Rural population in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Rural population was 813.54 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 813.54 million for rural population in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 1.20 billion in 1995 and was at its lowest, 722.51 million, in 1960.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 722.51 million | — |
| 1961 | 724.39 million | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 746.38 million | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 768.14 million | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 776.08 million | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 796.65 million | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 818.50 million | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 839.66 million | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 861.64 million | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 885.04 million | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 909.21 million | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 933.77 million | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 956.81 million | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 977.44 million | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 998.80 million | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 1.02 billion | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.03 billion | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 1.05 billion | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.06 billion | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.06 billion | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.07 billion | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 1.08 billion | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.09 billion | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.10 billion | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.10 billion | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.11 billion | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.12 billion | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.13 billion | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.14 billion | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.15 billion | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.17 billion | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.17 billion | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.18 billion | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.19 billion | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.19 billion | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.20 billion | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.19 billion | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.18 billion | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.17 billion | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.16 billion | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.15 billion | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.14 billion | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.13 billion | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.12 billion | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.11 billion | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.09 billion | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.08 billion | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.07 billion | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.06 billion | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.04 billion | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.03 billion | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.00 billion | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 989.73 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 975.25 million | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 961.91 million | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 943.49 million | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 925.57 million | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 908.67 million | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 889.64 million | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 873.31 million | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 862.10 million | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 843.92 million | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 835.09 million | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 828.77 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 821.92 million | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 813.54 million | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 793.90 million | 722.51 million | 885.04 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 998.92 million | 909.21 million | 1.06 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 billion | 1.07 billion | 1.15 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 billion | 1.16 billion | 1.20 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.10 billion | 1.04 billion | 1.15 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 950.29 million | 873.31 million | 1.03 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 834.22 million | 813.54 million | 862.10 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.73 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 37.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3795 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 805.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Rural population in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 813.54 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 billion in 1995.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 722.51 million in 1960.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for rural population?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural 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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.