Rural population in Euro area
Euro area: Rural population was 80.79 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population in Euro area, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Euro area recorded 80.79 million for rural population in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Euro area peaked at 109.44 million in 1960 and was at its lowest, 80.79 million, in 2025.
That places Euro area 40th out of 47 groups 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 in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 109.44 million | — |
| 1961 | 108.77 million | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 107.97 million | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 106.94 million | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 105.54 million | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 104.07 million | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 102.71 million | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 101.44 million | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 100.39 million | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 99.47 million | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 98.62 million | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 97.93 million | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 97.45 million | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 96.99 million | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 96.45 million | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 96.25 million | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 96.00 million | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 95.66 million | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 95.33 million | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 95.02 million | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 94.80 million | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 94.49 million | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 94.07 million | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 93.67 million | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 93.22 million | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 92.94 million | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 92.60 million | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 92.28 million | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 92.01 million | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 91.82 million | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 91.75 million | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 91.66 million | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 91.58 million | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 91.45 million | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 91.21 million | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 90.96 million | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 90.48 million | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 89.77 million | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 89.31 million | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 89.01 million | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 88.53 million | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 87.86 million | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 87.58 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 87.48 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 87.43 million | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 87.32 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 87.17 million | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 87.16 million | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.21 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 87.04 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 86.69 million | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 86.06 million | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 85.67 million | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 85.01 million | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 84.48 million | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 83.96 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 83.24 million | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 82.93 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 82.50 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 82.10 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 81.82 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 81.48 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.26 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 81.17 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 81.03 million | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 80.79 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 104.67 million | 99.47 million | 109.44 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 96.57 million | 95.02 million | 98.62 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.19 million | 91.82 million | 94.80 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.72 million | 89.01 million | 91.75 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.48 million | 87.04 million | 88.53 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.26 million | 82.10 million | 86.69 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.26 million | 80.79 million | 81.82 million | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Euro area
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 278.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 22.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2252 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3014 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 776.52 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Euro area?
- Rural population in Euro area was 80.79 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 109.44 million in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.79 million in 2025.
- How does Euro area rank for rural population?
- Euro area ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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.