Hong Kong SAR, China - Rural population growth

Rural population growth (annual %)

The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Hong Kong SAR, China was -207.11 as of 1992. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.33 in 1961 and a minimum value of -207.11 in 1992.

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 2.33
1962 2.25
1963 1.44
1964 0.42
1965 0.62
1966 -1.12
1967 0.51
1968 0.09
1969 -0.43
1970 0.39
1971 -0.40
1972 -1.79
1973 -0.89
1974 -0.57
1975 -1.86
1976 -2.52
1977 -2.34
1978 -1.99
1979 1.65
1980 -1.16
1981 -1.43
1982 -2.12
1983 -2.16
1984 -2.72
1985 -2.63
1986 -19.53
1987 -59.53
1988 -61.05
1989 -61.37
1990 -62.58
1991 -104.78
1992 -207.11

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization