Rural population, per capita in World
World: Rural population, per capita was 0.4217 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in World, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in World stood at 0.4217 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 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in World peaked at 0.6577 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4217 units per person, in 2025.
World ranks 27th of 45 groups 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 World, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6577 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6549 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.656 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.6544 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6485 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.6465 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6442 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6419 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6396 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6375 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.6355 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.6335 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6312 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6284 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6259 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.623 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6201 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6171 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6136 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6087 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6052 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6013 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5985 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5943 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5894 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5861 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5825 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.5789 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.576 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5733 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5717 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5683 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5655 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5627 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5598 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5569 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.552 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.547 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.542 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5371 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5316 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.527 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5217 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5164 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5113 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5064 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5013 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4958 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4912 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4863 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4824 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4754 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4708 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4657 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4609 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4557 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4511 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4468 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4425 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4386 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4356 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4319 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4293 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4269 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4243 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.4217 units per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6481 units per person | 0.6375 units per person | 0.6577 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6237 units per person | 0.6087 units per person | 0.6355 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5886 units per person | 0.5733 units per person | 0.6052 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5563 units per person | 0.5371 units per person | 0.5717 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5089 units per person | 0.4863 units per person | 0.5316 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.459 units per person | 0.4386 units per person | 0.4824 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4283 units per person | 0.4217 units per person | 0.4356 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 24 Solomon Islands 0.6869 units per person compare
- 25 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.681 units per person compare
- 26 Uganda 0.6806 units per person compare
- 27 Kenya 0.6779 units per person compare
- 28 Mali 0.6779 units per person compare
- 29 Madagascar 0.671 units per person compare
- 30 Bangladesh 0.6676 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.46 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in World?
- Rural population, per capita in World was 0.4217 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6577 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4217 units per person in 2025.
- How does World rank for rural population, per capita?
- World ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.