China - Rural population
Rural population
The value for Rural population in China was 608,461,000 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 55 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 836,479,000 in 1991 and a minimum value of 550,002,000 in 1961.
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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
Source: The data on urban population shares used to estimate rural population come from the United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects. Total population figures are World Bank estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 558,984,600 |
| 1961 | 550,002,000 |
| 1962 | 551,084,500 |
| 1963 | 561,172,800 |
| 1964 | 570,563,000 |
| 1965 | 585,836,700 |
| 1966 | 603,653,100 |
| 1967 | 620,353,300 |
| 1968 | 637,762,500 |
| 1969 | 656,497,700 |
| 1970 | 675,928,200 |
| 1971 | 695,661,100 |
| 1972 | 713,898,800 |
| 1973 | 730,387,500 |
| 1974 | 744,661,500 |
| 1975 | 756,942,300 |
| 1976 | 768,187,400 |
| 1977 | 778,161,700 |
| 1978 | 785,011,500 |
| 1979 | 788,605,300 |
| 1980 | 791,287,600 |
| 1981 | 793,935,200 |
| 1982 | 797,806,100 |
| 1983 | 802,837,900 |
| 1984 | 806,618,800 |
| 1985 | 810,625,100 |
| 1986 | 815,465,000 |
| 1987 | 821,058,900 |
| 1988 | 826,508,900 |
| 1989 | 831,145,800 |
| 1990 | 835,019,400 |
| 1991 | 836,479,000 |
| 1992 | 836,448,400 |
| 1993 | 835,478,600 |
| 1994 | 833,998,500 |
| 1995 | 831,819,800 |
| 1996 | 828,956,700 |
| 1997 | 825,589,400 |
| 1998 | 821,328,900 |
| 1999 | 815,969,000 |
| 2000 | 809,645,800 |
| 2001 | 800,082,700 |
| 2002 | 788,406,300 |
| 2003 | 775,926,000 |
| 2004 | 762,817,900 |
| 2005 | 749,352,200 |
| 2006 | 735,901,800 |
| 2007 | 722,214,100 |
| 2008 | 708,173,800 |
| 2009 | 693,852,700 |
| 2010 | 679,206,300 |
| 2011 | 664,363,100 |
| 2012 | 649,832,900 |
| 2013 | 635,688,200 |
| 2014 | 621,970,700 |
| 2015 | 608,461,000 |
Rural population (% of total population)
Rural population (% of total population) in China was 44.39 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 83.80 in 1960, while its lowest value was 44.39 in 2015.
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 United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 83.80 |
| 1961 | 83.29 |
| 1962 | 82.77 |
| 1963 | 82.24 |
| 1964 | 81.70 |
| 1965 | 81.91 |
| 1966 | 82.09 |
| 1967 | 82.22 |
| 1968 | 82.34 |
| 1969 | 82.47 |
| 1970 | 82.60 |
| 1971 | 82.71 |
| 1972 | 82.82 |
| 1973 | 82.82 |
| 1974 | 82.71 |
| 1975 | 82.60 |
| 1976 | 82.54 |
| 1977 | 82.48 |
| 1978 | 82.10 |
| 1979 | 81.38 |
| 1980 | 80.64 |
| 1981 | 79.88 |
| 1982 | 79.10 |
| 1983 | 78.46 |
| 1984 | 77.80 |
| 1985 | 77.13 |
| 1986 | 76.44 |
| 1987 | 75.74 |
| 1988 | 75.03 |
| 1989 | 74.30 |
| 1990 | 73.56 |
| 1991 | 72.69 |
| 1992 | 71.80 |
| 1993 | 70.90 |
| 1994 | 69.98 |
| 1995 | 69.04 |
| 1996 | 68.08 |
| 1997 | 67.12 |
| 1998 | 66.13 |
| 1999 | 65.14 |
| 2000 | 64.12 |
| 2001 | 62.91 |
| 2002 | 61.58 |
| 2003 | 60.22 |
| 2004 | 58.86 |
| 2005 | 57.48 |
| 2006 | 56.13 |
| 2007 | 54.80 |
| 2008 | 53.46 |
| 2009 | 52.12 |
| 2010 | 50.77 |
| 2011 | 49.43 |
| 2012 | 48.11 |
| 2013 | 46.83 |
| 2014 | 45.59 |
| 2015 | 44.39 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
