High income - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in High income was -0.534 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of -0.084 in 1961 and a minimum value of -1.044 in 2002.
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 | -0.084 |
| 1962 | -0.094 |
| 1963 | -0.189 |
| 1964 | -0.237 |
| 1965 | -0.315 |
| 1966 | -0.397 |
| 1967 | -0.560 |
| 1968 | -0.548 |
| 1969 | -0.463 |
| 1970 | -0.451 |
| 1971 | -0.107 |
| 1972 | -0.169 |
| 1973 | -0.196 |
| 1974 | -0.229 |
| 1975 | -0.235 |
| 1976 | -0.128 |
| 1977 | -0.131 |
| 1978 | -0.153 |
| 1979 | -0.124 |
| 1980 | -0.170 |
| 1981 | -0.277 |
| 1982 | -0.181 |
| 1983 | -0.169 |
| 1984 | -0.174 |
| 1985 | -0.167 |
| 1986 | -0.275 |
| 1987 | -0.387 |
| 1988 | -0.343 |
| 1989 | -0.197 |
| 1990 | -0.220 |
| 1991 | -0.222 |
| 1992 | -0.186 |
| 1993 | -0.208 |
| 1994 | -0.288 |
| 1995 | -0.322 |
| 1996 | -0.303 |
| 1997 | -0.284 |
| 1998 | -0.308 |
| 1999 | -0.322 |
| 2000 | -0.325 |
| 2001 | -0.814 |
| 2002 | -1.044 |
| 2003 | -0.979 |
| 2004 | -0.925 |
| 2005 | -0.879 |
| 2006 | -0.722 |
| 2007 | -0.629 |
| 2008 | -0.564 |
| 2009 | -0.625 |
| 2010 | -0.687 |
| 2011 | -0.561 |
| 2012 | -0.290 |
| 2013 | -0.270 |
| 2014 | -0.261 |
| 2015 | -0.314 |
| 2016 | -0.338 |
| 2017 | -0.432 |
| 2018 | -0.491 |
| 2019 | -0.614 |
| 2020 | -0.534 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
