American Samoa - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in American Samoa was -0.25 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.35 in 1964 and a minimum value of -3.91 in 1999.
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 | 1.07 |
| 1962 | 1.77 |
| 1963 | 2.32 |
| 1964 | 2.35 |
| 1965 | 2.24 |
| 1966 | 1.99 |
| 1967 | 1.74 |
| 1968 | 1.57 |
| 1969 | 1.38 |
| 1970 | 1.10 |
| 1971 | 0.87 |
| 1972 | 0.69 |
| 1973 | 0.48 |
| 1974 | 0.29 |
| 1975 | 0.12 |
| 1976 | -0.05 |
| 1977 | -0.17 |
| 1978 | -0.04 |
| 1979 | 0.42 |
| 1980 | 0.73 |
| 1981 | 0.35 |
| 1982 | 0.85 |
| 1983 | 1.18 |
| 1984 | 1.22 |
| 1985 | 1.16 |
| 1986 | 1.00 |
| 1987 | 0.92 |
| 1988 | 0.68 |
| 1989 | 0.42 |
| 1990 | -0.41 |
| 1991 | -2.28 |
| 1992 | -2.64 |
| 1993 | -2.92 |
| 1994 | -3.14 |
| 1995 | -3.24 |
| 1996 | -3.37 |
| 1997 | -3.50 |
| 1998 | -3.69 |
| 1999 | -3.91 |
| 2000 | -2.57 |
| 2001 | 2.00 |
| 2002 | 1.83 |
| 2003 | 1.55 |
| 2004 | 1.16 |
| 2005 | 0.61 |
| 2006 | 0.08 |
| 2007 | -0.44 |
| 2008 | -0.68 |
| 2009 | -0.59 |
| 2010 | -0.22 |
| 2011 | 0.14 |
| 2012 | 0.50 |
| 2013 | 0.65 |
| 2014 | 0.61 |
| 2015 | 0.42 |
| 2016 | 0.20 |
| 2017 | 0.00 |
| 2018 | -0.15 |
| 2019 | -0.22 |
| 2020 | -0.25 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
