Rural population in IDA blend
IDA blend: Rural population was 350.29 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population in IDA blend, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
In 2025, rural population in IDA blend stood at 350.29 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in IDA blend peaked at 350.29 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 101.61 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 | 111.90 million | 101.61 million | 123.09 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 138.82 million | 125.83 million | 153.14 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 177.35 million | 157.61 million | 197.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 222.92 million | 202.31 million | 243.35 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 267.50 million | 247.90 million | 288.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 313.87 million | 294.30 million | 331.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 342.69 million | 334.72 million | 350.29 million | 6 |
More agriculture & rural data for IDA blend
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
- Rural population 50.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 257.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 20.45 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,581 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 32.32 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 75.37 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in IDA blend?
- Rural population in IDA blend was 350.29 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 350.29 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 101.61 million in 1960.
- Is rural population rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.