The Gambia - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in The Gambia was 0.75 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.24 in 1987 and a minimum value of 0.73 in 1966.
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 | 2.96 |
| 1961 | 1.98 |
| 1962 | 1.42 |
| 1963 | 1.07 |
| 1964 | 1.02 |
| 1965 | 1.17 |
| 1966 | 0.73 |
| 1967 | 0.86 |
| 1968 | 1.03 |
| 1969 | 1.24 |
| 1970 | 1.46 |
| 1971 | 1.73 |
| 1972 | 1.96 |
| 1973 | 2.07 |
| 1974 | 2.03 |
| 1975 | 1.91 |
| 1976 | 2.01 |
| 1977 | 1.94 |
| 1978 | 1.96 |
| 1979 | 2.09 |
| 1980 | 2.30 |
| 1981 | 2.30 |
| 1982 | 2.43 |
| 1983 | 2.61 |
| 1984 | 2.84 |
| 1985 | 3.08 |
| 1986 | 3.11 |
| 1987 | 3.24 |
| 1988 | 3.15 |
| 1989 | 2.81 |
| 1990 | 2.33 |
| 1991 | 1.77 |
| 1992 | 1.36 |
| 1993 | 1.07 |
| 1994 | 0.92 |
| 1995 | 0.87 |
| 1996 | 0.91 |
| 1997 | 0.86 |
| 1998 | 0.83 |
| 1999 | 0.82 |
| 2000 | 0.82 |
| 2001 | 1.03 |
| 2002 | 1.04 |
| 2003 | 1.01 |
| 2004 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 0.85 |
| 2006 | 1.02 |
| 2007 | 0.94 |
| 2008 | 0.86 |
| 2009 | 0.80 |
| 2010 | 0.75 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
