Mauritius - Rural population
Rural population
The value for Rural population in Mauritius was 735,250 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 735,250 in 2010 and a minimum value of 440,447 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 | 440,447 |
| 1961 | 449,572 |
| 1962 | 457,188 |
| 1963 | 463,809 |
| 1964 | 469,516 |
| 1965 | 474,390 |
| 1966 | 476,664 |
| 1967 | 478,189 |
| 1968 | 479,048 |
| 1969 | 479,319 |
| 1970 | 479,080 |
| 1971 | 484,404 |
| 1972 | 489,419 |
| 1973 | 494,331 |
| 1974 | 499,430 |
| 1975 | 504,872 |
| 1976 | 514,896 |
| 1977 | 525,186 |
| 1978 | 535,641 |
| 1979 | 546,115 |
| 1980 | 556,416 |
| 1981 | 564,176 |
| 1982 | 571,070 |
| 1983 | 577,064 |
| 1984 | 582,126 |
| 1985 | 586,232 |
| 1986 | 587,961 |
| 1987 | 589,293 |
| 1988 | 590,573 |
| 1989 | 591,801 |
| 1990 | 593,973 |
| 1991 | 601,704 |
| 1992 | 610,974 |
| 1993 | 619,577 |
| 1994 | 629,648 |
| 1995 | 636,433 |
| 1996 | 644,337 |
| 1997 | 653,833 |
| 1998 | 662,136 |
| 1999 | 672,018 |
| 2000 | 680,078 |
| 2001 | 688,492 |
| 2002 | 695,379 |
| 2003 | 703,605 |
| 2004 | 710,677 |
| 2005 | 717,357 |
| 2006 | 722,055 |
| 2007 | 725,740 |
| 2008 | 729,679 |
| 2009 | 732,633 |
| 2010 | 735,250 |
Rural population (% of total population)
Rural population (% of total population) in Mauritius was 57.40 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 66.80 in 1960, while its lowest value was 56.10 in 1990.
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 | 66.80 |
| 1961 | 66.04 |
| 1962 | 65.28 |
| 1963 | 64.52 |
| 1964 | 63.76 |
| 1965 | 63.00 |
| 1966 | 62.00 |
| 1967 | 61.00 |
| 1968 | 60.00 |
| 1969 | 59.00 |
| 1970 | 58.00 |
| 1971 | 57.72 |
| 1972 | 57.44 |
| 1973 | 57.16 |
| 1974 | 56.88 |
| 1975 | 56.60 |
| 1976 | 56.80 |
| 1977 | 57.00 |
| 1978 | 57.20 |
| 1979 | 57.40 |
| 1980 | 57.60 |
| 1981 | 57.62 |
| 1982 | 57.64 |
| 1983 | 57.66 |
| 1984 | 57.68 |
| 1985 | 57.70 |
| 1986 | 57.38 |
| 1987 | 57.06 |
| 1988 | 56.74 |
| 1989 | 56.42 |
| 1990 | 56.10 |
| 1991 | 56.22 |
| 1992 | 56.34 |
| 1993 | 56.46 |
| 1994 | 56.58 |
| 1995 | 56.70 |
| 1996 | 56.82 |
| 1997 | 56.94 |
| 1998 | 57.06 |
| 1999 | 57.18 |
| 2000 | 57.30 |
| 2001 | 57.38 |
| 2002 | 57.46 |
| 2003 | 57.54 |
| 2004 | 57.62 |
| 2005 | 57.70 |
| 2006 | 57.64 |
| 2007 | 57.58 |
| 2008 | 57.52 |
| 2009 | 57.46 |
| 2010 | 57.40 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
