Rural population in Low income
Low income: Rural population was 497.63 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population in Low income, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population in Low income is 497.63 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Low income peaked at 497.63 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 116.64 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 | 127.98 million | 116.64 million | 140.35 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 158.59 million | 143.43 million | 175.28 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 196.06 million | 178.50 million | 215.47 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 247.00 million | 220.10 million | 276.20 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 318.09 million | 282.77 million | 355.53 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 399.60 million | 364.08 million | 439.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 473.06 million | 448.95 million | 497.63 million | 6 |
More agriculture & rural data for Low income
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Rural population 64.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 27.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 61.66 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,345 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 82.91 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 14.28 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
- Land area 14.69 million sq. km (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Low income?
- Rural population in Low income was 497.63 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 497.63 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 116.64 million in 1960.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.