Rural population in IBRD only
IBRD only: Rural population was 41.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population in IBRD only, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population in IBRD only stood at 41.4%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in IBRD only peaked at 73.1% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.2% | 71.1% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.4% | 67.3% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.3% | 62.1% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.8% | 57.1% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.4% | 50.4% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 43.6% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 41.4% | 43.1% | 6 |
More agriculture & rural data for IBRD only
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 2.07 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.29 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 211.15 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,776 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 797.29 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 177.11 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in IBRD only?
- Rural population in IBRD only was 41.4% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 1962.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population (% of total 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.