China - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in China was -2.64 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.00 in 1966 and a minimum value of -2.64 in 2020.
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 the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | -1.62 |
| 1962 | 0.20 |
| 1963 | 1.81 |
| 1964 | 1.66 |
| 1965 | 2.64 |
| 1966 | 3.00 |
| 1967 | 2.73 |
| 1968 | 2.77 |
| 1969 | 2.90 |
| 1970 | 2.92 |
| 1971 | 2.88 |
| 1972 | 2.59 |
| 1973 | 2.28 |
| 1974 | 1.94 |
| 1975 | 1.64 |
| 1976 | 1.47 |
| 1977 | 1.29 |
| 1978 | 0.88 |
| 1979 | 0.46 |
| 1980 | 0.34 |
| 1981 | 0.33 |
| 1982 | 0.49 |
| 1983 | 0.63 |
| 1984 | 0.47 |
| 1985 | 0.50 |
| 1986 | 0.60 |
| 1987 | 0.68 |
| 1988 | 0.66 |
| 1989 | 0.56 |
| 1990 | 0.46 |
| 1991 | 0.17 |
| 1992 | 0.00 |
| 1993 | -0.12 |
| 1994 | -0.18 |
| 1995 | -0.26 |
| 1996 | -0.34 |
| 1997 | -0.41 |
| 1998 | -0.52 |
| 1999 | -0.65 |
| 2000 | -0.78 |
| 2001 | -1.19 |
| 2002 | -1.47 |
| 2003 | -1.60 |
| 2004 | -1.70 |
| 2005 | -1.78 |
| 2006 | -1.81 |
| 2007 | -1.88 |
| 2008 | -1.96 |
| 2009 | -2.04 |
| 2010 | -2.13 |
| 2011 | -2.02 |
| 2012 | -1.89 |
| 2013 | -1.96 |
| 2014 | -2.06 |
| 2015 | -2.17 |
| 2016 | -2.24 |
| 2017 | -2.26 |
| 2018 | -2.41 |
| 2019 | -2.52 |
| 2020 | -2.64 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
