Qatar - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Qatar was -4.25 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.71 in 1982 and a minimum value of -6.25 in 1994.
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 | 5.32 |
| 1962 | 6.09 |
| 1963 | 6.34 |
| 1964 | 6.95 |
| 1965 | 6.50 |
| 1966 | 6.02 |
| 1967 | 5.65 |
| 1968 | 5.58 |
| 1969 | 5.80 |
| 1970 | 6.09 |
| 1971 | 6.51 |
| 1972 | 8.20 |
| 1973 | 7.88 |
| 1974 | 7.06 |
| 1975 | 6.03 |
| 1976 | 4.88 |
| 1977 | 4.15 |
| 1978 | 4.46 |
| 1979 | 5.97 |
| 1980 | 7.18 |
| 1981 | 8.91 |
| 1982 | 9.71 |
| 1983 | 9.50 |
| 1984 | 8.40 |
| 1985 | 6.88 |
| 1986 | 3.91 |
| 1987 | -1.12 |
| 1988 | -2.17 |
| 1989 | -3.17 |
| 1990 | -4.10 |
| 1991 | -4.96 |
| 1992 | -5.66 |
| 1993 | -6.10 |
| 1994 | -6.25 |
| 1995 | -6.14 |
| 1996 | -5.68 |
| 1997 | -4.33 |
| 1998 | -2.43 |
| 1999 | -2.05 |
| 2000 | -1.65 |
| 2001 | -1.69 |
| 2002 | -1.35 |
| 2003 | 0.72 |
| 2004 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 2.76 |
| 2006 | 5.54 |
| 2007 | 6.35 |
| 2008 | 5.20 |
| 2009 | 2.96 |
| 2010 | 1.04 |
| 2011 | 2.26 |
| 2012 | 0.54 |
| 2013 | -0.79 |
| 2014 | -1.96 |
| 2015 | -2.80 |
| 2016 | -3.47 |
| 2017 | -4.00 |
| 2018 | -4.31 |
| 2019 | -4.53 |
| 2020 | -4.25 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
