Russia - Rural population

Rural population

The value for Rural population in Russia was 38,556,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55,392,420 in 1960 and a minimum value of 38,553,620 in 2008.

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.

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Year Value
1960 55,392,420
1961 54,895,820
1962 54,381,210
1963 53,848,260
1964 53,296,610
1965 52,725,920
1966 51,981,650
1967 51,227,170
1968 50,462,380
1969 49,687,180
1970 48,901,500
1971 48,028,780
1972 47,144,400
1973 46,248,240
1974 45,340,220
1975 44,420,200
1976 43,949,700
1977 43,470,360
1978 42,982,060
1979 42,484,710
1980 41,981,020
1981 41,646,440
1982 41,289,300
1983 40,913,720
1984 40,596,680
1985 40,280,240
1986 40,164,620
1987 40,037,160
1988 39,886,360
1989 39,707,400
1990 39,445,670
1991 39,533,980
1992 39,551,270
1993 39,506,320
1994 39,457,380
1995 39,405,500
1996 39,298,580
1997 39,182,860
1998 39,075,140
1999 38,918,190
2000 38,916,600
2001 38,968,540
2002 38,940,320
2003 38,897,250
2004 38,839,380
2005 38,793,650
2006 38,646,000
2007 38,565,940
2008 38,553,620
2009 38,554,830
2010 38,556,000

Rural population (% of total population)

Rural population (% of total population) in Russia was 27.20 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 46.20 in 1960, while its lowest value was 26.60 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.

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Year Value
1960 46.20
1961 45.28
1962 44.36
1963 43.44
1964 42.52
1965 41.60
1966 40.78
1967 39.96
1968 39.14
1969 38.32
1970 37.50
1971 36.62
1972 35.74
1973 34.86
1974 33.98
1975 33.10
1976 32.52
1977 31.94
1978 31.36
1979 30.78
1980 30.20
1981 29.76
1982 29.32
1983 28.88
1984 28.44
1985 28.00
1986 27.72
1987 27.44
1988 27.16
1989 26.88
1990 26.60
1991 26.60
1992 26.60
1993 26.60
1994 26.60
1995 26.60
1996 26.60
1997 26.60
1998 26.60
1999 26.60
2000 26.60
2001 26.70
2002 26.80
2003 26.90
2004 27.00
2005 27.10
2006 27.12
2007 27.14
2008 27.16
2009 27.18
2010 27.20

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization