Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Central America

Rural population share in Central America in 2025 — 25%. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 28.7 pp.

2025 25% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 53.7%1960
Period minimum 25%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Central America, 1960–2025203040506019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 53.7%1962: 52.3%1964: 50.8%1966: 49.3%1968: 47.7%1970: 46.3%1972: 44.9%1974: 43.6%1976: 42.4%1978: 41.3%1980: 40.3%1982: 39.3%1984: 38.3%1986: 37.4%1988: 36.5%1990: 35.7%1992: 35%1994: 34.2%1996: 33.4%1998: 32.5%2000: 31.6%2002: 30.7%2004: 29.9%2006: 29.4%2008: 29.1%2010: 28.8%2012: 28.4%2014: 28%2016: 27.5%2018: 26.9%2020: 26.3%2022: 25.8%2024: 25.2%2025: 25%
Change over the period: −28.7 pp Annual average: -0.44 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America

Central America 25%
World 42.2%
Rural population share — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25 −0.3 pp
2024 25.2 −0.3 pp
2023 25.5 −0.3 pp
2022 25.8 −0.3 pp
2021 26 −0.3 pp
2020 26.3 −0.3 pp
2019 26.6 −0.3 pp
2018 26.9 −0.3 pp
2017 27.2 −0.3 pp
2016 27.5 −0.2 pp
2015 27.7 −0.2 pp
2014 28 −0.2 pp
2013 28.2 −0.2 pp
2012 28.4 −0.2 pp
2011 28.6 −0.2 pp
2010 28.8 −0.2 pp
2009 28.9 −0.2 pp
2008 29.1 −0.2 pp
2007 29.3 −0.2 pp
2006 29.4 −0.2 pp
2005 29.6 −0.3 pp
2004 29.9 −0.4 pp
2003 30.2 −0.4 pp
2002 30.7 −0.5 pp
2001 31.1 −0.5 pp
2000 31.6 −0.5 pp
1999 32.1 −0.5 pp
1998 32.5 −0.5 pp
1997 33 −0.4 pp
1996 33.4 −0.4 pp
1995 33.9 −0.4 pp
1994 34.2 −0.4 pp
1993 34.6 −0.4 pp
1992 35 −0.4 pp
1991 35.4 −0.4 pp
1990 35.7 −0.4 pp
1989 36.1 −0.4 pp
1988 36.5 −0.4 pp
1987 37 −0.4 pp
1986 37.4 −0.4 pp
1985 37.8 −0.5 pp
1984 38.3 −0.5 pp
1983 38.8 −0.5 pp
1982 39.3 −0.5 pp
1981 39.8 −0.5 pp
1980 40.3 −0.5 pp
1979 40.8 −0.5 pp
1978 41.3 −0.5 pp
1977 41.8 −0.6 pp
1976 42.4 −0.6 pp
1975 43 −0.6 pp
1974 43.6 −0.6 pp
1973 44.2 −0.7 pp
1972 44.9 −0.7 pp
1971 45.6 −0.7 pp
1970 46.3 −0.7 pp
1969 47 −0.7 pp
1968 47.7 −0.8 pp
1967 48.5 −0.8 pp
1966 49.3 −0.8 pp
1965 50 −0.8 pp
1964 50.8 −0.7 pp
1963 51.5 −0.7 pp
1962 52.3 −0.7 pp
1961 53 −0.7 pp
1960 53.7

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.