Micronesia - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Micronesia was 0.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.50 in 1967 and a minimum value of -0.88 in 2007.
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 | 2.85 |
| 1962 | 2.76 |
| 1963 | 2.77 |
| 1964 | 2.94 |
| 1965 | 3.08 |
| 1966 | 3.37 |
| 1967 | 3.50 |
| 1968 | 3.29 |
| 1969 | 2.63 |
| 1970 | 1.75 |
| 1971 | 0.75 |
| 1972 | -0.05 |
| 1973 | -0.36 |
| 1974 | 0.10 |
| 1975 | 0.90 |
| 1976 | 1.78 |
| 1977 | 2.48 |
| 1978 | 3.00 |
| 1979 | 3.18 |
| 1980 | 3.21 |
| 1981 | 3.39 |
| 1982 | 3.47 |
| 1983 | 3.39 |
| 1984 | 3.22 |
| 1985 | 2.99 |
| 1986 | 2.70 |
| 1987 | 2.43 |
| 1988 | 2.29 |
| 1989 | 2.32 |
| 1990 | 2.44 |
| 1991 | 2.63 |
| 1992 | 2.69 |
| 1993 | 2.54 |
| 1994 | 2.12 |
| 1995 | 2.06 |
| 1996 | 1.51 |
| 1997 | 0.92 |
| 1998 | 0.51 |
| 1999 | 0.33 |
| 2000 | 0.20 |
| 2001 | -0.22 |
| 2002 | -0.13 |
| 2003 | -0.12 |
| 2004 | -0.26 |
| 2005 | -0.46 |
| 2006 | -0.71 |
| 2007 | -0.88 |
| 2008 | -0.85 |
| 2009 | -0.55 |
| 2010 | -0.04 |
| 2011 | 0.51 |
| 2012 | 0.99 |
| 2013 | 1.31 |
| 2014 | 1.37 |
| 2015 | 1.26 |
| 2016 | 1.12 |
| 2017 | 1.02 |
| 2018 | 0.93 |
| 2019 | 0.89 |
| 2020 | 0.90 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
