IBRD only - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in IBRD only was -0.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.07 in 1966 and a minimum value of -0.60 in 2020.
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 | 0.30 |
| 1962 | 1.00 |
| 1963 | 1.64 |
| 1964 | 1.57 |
| 1965 | 1.95 |
| 1966 | 2.07 |
| 1967 | 1.97 |
| 1968 | 1.99 |
| 1969 | 2.04 |
| 1970 | 2.06 |
| 1971 | 2.05 |
| 1972 | 1.89 |
| 1973 | 1.77 |
| 1974 | 1.62 |
| 1975 | 1.49 |
| 1976 | 1.42 |
| 1977 | 1.33 |
| 1978 | 1.14 |
| 1979 | 0.98 |
| 1980 | 0.96 |
| 1981 | 0.95 |
| 1982 | 1.04 |
| 1983 | 1.09 |
| 1984 | 1.01 |
| 1985 | 1.00 |
| 1986 | 1.02 |
| 1987 | 1.04 |
| 1988 | 1.01 |
| 1989 | 0.96 |
| 1990 | 0.91 |
| 1991 | 0.80 |
| 1992 | 0.70 |
| 1993 | 0.64 |
| 1994 | 0.58 |
| 1995 | 0.53 |
| 1996 | 0.48 |
| 1997 | 0.44 |
| 1998 | 0.38 |
| 1999 | 0.31 |
| 2000 | 0.23 |
| 2001 | 0.09 |
| 2002 | -0.06 |
| 2003 | -0.11 |
| 2004 | -0.15 |
| 2005 | -0.19 |
| 2006 | -0.21 |
| 2007 | -0.23 |
| 2008 | -0.26 |
| 2009 | -0.28 |
| 2010 | -0.32 |
| 2011 | -0.26 |
| 2012 | -0.23 |
| 2013 | -0.26 |
| 2014 | -0.30 |
| 2015 | -0.35 |
| 2016 | -0.39 |
| 2017 | -0.42 |
| 2018 | -0.48 |
| 2019 | -0.54 |
| 2020 | -0.60 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
