United States - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in United States was -0.84 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.19 in 1971 and a minimum value of -0.84 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.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.15 |
| 1961 | 0.38 |
| 1962 | 0.25 |
| 1963 | 0.13 |
| 1964 | 0.06 |
| 1965 | -0.09 |
| 1966 | -0.06 |
| 1967 | -0.14 |
| 1968 | -0.25 |
| 1969 | -0.29 |
| 1970 | -0.11 |
| 1971 | 1.19 |
| 1972 | 0.99 |
| 1973 | 0.88 |
| 1974 | 0.84 |
| 1975 | 0.91 |
| 1976 | 0.95 |
| 1977 | 1.01 |
| 1978 | 1.06 |
| 1979 | 1.10 |
| 1980 | 0.96 |
| 1981 | 0.37 |
| 1982 | 0.34 |
| 1983 | 0.30 |
| 1984 | 0.24 |
| 1985 | 0.26 |
| 1986 | 0.29 |
| 1987 | 0.26 |
| 1988 | 0.27 |
| 1989 | 0.30 |
| 1990 | 0.48 |
| 1991 | -0.30 |
| 1992 | -0.27 |
| 1993 | -0.37 |
| 1994 | -0.49 |
| 1995 | -0.56 |
| 1996 | -0.44 |
| 1997 | -0.42 |
| 1998 | -0.49 |
| 1999 | -0.53 |
| 2000 | -0.60 |
| 2001 | -0.65 |
| 2002 | -0.74 |
| 2003 | -0.84 |
| 2004 | -0.80 |
| 2005 | -0.83 |
| 2006 | -0.61 |
| 2007 | -0.65 |
| 2008 | -0.68 |
| 2009 | -0.78 |
| 2010 | -0.84 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
