Afghanistan - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Afghanistan was 1.94 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.68 in 1993 and a minimum value of -3.45 in 1984.
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 |
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1961 | 1.59 |
1962 | 1.65 |
1963 | 1.70 |
1964 | 1.75 |
1965 | 1.80 |
1966 | 1.81 |
1967 | 1.81 |
1968 | 1.86 |
1969 | 1.98 |
1970 | 2.12 |
1971 | 2.24 |
1972 | 2.27 |
1973 | 2.20 |
1974 | 2.01 |
1975 | 1.71 |
1976 | 1.48 |
1977 | 1.23 |
1978 | 0.75 |
1979 | -0.03 |
1980 | -1.06 |
1981 | -2.07 |
1982 | -2.92 |
1983 | -3.44 |
1984 | -3.45 |
1985 | -2.98 |
1986 | -2.51 |
1987 | -1.96 |
1988 | -0.75 |
1989 | 2.02 |
1990 | 4.36 |
1991 | 6.79 |
1992 | 8.43 |
1993 | 8.68 |
1994 | 7.55 |
1995 | 5.77 |
1996 | 3.90 |
1997 | 2.52 |
1998 | 1.83 |
1999 | 2.05 |
2000 | 2.86 |
2001 | 3.79 |
2002 | 4.38 |
2003 | 4.55 |
2004 | 4.13 |
2005 | 3.42 |
2006 | 2.73 |
2007 | 2.23 |
2008 | 2.00 |
2009 | 2.13 |
2010 | 2.47 |
2011 | 2.87 |
2012 | 3.13 |
2013 | 3.21 |
2014 | 3.07 |
2015 | 2.79 |
2016 | 2.49 |
2017 | 2.24 |
2018 | 2.06 |
2019 | 1.96 |
2020 | 1.94 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization