Northern Mariana Islands - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Northern Mariana Islands was -0.49 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.38 in 1986 and a minimum value of -7.69 in 1977.
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 | -0.56 |
| 1962 | -1.39 |
| 1963 | -1.90 |
| 1964 | -1.68 |
| 1965 | -1.31 |
| 1966 | -0.80 |
| 1967 | -0.42 |
| 1968 | -4.42 |
| 1969 | -4.64 |
| 1970 | -5.26 |
| 1971 | -5.68 |
| 1972 | -5.85 |
| 1973 | -6.37 |
| 1974 | -5.53 |
| 1975 | -5.95 |
| 1976 | -7.07 |
| 1977 | -7.69 |
| 1978 | -7.25 |
| 1979 | -5.07 |
| 1980 | -0.68 |
| 1981 | 6.30 |
| 1982 | 7.84 |
| 1983 | 8.91 |
| 1984 | 9.37 |
| 1985 | 9.32 |
| 1986 | 9.38 |
| 1987 | 9.02 |
| 1988 | 7.63 |
| 1989 | 5.13 |
| 1990 | 3.05 |
| 1991 | 2.31 |
| 1992 | -0.08 |
| 1993 | -1.19 |
| 1994 | -0.55 |
| 1995 | 1.45 |
| 1996 | 2.60 |
| 1997 | 3.93 |
| 1998 | 4.47 |
| 1999 | 3.58 |
| 2000 | 2.07 |
| 2001 | 0.65 |
| 2002 | -0.67 |
| 2003 | -1.64 |
| 2004 | -2.09 |
| 2005 | -2.06 |
| 2006 | -2.02 |
| 2007 | -2.05 |
| 2008 | -1.93 |
| 2009 | -1.62 |
| 2010 | -1.26 |
| 2011 | -0.80 |
| 2012 | -0.35 |
| 2013 | -0.04 |
| 2014 | -0.02 |
| 2015 | -0.10 |
| 2016 | -0.27 |
| 2017 | -0.38 |
| 2018 | -0.46 |
| 2019 | -0.50 |
| 2020 | -0.49 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
