Rural population growth in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Rural population growth was -1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Rural population growth in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded -1.0% for rural population growth in 2025.
That represents a change of down 23.5% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 3.0% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -3.0%, in 2011.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3% | 0.3% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 0.5% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.1% | -1.5% | -0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.8% | -3.0% | -0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.2% | -2.1% | -0.8% | 6 |
More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Rural population 37.9% (2025)
- Rural population 813.54 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.73 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 10.34 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,797 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 39.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 340.64 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Rural population growth in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was -1.0% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1962.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.0% in 2011.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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.