United Arab Emirates - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in United Arab Emirates was -0.76 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.63 in 1972 and a minimum value of -1.91 in 2014.
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 | 5.29 |
| 1962 | 7.20 |
| 1963 | 7.51 |
| 1964 | 6.31 |
| 1965 | 4.66 |
| 1966 | 2.95 |
| 1967 | 2.32 |
| 1968 | 4.72 |
| 1969 | 10.63 |
| 1970 | 14.38 |
| 1971 | 16.82 |
| 1972 | 17.63 |
| 1973 | 17.59 |
| 1974 | 16.94 |
| 1975 | 15.95 |
| 1976 | 14.63 |
| 1977 | 13.20 |
| 1978 | 11.74 |
| 1979 | 9.88 |
| 1980 | 7.97 |
| 1981 | 7.43 |
| 1982 | 7.15 |
| 1983 | 6.43 |
| 1984 | 6.31 |
| 1985 | 6.53 |
| 1986 | 6.59 |
| 1987 | 6.54 |
| 1988 | 6.62 |
| 1989 | 6.57 |
| 1990 | 6.48 |
| 1991 | 6.47 |
| 1992 | 6.49 |
| 1993 | 6.38 |
| 1994 | 6.11 |
| 1995 | 5.81 |
| 1996 | 4.20 |
| 1997 | 2.99 |
| 1998 | 3.06 |
| 1999 | 3.17 |
| 2000 | 3.38 |
| 2001 | 3.10 |
| 2002 | 3.04 |
| 2003 | 4.33 |
| 2004 | 7.00 |
| 2005 | 9.84 |
| 2006 | 12.22 |
| 2007 | 12.99 |
| 2008 | 11.74 |
| 2009 | 8.88 |
| 2010 | 5.54 |
| 2011 | 2.40 |
| 2012 | 0.04 |
| 2013 | -1.49 |
| 2014 | -1.91 |
| 2015 | -1.54 |
| 2016 | -1.00 |
| 2017 | -0.70 |
| 2018 | -0.51 |
| 2019 | -0.56 |
| 2020 | -0.76 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
