Rural population in Low income
Low income: Rural population was 64.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population in Low income, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Low income recorded 64.8% for rural population in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Low income peaked at 86.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 2025.
Low income ranks 1st of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86.8% | — |
| 1961 | 86.4% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 86.0% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 85.7% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 85.3% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 85.0% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 84.5% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 84.1% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 83.7% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 83.3% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 82.9% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 82.5% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 82.1% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 81.8% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 81.4% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 81.1% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 80.8% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 80.6% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 80.3% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 80.0% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 79.7% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 79.4% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 79.1% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 78.8% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 78.5% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 78.1% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 77.8% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 77.3% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 76.9% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 76.5% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 76.2% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 75.8% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 75.5% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 75.2% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 74.9% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 74.6% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 74.4% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 74.2% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 74.0% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 73.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 73.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 73.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 73.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 72.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 72.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 72.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 72.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 71.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 71.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 70.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 68.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 68.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 67.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 66.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 66.1% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 65.7% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 65.3% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 64.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.1% | 83.3% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 81.4% | 80.0% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.2% | 76.5% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.9% | 73.7% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.4% | 71.2% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 67.3% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.9% | 64.8% | 66.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 1 Liechtenstein 85.4% compare
- 1 Channel Islands 67.4% compare
- 2 Papua New Guinea 84.2% compare
- 3 Samoa 82.5% compare
- 4 Malawi 82.4% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Low income
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 497.63 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6484 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2723 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Low income?
- Rural population in Low income was 64.8% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 2025.
- How does Low income rank for rural population?
- Low income ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.