South Africa | 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 | 2.89882559 |
| 1962 | 2.56229987 |
| 1963 | 2.31255478 |
| 1964 | 2.13376362 |
| 1965 | 2.01288704 |
| 1966 | 1.96465813 |
| 1967 | 1.92779309 |
| 1968 | 1.91933002 |
| 1969 | 1.93141116 |
| 1970 | 1.95688613 |
| 1971 | 2.19154013 |
| 1972 | 2.1762952 |
| 1973 | 2.14904963 |
| 1974 | 2.11654234 |
| 1975 | 2.08480302 |
| 1976 | 2.03876192 |
| 1977 | 1.9827892 |
| 1978 | 1.98579026 |
| 1979 | 2.07483134 |
| 1980 | 2.20795913 |
| 1981 | 2.06332977 |
| 1982 | 2.13733998 |
| 1983 | 2.19242967 |
| 1984 | 2.22273664 |
| 1985 | 2.22333572 |
| 1986 | 1.50656603 |
| 1987 | 1.4261784 |
| 1988 | 1.30530212 |
| 1989 | 1.1411593 |
| 1990 | 0.93092984 |
| 1991 | 1.03484707 |
| 1992 | 1.04942877 |
| 1993 | 1.06378734 |
| 1994 | 1.0779157 |
| 1995 | 1.09180645 |
| 1996 | 1.16273662 |
| 1997 | 1.21429622 |
| 1998 | 1.26560812 |
| 1999 | 1.31666417 |
| 2000 | 1.36745585 |
| 2001 | 0.94321941 |
| 2002 | 0.26331899 |
| 2003 | 0.14451554 |
| 2004 | 0.0408339 |
| 2005 | -0.01702591 |
| 2006 | -0.00860805 |
| 2007 | -0.04670435 |
| 2008 | -0.05255054 |
| 2009 | -0.09560098 |
| 2010 | 0.1676306 |
| 2011 | 0.03115785 |
| 2012 |
South Africa | 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.