Gabon - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Gabon was -1.064 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of -0.152 in 1967 and a minimum value of -2.754 in 1981.
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 | -0.167 |
| 1962 | -0.480 |
| 1963 | -0.444 |
| 1964 | -0.376 |
| 1965 | -0.294 |
| 1966 | -0.203 |
| 1967 | -0.152 |
| 1968 | -0.191 |
| 1969 | -0.335 |
| 1970 | -0.559 |
| 1971 | -1.212 |
| 1972 | -1.484 |
| 1973 | -1.693 |
| 1974 | -1.844 |
| 1975 | -1.941 |
| 1976 | -2.042 |
| 1977 | -2.145 |
| 1978 | -2.284 |
| 1979 | -2.431 |
| 1980 | -2.600 |
| 1981 | -2.754 |
| 1982 | -0.692 |
| 1983 | -0.717 |
| 1984 | -0.749 |
| 1985 | -0.771 |
| 1986 | -0.807 |
| 1987 | -0.853 |
| 1988 | -1.342 |
| 1989 | -1.425 |
| 1990 | -1.533 |
| 1991 | -1.637 |
| 1992 | -1.746 |
| 1993 | -1.849 |
| 1994 | -0.840 |
| 1995 | -0.831 |
| 1996 | -0.912 |
| 1997 | -0.975 |
| 1998 | -1.046 |
| 1999 | -1.123 |
| 2000 | -1.198 |
| 2001 | -1.250 |
| 2002 | -1.295 |
| 2003 | -1.284 |
| 2004 | -1.212 |
| 2005 | -1.089 |
| 2006 | -0.997 |
| 2007 | -0.908 |
| 2008 | -0.795 |
| 2009 | -0.621 |
| 2010 | -0.459 |
| 2011 | -0.284 |
| 2012 | -0.186 |
| 2013 | -0.205 |
| 2014 | -0.323 |
| 2015 | -0.520 |
| 2016 | -0.739 |
| 2017 | -0.917 |
| 2018 | -1.036 |
| 2019 | -1.068 |
| 2020 | -1.064 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
