Middle income - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Middle income was -0.23 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.13 in 1966 and a minimum value of -0.23 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 | 0.55 |
| 1962 | 1.18 |
| 1963 | 1.74 |
| 1964 | 1.68 |
| 1965 | 2.02 |
| 1966 | 2.13 |
| 1967 | 2.05 |
| 1968 | 2.05 |
| 1969 | 2.09 |
| 1970 | 2.10 |
| 1971 | 2.07 |
| 1972 | 1.92 |
| 1973 | 1.81 |
| 1974 | 1.68 |
| 1975 | 1.66 |
| 1976 | 1.51 |
| 1977 | 1.44 |
| 1978 | 1.29 |
| 1979 | 1.16 |
| 1980 | 1.13 |
| 1981 | 1.14 |
| 1982 | 1.24 |
| 1983 | 1.29 |
| 1984 | 1.22 |
| 1985 | 1.20 |
| 1986 | 1.22 |
| 1987 | 1.23 |
| 1988 | 1.20 |
| 1989 | 1.15 |
| 1990 | 1.12 |
| 1991 | 1.01 |
| 1992 | 0.93 |
| 1993 | 0.87 |
| 1994 | 0.82 |
| 1995 | 0.77 |
| 1996 | 0.73 |
| 1997 | 0.69 |
| 1998 | 0.64 |
| 1999 | 0.57 |
| 2000 | 0.50 |
| 2001 | 0.35 |
| 2002 | 0.21 |
| 2003 | 0.16 |
| 2004 | 0.12 |
| 2005 | 0.08 |
| 2006 | 0.07 |
| 2007 | 0.04 |
| 2008 | 0.02 |
| 2009 | 0.00 |
| 2010 | -0.02 |
| 2011 | 0.02 |
| 2012 | 0.05 |
| 2013 | 0.03 |
| 2014 | 0.00 |
| 2015 | -0.04 |
| 2016 | -0.07 |
| 2017 | -0.09 |
| 2018 | -0.14 |
| 2019 | -0.18 |
| 2020 | -0.23 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
