Lebanon - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Lebanon was -1.94 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5.31 in 2013 and a minimum value of -4.94 in 1987.
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 | 0.27 |
| 1962 | 0.09 |
| 1963 | -0.17 |
| 1964 | -0.56 |
| 1965 | -0.99 |
| 1966 | -1.50 |
| 1967 | -1.94 |
| 1968 | -2.19 |
| 1969 | -2.16 |
| 1970 | -1.99 |
| 1971 | -1.56 |
| 1972 | -1.31 |
| 1973 | -1.45 |
| 1974 | -1.99 |
| 1975 | -2.74 |
| 1976 | -3.56 |
| 1977 | -4.23 |
| 1978 | -4.71 |
| 1979 | -4.86 |
| 1980 | -4.78 |
| 1981 | -4.57 |
| 1982 | -4.40 |
| 1983 | -4.32 |
| 1984 | -4.41 |
| 1985 | -4.54 |
| 1986 | -4.81 |
| 1987 | -4.94 |
| 1988 | -4.65 |
| 1989 | -0.54 |
| 1990 | 0.68 |
| 1991 | 2.04 |
| 1992 | 3.04 |
| 1993 | 3.26 |
| 1994 | 2.60 |
| 1995 | 1.46 |
| 1996 | 0.16 |
| 1997 | -0.84 |
| 1998 | -1.21 |
| 1999 | 0.65 |
| 2000 | 1.69 |
| 2001 | 2.94 |
| 2002 | 3.80 |
| 2003 | 3.89 |
| 2004 | 3.10 |
| 2005 | 1.80 |
| 2006 | 0.28 |
| 2007 | -0.90 |
| 2008 | -1.14 |
| 2009 | -0.12 |
| 2010 | 1.71 |
| 2011 | 3.71 |
| 2012 | 5.03 |
| 2013 | 5.31 |
| 2014 | 4.43 |
| 2015 | 2.92 |
| 2016 | 1.39 |
| 2017 | 0.15 |
| 2018 | -0.84 |
| 2019 | -1.51 |
| 2020 | -1.94 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
