Japan - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Japan was -1.357 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.727 in 1977 and a minimum value of -9.105 in 2005.
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 | -1.699 |
| 1962 | -1.707 |
| 1963 | -1.661 |
| 1964 | -1.672 |
| 1965 | -1.667 |
| 1966 | -1.729 |
| 1967 | -1.594 |
| 1968 | -1.532 |
| 1969 | -1.495 |
| 1970 | -1.567 |
| 1971 | -0.651 |
| 1972 | -1.517 |
| 1973 | -1.528 |
| 1974 | -1.643 |
| 1975 | -1.733 |
| 1976 | 0.128 |
| 1977 | 0.727 |
| 1978 | 0.668 |
| 1979 | 0.604 |
| 1980 | 0.549 |
| 1981 | 0.316 |
| 1982 | 0.229 |
| 1983 | 0.229 |
| 1984 | 0.179 |
| 1985 | 0.159 |
| 1986 | 0.003 |
| 1987 | -0.068 |
| 1988 | -0.132 |
| 1989 | -0.147 |
| 1990 | -0.223 |
| 1991 | -0.200 |
| 1992 | -0.239 |
| 1993 | -0.285 |
| 1994 | -0.329 |
| 1995 | -0.378 |
| 1996 | -0.362 |
| 1997 | -0.345 |
| 1998 | -0.310 |
| 1999 | -0.398 |
| 2000 | -0.421 |
| 2001 | -6.246 |
| 2002 | -8.411 |
| 2003 | -8.604 |
| 2004 | -8.951 |
| 2005 | -9.105 |
| 2006 | -8.416 |
| 2007 | -8.202 |
| 2008 | -8.369 |
| 2009 | -8.493 |
| 2010 | -8.561 |
| 2011 | -3.022 |
| 2012 | -1.048 |
| 2013 | -1.029 |
| 2014 | -1.026 |
| 2015 | -0.996 |
| 2016 | -1.001 |
| 2017 | -1.082 |
| 2018 | -1.164 |
| 2019 | -1.192 |
| 2020 | -1.357 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
