OECD members - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in OECD members was -0.548 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.107 in 1977 and a minimum value of -0.938 in 2002.
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 | 0.050 |
| 1962 | 0.038 |
| 1963 | -0.047 |
| 1964 | -0.086 |
| 1965 | -0.116 |
| 1966 | -0.201 |
| 1967 | -0.297 |
| 1968 | -0.330 |
| 1969 | -0.294 |
| 1970 | -0.291 |
| 1971 | 0.061 |
| 1972 | 0.009 |
| 1973 | -0.018 |
| 1974 | -0.049 |
| 1975 | -0.036 |
| 1976 | 0.103 |
| 1977 | 0.107 |
| 1978 | 0.087 |
| 1979 | 0.103 |
| 1980 | 0.077 |
| 1981 | -0.106 |
| 1982 | -0.097 |
| 1983 | -0.100 |
| 1984 | -0.118 |
| 1985 | -0.132 |
| 1986 | -0.154 |
| 1987 | -0.234 |
| 1988 | -0.231 |
| 1989 | -0.128 |
| 1990 | -0.162 |
| 1991 | -0.104 |
| 1992 | -0.061 |
| 1993 | -0.140 |
| 1994 | -0.232 |
| 1995 | -0.263 |
| 1996 | -0.206 |
| 1997 | -0.184 |
| 1998 | -0.221 |
| 1999 | -0.235 |
| 2000 | -0.256 |
| 2001 | -0.697 |
| 2002 | -0.938 |
| 2003 | -0.895 |
| 2004 | -0.861 |
| 2005 | -0.836 |
| 2006 | -0.719 |
| 2007 | -0.653 |
| 2008 | -0.606 |
| 2009 | -0.651 |
| 2010 | -0.692 |
| 2011 | -0.565 |
| 2012 | -0.326 |
| 2013 | -0.299 |
| 2014 | -0.279 |
| 2015 | -0.318 |
| 2016 | -0.331 |
| 2017 | -0.403 |
| 2018 | -0.460 |
| 2019 | -0.589 |
| 2020 | -0.548 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
