Nepal - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Nepal was 1.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.27 in 1993 and a minimum value of -0.70 in 2013.
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 | 1.50 |
| 1962 | 1.56 |
| 1963 | 1.59 |
| 1964 | 1.63 |
| 1965 | 1.69 |
| 1966 | 1.76 |
| 1967 | 1.82 |
| 1968 | 1.88 |
| 1969 | 1.92 |
| 1970 | 1.96 |
| 1971 | 1.99 |
| 1972 | 1.88 |
| 1973 | 1.91 |
| 1974 | 1.93 |
| 1975 | 1.95 |
| 1976 | 1.96 |
| 1977 | 1.97 |
| 1978 | 1.98 |
| 1979 | 1.99 |
| 1980 | 1.99 |
| 1981 | 2.01 |
| 1982 | 2.07 |
| 1983 | 2.07 |
| 1984 | 2.04 |
| 1985 | 2.00 |
| 1986 | 1.94 |
| 1987 | 1.90 |
| 1988 | 1.91 |
| 1989 | 2.00 |
| 1990 | 2.12 |
| 1991 | 2.25 |
| 1992 | 2.27 |
| 1993 | 2.27 |
| 1994 | 2.17 |
| 1995 | 2.01 |
| 1996 | 1.83 |
| 1997 | 1.67 |
| 1998 | 1.50 |
| 1999 | 1.35 |
| 2000 | 1.20 |
| 2001 | 1.04 |
| 2002 | 1.20 |
| 2003 | 1.08 |
| 2004 | 0.99 |
| 2005 | 0.91 |
| 2006 | 0.87 |
| 2007 | 0.83 |
| 2008 | 0.69 |
| 2009 | 0.42 |
| 2010 | 0.08 |
| 2011 | -0.31 |
| 2012 | -0.62 |
| 2013 | -0.70 |
| 2014 | -0.49 |
| 2015 | -0.05 |
| 2016 | 0.44 |
| 2017 | 0.86 |
| 2018 | 1.16 |
| 2019 | 1.29 |
| 2020 | 1.30 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
