Rural population in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Rural population was 1.63 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population in Pacific island small states, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population in Pacific island small states is 1.63 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Pacific island small states peaked at 1.63 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 734,406, in 1960.
Pacific island small states ranks 47th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 734,406 | — |
| 1961 | 746,267 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 758,864 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 772,215 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 786,221 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 801,027 | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 816,334 | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 830,604 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 843,811 | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 857,345 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 870,990 | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 884,504 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 898,152 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 912,073 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 927,160 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 943,273 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 960,454 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 978,543 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 997,368 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.02 million | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 1.04 million | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 1.06 million | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.08 million | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.10 million | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.12 million | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.14 million | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.16 million | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.18 million | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.20 million | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.21 million | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.22 million | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.23 million | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.24 million | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.25 million | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.26 million | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.27 million | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.28 million | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.30 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.31 million | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.33 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.34 million | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.35 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.36 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.38 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.39 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.40 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.41 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.42 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.42 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.43 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.44 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.46 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.47 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.48 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.50 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.51 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.52 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.54 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.55 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.56 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.57 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.58 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.60 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.61 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.62 million | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 1.63 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 794,709 | 734,406 | 857,345 | 10 |
| 1970s | 938,994 | 870,990 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 million | 1.04 million | 1.21 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 million | 1.22 million | 1.33 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 million | 1.34 million | 1.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.50 million | 1.44 million | 1.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.60 million | 1.57 million | 1.63 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More agriculture & rural data for Pacific island small states
- Rural population, per capita 0.5912 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.1% (2024)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 59.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 26.3% (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 773.88 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1709 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.11 billion current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Pacific island small states?
- Rural population in Pacific island small states was 1.63 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 734,406 in 1960.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for rural population?
- Pacific island small states ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.