What is rural population in IBRD only?

Rural population in IBRD only was 2.07 billion 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 2.25 billion in 1999.

What is the lowest rural population recorded in IBRD only?

The lowest recorded value was 1.38 billion in 1960.

Is rural population rising or falling in IBRD only?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this IBRD only 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.

Rural population in IBRD only

Name: Rural population in IBRD only
Creator: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

IBRD only: Rural population was 2.07 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

2.07 billion

Change on year

down 0.2%

All-time high

2.25 billion

in 1999

All-time low

1.38 billion

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Rural population in IBRD only, 1960–2025

Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).

Analysis

In 2025, rural population in IBRD only stood at 2.07 billion.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population in IBRD only peaked at 2.25 billion in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.38 billion, 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	1.50 billion	1.38 billion	1.63 billion	10
1970s	1.79 billion	1.66 billion	1.90 billion	10
1980s	2.01 billion	1.92 billion	2.11 billion	10
1990s	2.21 billion	2.14 billion	2.25 billion	10
2000s	2.23 billion	2.21 billion	2.25 billion	10
2010s	2.16 billion	2.11 billion	2.21 billion	10
2020s	2.08 billion	2.07 billion	2.10 billion	6

More agriculture & rural data for IBRD only

Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
Rural population 41.4% (2025)
Rural population growth -0.2% (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population in IBRD only?: Rural population in IBRD only was 2.07 billion 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 2.25 billion in 1999.
What is the lowest rural population recorded in IBRD only?: The lowest recorded value was 1.38 billion in 1960.
Is rural population rising or falling in IBRD only?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IBRD only 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

Indicator: Rural population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.