Kenya - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Kenya was 1.58 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.75 in 1982 and a minimum value of 1.58 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 | 2.90 |
| 1962 | 2.94 |
| 1963 | 2.92 |
| 1964 | 2.94 |
| 1965 | 2.97 |
| 1966 | 2.99 |
| 1967 | 3.02 |
| 1968 | 3.05 |
| 1969 | 3.10 |
| 1970 | 3.02 |
| 1971 | 3.04 |
| 1972 | 3.06 |
| 1973 | 3.08 |
| 1974 | 3.09 |
| 1975 | 3.09 |
| 1976 | 3.08 |
| 1977 | 3.07 |
| 1978 | 3.06 |
| 1979 | 3.05 |
| 1980 | 3.63 |
| 1981 | 3.75 |
| 1982 | 3.75 |
| 1983 | 3.73 |
| 1984 | 3.69 |
| 1985 | 3.63 |
| 1986 | 3.56 |
| 1987 | 3.50 |
| 1988 | 3.42 |
| 1989 | 3.34 |
| 1990 | 3.07 |
| 1991 | 2.95 |
| 1992 | 2.87 |
| 1993 | 2.78 |
| 1994 | 2.69 |
| 1995 | 2.61 |
| 1996 | 2.53 |
| 1997 | 2.46 |
| 1998 | 2.40 |
| 1999 | 2.36 |
| 2000 | 2.32 |
| 2001 | 2.29 |
| 2002 | 2.27 |
| 2003 | 2.26 |
| 2004 | 2.26 |
| 2005 | 2.27 |
| 2006 | 2.28 |
| 2007 | 2.29 |
| 2008 | 2.28 |
| 2009 | 2.25 |
| 2010 | 2.22 |
| 2011 | 2.17 |
| 2012 | 2.13 |
| 2013 | 2.06 |
| 2014 | 1.99 |
| 2015 | 1.91 |
| 2016 | 1.82 |
| 2017 | 1.74 |
| 2018 | 1.67 |
| 2019 | 1.62 |
| 2020 | 1.58 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
