Bhutan - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Bhutan was -0.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.92 in 1969 and a minimum value of -1.38 in 1993.
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 | 2.26 |
| 1962 | 2.25 |
| 1963 | 2.29 |
| 1964 | 2.40 |
| 1965 | 2.56 |
| 1966 | 2.71 |
| 1967 | 2.83 |
| 1968 | 2.91 |
| 1969 | 2.92 |
| 1970 | 2.89 |
| 1971 | 2.85 |
| 1972 | 2.80 |
| 1973 | 2.78 |
| 1974 | 2.76 |
| 1975 | 2.76 |
| 1976 | 2.75 |
| 1977 | 2.73 |
| 1978 | 2.66 |
| 1979 | 2.53 |
| 1980 | 2.37 |
| 1981 | 2.15 |
| 1982 | 1.95 |
| 1983 | 1.87 |
| 1984 | 1.95 |
| 1985 | 2.10 |
| 1986 | 2.33 |
| 1987 | 2.44 |
| 1988 | 2.23 |
| 1989 | 1.61 |
| 1990 | 0.75 |
| 1991 | -0.21 |
| 1992 | -0.99 |
| 1993 | -1.38 |
| 1994 | -1.19 |
| 1995 | -0.60 |
| 1996 | 0.11 |
| 1997 | 0.66 |
| 1998 | 1.00 |
| 1999 | 1.04 |
| 2000 | 0.87 |
| 2001 | 0.68 |
| 2002 | 0.54 |
| 2003 | 0.34 |
| 2004 | 0.11 |
| 2005 | -0.08 |
| 2006 | 0.24 |
| 2007 | 0.01 |
| 2008 | -0.13 |
| 2009 | -0.17 |
| 2010 | -0.14 |
| 2011 | -0.09 |
| 2012 | -0.04 |
| 2013 | 0.00 |
| 2014 | 0.00 |
| 2015 | -0.01 |
| 2016 | -0.03 |
| 2017 | -0.03 |
| 2018 | -0.05 |
| 2019 | -0.07 |
| 2020 | -0.10 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
