Rural population in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Rural population was 1.88 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population in Early-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 1.88 billion for rural population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 1.88 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 749.83 million, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 826.93 million | 749.83 million | 904.89 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.00 billion | 922.74 million | 1.09 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 billion | 1.11 billion | 1.32 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 billion | 1.34 billion | 1.53 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.63 billion | 1.55 billion | 1.70 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 billion | 1.72 billion | 1.82 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 billion | 1.83 billion | 1.88 billion | 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 growth 0.5% (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 in Early-demographic dividend?
- Rural population in Early-demographic dividend was 1.88 billion in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 749.83 million in 1960.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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. 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.