Algeria - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Algeria was -0.21 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.61 in 1968 and a minimum value of -0.78 in 2003.
Definition: 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.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.62 |
| 1962 | 0.37 |
| 1963 | 0.30 |
| 1964 | 0.27 |
| 1965 | 0.28 |
| 1966 | 0.83 |
| 1967 | 2.58 |
| 1968 | 2.61 |
| 1969 | 2.60 |
| 1970 | 2.55 |
| 1971 | 2.50 |
| 1972 | 2.47 |
| 1973 | 2.46 |
| 1974 | 2.48 |
| 1975 | 2.52 |
| 1976 | 2.56 |
| 1977 | 2.14 |
| 1978 | 1.43 |
| 1979 | 1.46 |
| 1980 | 1.49 |
| 1981 | 1.52 |
| 1982 | 1.52 |
| 1983 | 1.49 |
| 1984 | 1.42 |
| 1985 | 1.33 |
| 1986 | 1.22 |
| 1987 | 1.17 |
| 1988 | 1.19 |
| 1989 | 1.07 |
| 1990 | 0.94 |
| 1991 | 0.81 |
| 1992 | 0.67 |
| 1993 | 0.52 |
| 1994 | 0.34 |
| 1995 | 0.16 |
| 1996 | -0.03 |
| 1997 | -0.18 |
| 1998 | -0.33 |
| 1999 | -0.53 |
| 2000 | -0.62 |
| 2001 | -0.69 |
| 2002 | -0.75 |
| 2003 | -0.78 |
| 2004 | -0.76 |
| 2005 | -0.71 |
| 2006 | -0.66 |
| 2007 | -0.60 |
| 2008 | -0.55 |
| 2009 | -0.45 |
| 2010 | -0.37 |
| 2011 | -0.28 |
| 2012 | -0.21 |
| 2013 | -0.15 |
| 2014 | -0.11 |
| 2015 | -0.08 |
| 2016 | -0.07 |
| 2017 | -0.05 |
| 2018 | -0.08 |
| 2019 | -0.13 |
| 2020 | -0.21 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
