Africa | Rural 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 | 230190014.94482 |
| 1961 | 234275244.96279 |
| 1962 | 238460177.47274 |
| 1963 | 242754914.98342 |
| 1964 | 247169821.08383 |
| 1965 | 251712690.24678 |
| 1966 | 256583569.96109 |
| 1967 | 261599037.69638 |
| 1968 | 266757775.04089 |
| 1969 | 272056541.44416 |
| 1970 | 277495316.6786 |
| 1971 | 283205173.07102 |
| 1972 | 289070082.22461 |
| 1973 | 295104088.43545 |
| 1974 | 301324897.41942 |
| 1975 | 307743316.50508 |
| 1976 | 314382851.68906 |
| 1977 | 321215091.07495 |
| 1978 | 328244112.73754 |
| 1979 | 335476173.85127 |
| 1980 | 342912051.78087 |
| 1981 | 350622064.85424 |
| 1982 | 358519581.64996 |
| 1983 | 366598297.29502 |
| 1984 | 374833826.1554 |
| 1985 | 383273078.35727 |
| 1986 | 391682810.46059 |
| 1987 | 400226981.07132 |
| 1988 | 408854329.60204 |
| 1989 | 417461828.40842 |
| 1990 | 426057211.14451 |
| 1991 | 434852856.39517 |
| 1992 | 443697682.83169 |
| 1993 | 452557182.9409 |
| 1994 | 461417495.00788 |
| 1995 | 470245474.19072 |
| 1996 | 479324051.6964 |
| 1997 | 488481603.23858 |
| 1998 | 497721586.1303 |
| 1999 | 507095715.51056 |
| 2000 | 516621677.03003 |
| 2001 | 525959598.54097 |
| 2002 | 535317102.52661 |
| 2003 | 544776552.03778 |
| 2004 | 554358248.50701 |
| 2005 | 564050163.57127 |
| 2006 | 573635433.35064 |
| 2007 | 583246042.75236 |
| 2008 | 592964392.12675 |
| 2009 | 602846371.01169 |
| 2010 | 612915933.17655 |
| 2011 | 623233318.15845 |
| 2012 |
Africa | Rural 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.