Iraq - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Iraq was 1.56 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.71 in 1997 and a minimum value of -0.21 in 1961.
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 |
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1961 | -0.21 |
1962 | -0.20 |
1963 | -0.16 |
1964 | -0.11 |
1965 | -0.03 |
1966 | 0.74 |
1967 | 1.10 |
1968 | 1.13 |
1969 | 1.10 |
1970 | 1.01 |
1971 | 0.90 |
1972 | 0.80 |
1973 | 0.73 |
1974 | 0.66 |
1975 | 0.61 |
1976 | 0.56 |
1977 | 0.50 |
1978 | 1.01 |
1979 | 1.15 |
1980 | 1.01 |
1981 | 0.88 |
1982 | 0.77 |
1983 | 0.64 |
1984 | 0.50 |
1985 | 0.36 |
1986 | 0.22 |
1987 | 0.11 |
1988 | 1.98 |
1989 | 2.89 |
1990 | 3.07 |
1991 | 3.27 |
1992 | 3.43 |
1993 | 3.56 |
1994 | 3.64 |
1995 | 3.67 |
1996 | 3.69 |
1997 | 3.71 |
1998 | 3.15 |
1999 | 2.89 |
2000 | 2.83 |
2001 | 2.81 |
2002 | 2.77 |
2003 | 2.65 |
2004 | 2.40 |
2005 | 2.11 |
2006 | 1.76 |
2007 | 1.50 |
2008 | 1.51 |
2009 | 1.88 |
2010 | 2.22 |
2011 | 2.72 |
2012 | 3.19 |
2013 | 3.36 |
2014 | 3.18 |
2015 | 2.78 |
2016 | 2.30 |
2017 | 1.92 |
2018 | 1.66 |
2019 | 1.56 |
2020 | 1.56 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization