New Zealand - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in New Zealand was 1.46 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.47 in 1991 and a minimum value of -1.26 in 1988.
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 | -0.22 |
| 1962 | -0.08 |
| 1963 | -0.66 |
| 1964 | -0.58 |
| 1965 | -1.03 |
| 1966 | -0.75 |
| 1967 | -0.33 |
| 1968 | -1.25 |
| 1969 | -1.25 |
| 1970 | -0.79 |
| 1971 | -0.57 |
| 1972 | -0.02 |
| 1973 | 0.17 |
| 1974 | 0.28 |
| 1975 | 0.14 |
| 1976 | -0.60 |
| 1977 | -0.28 |
| 1978 | -0.57 |
| 1979 | -0.98 |
| 1980 | -0.48 |
| 1981 | -0.12 |
| 1982 | 0.74 |
| 1983 | 1.12 |
| 1984 | 0.61 |
| 1985 | 0.37 |
| 1986 | -0.68 |
| 1987 | -0.66 |
| 1988 | -1.26 |
| 1989 | -1.04 |
| 1990 | -0.61 |
| 1991 | 3.47 |
| 1992 | 0.02 |
| 1993 | 0.12 |
| 1994 | 0.31 |
| 1995 | 0.44 |
| 1996 | 0.56 |
| 1997 | 0.74 |
| 1998 | 0.32 |
| 1999 | -0.04 |
| 2000 | 0.02 |
| 2001 | 0.02 |
| 2002 | 1.30 |
| 2003 | 1.54 |
| 2004 | 1.05 |
| 2005 | 0.69 |
| 2006 | 0.79 |
| 2007 | 1.37 |
| 2008 | 1.29 |
| 2009 | 1.44 |
| 2010 | 1.55 |
| 2011 | 1.20 |
| 2012 | 0.11 |
| 2013 | 0.33 |
| 2014 | 1.22 |
| 2015 | 1.60 |
| 2016 | 1.81 |
| 2017 | 1.60 |
| 2018 | 1.26 |
| 2019 | 1.02 |
| 2020 | 1.46 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
