Africa | Rural population (% of total population)
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.
| year | value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 81.31362387 |
| 1961 | 80.7738016 |
| 1962 | 80.24209796 |
| 1963 | 79.71651159 |
| 1964 | 79.19488015 |
| 1965 | 78.67543719 |
| 1966 | 78.21591287 |
| 1967 | 77.75638865 |
| 1968 | 77.2972115 |
| 1969 | 76.83919234 |
| 1970 | 76.38273826 |
| 1971 | 75.96099063 |
| 1972 | 75.54124588 |
| 1973 | 75.12135739 |
| 1974 | 74.69848795 |
| 1975 | 74.27070634 |
| 1976 | 73.84316566 |
| 1977 | 73.41163833 |
| 1978 | 72.97766323 |
| 1979 | 72.54330734 |
| 1980 | 72.11030143 |
| 1981 | 71.69618027 |
| 1982 | 71.28451424 |
| 1983 | 70.87636579 |
| 1984 | 70.47492121 |
| 1985 | 70.07605541 |
| 1986 | 69.64636425 |
| 1987 | 69.22662119 |
| 1988 | 68.81306819 |
| 1989 | 68.40361345 |
| 1990 | 67.98829155 |
| 1991 | 67.60060178 |
| 1992 | 67.20839526 |
| 1993 | 66.81558045 |
| 1994 | 66.42713918 |
| 1995 | 66.0464607 |
| 1996 | 65.70729549 |
| 1997 | 65.37355508 |
| 1998 | 65.04185698 |
| 1999 | 64.70859903 |
| 2000 | 64.37262456 |
| 2001 | 64.00598014 |
| 2002 | 63.64575727 |
| 2003 | 63.28728532 |
| 2004 | 62.92793914 |
| 2005 | 62.56841028 |
| 2006 | 62.18998938 |
| 2007 | 61.81006081 |
| 2008 | 61.42905227 |
| 2009 | 61.04838623 |
| 2010 | 60.66570566 |
| 2011 | 60.27172369 |
| 2012 |
Africa | Rural population (% of total population)
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.