Sao Tome and Principe | Rural population growth (annual %)
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 | |
| 1961 | -0.89615979 |
| 1962 | -1.54099366 |
| 1963 | -1.77567907 |
| 1964 | -1.41234801 |
| 1965 | -0.62933938 |
| 1966 | -0.21319986 |
| 1967 | 0.48150523 |
| 1968 | 0.85897735 |
| 1969 | 0.80739464 |
| 1970 | 0.48636736 |
| 1971 | 1.68422663 |
| 1972 | 1.44488933 |
| 1973 | 1.37058788 |
| 1974 | 1.53193277 |
| 1975 | 1.83065112 |
| 1976 | 2.25109493 |
| 1977 | 2.47610609 |
| 1978 | 2.51061425 |
| 1979 | 2.30651257 |
| 1980 | 1.95837987 |
| 1981 | 0.74164969 |
| 1982 | 0.42256716 |
| 1983 | 0.24920102 |
| 1984 | 0.27681098 |
| 1985 | 0.43484063 |
| 1986 | 0.28632265 |
| 1987 | 0.40348266 |
| 1988 | 0.43632802 |
| 1989 | 0.35820479 |
| 1990 | 0.20620959 |
| 1991 | 0.25724008 |
| 1992 | 0.1244056 |
| 1993 | 0.03676942 |
| 1994 | 0.00598368 |
| 1995 | 0.00971764 |
| 1996 | 0.10058668 |
| 1997 | 0.09267237 |
| 1998 | 0.03967906 |
| 1999 | -0.07389103 |
| 2000 | -0.2231474 |
| 2001 | -0.29296717 |
| 2002 | -0.42307431 |
| 2003 | -0.52740434 |
| 2004 | -0.59780265 |
| 2005 | -0.64175867 |
| 2006 | -0.38047442 |
| 2007 | -0.41318644 |
| 2008 | -0.41225177 |
| 2009 | -0.37075896 |
| 2010 | -0.30688656 |
| 2011 | 0.11724082 |
| 2012 |
Sao Tome and Principe | Rural population growth (annual %)
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.