India - Rural population
Rural population
The value for Rural population in India was 856,005,400 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 856,005,400 in 2010 and a minimum value of 367,680,100 in 1960.
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: 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 | 367,680,100 |
| 1961 | 374,333,200 |
| 1962 | 381,183,900 |
| 1963 | 388,246,100 |
| 1964 | 395,538,500 |
| 1965 | 403,077,100 |
| 1966 | 410,763,500 |
| 1967 | 418,699,500 |
| 1968 | 426,904,500 |
| 1969 | 435,401,900 |
| 1970 | 444,206,800 |
| 1971 | 452,754,500 |
| 1972 | 461,577,400 |
| 1973 | 470,666,600 |
| 1974 | 480,009,200 |
| 1975 | 489,590,100 |
| 1976 | 499,020,000 |
| 1977 | 508,647,400 |
| 1978 | 518,437,500 |
| 1979 | 528,348,200 |
| 1980 | 538,345,000 |
| 1981 | 549,263,700 |
| 1982 | 560,274,600 |
| 1983 | 571,375,600 |
| 1984 | 582,571,300 |
| 1985 | 593,859,600 |
| 1986 | 605,228,300 |
| 1987 | 616,653,600 |
| 1988 | 628,107,200 |
| 1989 | 639,555,600 |
| 1990 | 650,970,200 |
| 1991 | 662,510,900 |
| 1992 | 673,993,900 |
| 1993 | 685,402,100 |
| 1994 | 696,720,100 |
| 1995 | 707,932,900 |
| 1996 | 719,032,400 |
| 1997 | 730,007,200 |
| 1998 | 740,835,900 |
| 1999 | 751,494,800 |
| 2000 | 761,968,300 |
| 2001 | 772,460,900 |
| 2002 | 782,771,100 |
| 2003 | 792,920,100 |
| 2004 | 802,938,700 |
| 2005 | 812,850,600 |
| 2006 | 821,728,800 |
| 2007 | 830,467,500 |
| 2008 | 839,082,600 |
| 2009 | 847,592,200 |
| 2010 | 856,005,400 |
Rural population (% of total population)
Rural population (% of total population) in India was 69.90 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 82.10 in 1960, while its lowest value was 69.90 in 2010.
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 | 82.10 |
| 1961 | 81.92 |
| 1962 | 81.74 |
| 1963 | 81.56 |
| 1964 | 81.38 |
| 1965 | 81.20 |
| 1966 | 81.00 |
| 1967 | 80.80 |
| 1968 | 80.60 |
| 1969 | 80.40 |
| 1970 | 80.20 |
| 1971 | 79.90 |
| 1972 | 79.60 |
| 1973 | 79.30 |
| 1974 | 79.00 |
| 1975 | 78.70 |
| 1976 | 78.34 |
| 1977 | 77.98 |
| 1978 | 77.62 |
| 1979 | 77.26 |
| 1980 | 76.90 |
| 1981 | 76.66 |
| 1982 | 76.42 |
| 1983 | 76.18 |
| 1984 | 75.94 |
| 1985 | 75.70 |
| 1986 | 75.46 |
| 1987 | 75.22 |
| 1988 | 74.98 |
| 1989 | 74.74 |
| 1990 | 74.50 |
| 1991 | 74.28 |
| 1992 | 74.06 |
| 1993 | 73.84 |
| 1994 | 73.62 |
| 1995 | 73.40 |
| 1996 | 73.18 |
| 1997 | 72.96 |
| 1998 | 72.74 |
| 1999 | 72.52 |
| 2000 | 72.30 |
| 2001 | 72.10 |
| 2002 | 71.90 |
| 2003 | 71.70 |
| 2004 | 71.50 |
| 2005 | 71.30 |
| 2006 | 71.02 |
| 2007 | 70.74 |
| 2008 | 70.46 |
| 2009 | 70.18 |
| 2010 | 69.90 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
