Rural population, per capita in Venezuela
Venezuela: Rural population, per capita was 0.1068 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Venezuela, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 0.1068 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 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Venezuela peaked at 0.3808 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1068 units per person, in 2025.
That places Venezuela 184th 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.
Rural population, per capita in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3808 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3716 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.3621 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3521 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3417 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3312 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3207 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3103 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3001 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2902 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2809 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2722 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.264 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2561 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2485 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2411 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2339 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.227 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2203 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.214 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2079 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2021 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1967 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1915 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1866 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1819 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1774 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.173 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1687 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1645 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1603 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1559 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1512 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1463 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1414 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1365 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1318 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1274 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1235 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1203 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1178 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1163 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1154 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1148 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1142 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1136 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1131 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1127 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1124 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1121 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.112 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1119 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1116 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1112 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1108 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1105 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1101 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1097 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1093 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.109 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1086 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1082 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1079 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1075 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1071 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.1068 units per person | -0.3% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.1068 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4913 units per person, 22% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.1068 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2796 units per person, 38% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3361 units per person | 0.2902 units per person | 0.3808 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2458 units per person | 0.214 units per person | 0.2809 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.185 units per person | 0.1645 units per person | 0.2079 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1395 units per person | 0.1203 units per person | 0.1603 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1142 units per person | 0.1121 units per person | 0.1178 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1106 units per person | 0.109 units per person | 0.112 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1077 units per person | 0.1068 units per person | 0.1086 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More agriculture & rural data for Venezuela
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per person (2011)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0542 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.0% (2011)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2013)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2013)
- Rural population 10.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Venezuela?
- Rural population, per capita in Venezuela was 0.1068 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3808 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1068 units per person in 2025.
- How does Venezuela rank for rural population, per capita?
- Venezuela ranks 184th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.