Iran - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Iran was -0.69 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.61 in 1983 and a minimum value of -0.99 in 2006.
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 | 1.59 |
| 1962 | 1.58 |
| 1963 | 1.57 |
| 1964 | 1.56 |
| 1965 | 1.56 |
| 1966 | 1.55 |
| 1967 | 1.37 |
| 1968 | 1.24 |
| 1969 | 1.20 |
| 1970 | 1.16 |
| 1971 | 1.12 |
| 1972 | 1.10 |
| 1973 | 1.12 |
| 1974 | 1.17 |
| 1975 | 1.25 |
| 1976 | 1.31 |
| 1977 | 1.60 |
| 1978 | 1.85 |
| 1979 | 2.05 |
| 1980 | 2.26 |
| 1981 | 2.45 |
| 1982 | 2.56 |
| 1983 | 2.61 |
| 1984 | 2.57 |
| 1985 | 2.47 |
| 1986 | 2.36 |
| 1987 | 2.57 |
| 1988 | 2.41 |
| 1989 | 2.03 |
| 1990 | 1.56 |
| 1991 | 1.07 |
| 1992 | 0.05 |
| 1993 | -0.47 |
| 1994 | -0.66 |
| 1995 | -0.73 |
| 1996 | -0.79 |
| 1997 | -0.65 |
| 1998 | -0.63 |
| 1999 | -0.68 |
| 2000 | -0.73 |
| 2001 | -0.76 |
| 2002 | -0.79 |
| 2003 | -0.82 |
| 2004 | -0.87 |
| 2005 | -0.93 |
| 2006 | -0.99 |
| 2007 | -0.89 |
| 2008 | -0.83 |
| 2009 | -0.83 |
| 2010 | -0.82 |
| 2011 | -0.80 |
| 2012 | -0.74 |
| 2013 | -0.69 |
| 2014 | -0.67 |
| 2015 | -0.65 |
| 2016 | -0.62 |
| 2017 | -0.60 |
| 2018 | -0.60 |
| 2019 | -0.63 |
| 2020 | -0.69 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
