Jordan - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Jordan was -1.48 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.70 in 1967 and a minimum value of -3.80 in 2014.
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 | 1.12 |
| 1962 | 1.99 |
| 1963 | 3.09 |
| 1964 | 4.10 |
| 1965 | 5.50 |
| 1966 | 6.90 |
| 1967 | 7.70 |
| 1968 | 7.67 |
| 1969 | 6.77 |
| 1970 | 5.46 |
| 1971 | 4.21 |
| 1972 | 3.27 |
| 1973 | 2.59 |
| 1974 | 2.22 |
| 1975 | 2.07 |
| 1976 | 1.94 |
| 1977 | 1.82 |
| 1978 | 1.85 |
| 1979 | 2.07 |
| 1980 | 0.61 |
| 1981 | -0.07 |
| 1982 | 0.18 |
| 1983 | 0.29 |
| 1984 | 0.22 |
| 1985 | 0.08 |
| 1986 | -0.18 |
| 1987 | -0.37 |
| 1988 | -0.33 |
| 1989 | -0.01 |
| 1990 | 0.40 |
| 1991 | 0.86 |
| 1992 | 1.09 |
| 1993 | 0.89 |
| 1994 | 0.20 |
| 1995 | 1.85 |
| 1996 | 3.03 |
| 1997 | 2.36 |
| 1998 | 1.89 |
| 1999 | 1.70 |
| 2000 | 1.73 |
| 2001 | 1.77 |
| 2002 | 1.84 |
| 2003 | 2.11 |
| 2004 | 2.60 |
| 2005 | -2.25 |
| 2006 | -3.67 |
| 2007 | -3.34 |
| 2008 | -3.09 |
| 2009 | -2.87 |
| 2010 | -2.80 |
| 2011 | -2.73 |
| 2012 | -2.80 |
| 2013 | -3.12 |
| 2014 | -3.80 |
| 2015 | 1.23 |
| 2016 | 0.46 |
| 2017 | -0.18 |
| 2018 | -0.72 |
| 2019 | -1.16 |
| 2020 | -1.48 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
