Korea - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Korea was 0.22 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.83 in 1961 and a minimum value of -5.30 in 1990.
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 | 1.83 |
| 1962 | 1.55 |
| 1963 | 1.43 |
| 1964 | 1.22 |
| 1965 | 1.11 |
| 1966 | 1.03 |
| 1967 | -0.13 |
| 1968 | -0.61 |
| 1969 | -0.81 |
| 1970 | -1.05 |
| 1971 | -0.69 |
| 1972 | -0.63 |
| 1973 | -0.82 |
| 1974 | -0.96 |
| 1975 | -1.08 |
| 1976 | -1.70 |
| 1977 | -2.00 |
| 1978 | -2.17 |
| 1979 | -2.29 |
| 1980 | -2.38 |
| 1981 | -2.42 |
| 1982 | -2.51 |
| 1983 | -2.70 |
| 1984 | -3.05 |
| 1985 | -3.40 |
| 1986 | -4.27 |
| 1987 | -4.84 |
| 1988 | -5.00 |
| 1989 | -5.14 |
| 1990 | -5.30 |
| 1991 | -3.42 |
| 1992 | -2.41 |
| 1993 | -2.46 |
| 1994 | -2.51 |
| 1995 | -2.55 |
| 1996 | -1.01 |
| 1997 | -0.21 |
| 1998 | -0.42 |
| 1999 | -0.44 |
| 2000 | -0.32 |
| 2001 | -0.81 |
| 2002 | -1.23 |
| 2003 | -1.29 |
| 2004 | -1.43 |
| 2005 | -1.61 |
| 2006 | -0.46 |
| 2007 | -0.05 |
| 2008 | 0.20 |
| 2009 | -0.05 |
| 2010 | -0.06 |
| 2011 | 0.84 |
| 2012 | 0.92 |
| 2013 | 0.85 |
| 2014 | 1.02 |
| 2015 | 0.93 |
| 2016 | 0.79 |
| 2017 | 0.60 |
| 2018 | 0.67 |
| 2019 | 0.50 |
| 2020 | 0.22 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
