Rural population growth in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Rural population growth was 0.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population growth in Early-demographic dividend, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population growth in Early-demographic dividend stood at 0.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 2.2% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 6 |
More agriculture & rural data for Early-demographic dividend
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population 52.3% (2025)
- Rural population 1.88 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 184.38 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,742 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 689.95 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 147.08 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Early-demographic dividend?
- Rural population growth in Early-demographic dividend was 0.5% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1961.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. 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.