New Caledonia - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in New Caledonia was -1.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5.80 in 1970 and a minimum value of -1.21 in 2016.
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 | 0.45 |
| 1962 | 0.29 |
| 1963 | 0.25 |
| 1964 | 0.20 |
| 1965 | 0.04 |
| 1966 | 0.52 |
| 1967 | 0.33 |
| 1968 | 0.13 |
| 1969 | 1.86 |
| 1970 | 5.80 |
| 1971 | 5.27 |
| 1972 | 2.82 |
| 1973 | 0.68 |
| 1974 | 0.22 |
| 1975 | -0.59 |
| 1976 | -0.47 |
| 1977 | 0.60 |
| 1978 | 0.20 |
| 1979 | -0.17 |
| 1980 | 0.21 |
| 1981 | 0.93 |
| 1982 | 1.20 |
| 1983 | 1.23 |
| 1984 | 1.60 |
| 1985 | 1.46 |
| 1986 | 1.49 |
| 1987 | 1.62 |
| 1988 | 1.57 |
| 1989 | 1.60 |
| 1990 | 2.02 |
| 1991 | 2.23 |
| 1992 | 2.14 |
| 1993 | 2.22 |
| 1994 | 2.31 |
| 1995 | 1.90 |
| 1996 | 1.44 |
| 1997 | 1.01 |
| 1998 | 0.97 |
| 1999 | 0.97 |
| 2000 | 0.96 |
| 2001 | 0.96 |
| 2002 | 0.95 |
| 2003 | 0.75 |
| 2004 | 0.56 |
| 2005 | -0.20 |
| 2006 | -0.39 |
| 2007 | -0.43 |
| 2008 | -0.48 |
| 2009 | -0.63 |
| 2010 | 0.09 |
| 2011 | 0.41 |
| 2012 | 0.39 |
| 2013 | 0.35 |
| 2014 | 0.21 |
| 2015 | -1.21 |
| 2016 | -1.21 |
| 2017 | -1.21 |
| 2018 | -1.21 |
| 2019 | -1.21 |
| 2020 | -1.20 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
