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4033 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3936 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3828 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3733 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3644 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3553 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3472 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3412 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3334 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.329 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3255 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3218 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3177 units per person | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7336 units per person | 0.7241 units per person | 0.7438 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7079 units per person | 0.6854 units per person | 0.7223 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6465 units per person | 0.6164 units per person | 0.6797 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5824 units per person | 0.542 units per person | 0.6137 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4873 units per person | 0.4451 units per person | 0.5304 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3894 units per person | 0.3472 units per person | 0.4379 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3281 units per person | 0.3177 units per person | 0.3412 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More agriculture & rural data for Upper middle income
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0687 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 978.15 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.31 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 31.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Upper middle income?
- Rural population, per capita in Upper middle income was 0.3177 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7438 units per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3177 units per person in 2025.
- How does Upper middle income rank for rural population, per capita?
- Upper middle income ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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)
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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.