Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) | 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 | 85.1913651 |
| 1961 | 84.69837661 |
| 1962 | 84.21531578 |
| 1963 | 83.73983994 |
| 1964 | 83.26999274 |
| 1965 | 82.80409462 |
| 1966 | 82.35252015 |
| 1967 | 81.9019866 |
| 1968 | 81.45155647 |
| 1969 | 81.00060294 |
| 1970 | 80.54868443 |
| 1971 | 80.12286596 |
| 1972 | 79.69767727 |
| 1973 | 79.27146813 |
| 1974 | 78.84187276 |
| 1975 | 78.4073216 |
| 1976 | 77.96726526 |
| 1977 | 77.52358139 |
| 1978 | 77.07850403 |
| 1979 | 76.63483883 |
| 1980 | 76.19476704 |
| 1981 | 75.78279116 |
| 1982 | 75.37538207 |
| 1983 | 74.97234037 |
| 1984 | 74.57346855 |
| 1985 | 74.17879545 |
| 1986 | 73.72117231 |
| 1987 | 73.27010144 |
| 1988 | 72.82217681 |
| 1989 | 72.37244669 |
| 1990 | 71.91772637 |
| 1991 | 71.48051092 |
| 1992 | 71.03508185 |
| 1993 | 70.58692171 |
| 1994 | 70.14300604 |
| 1995 | 69.70808598 |
| 1996 | 69.32558013 |
| 1997 | 68.94855918 |
| 1998 | 68.57321383 |
| 1999 | 68.19588619 |
| 2000 | 67.81466478 |
| 2001 | 67.41221106 |
| 2002 | 67.01903541 |
| 2003 | 66.62640218 |
| 2004 | 66.23459184 |
| 2005 | 65.84313574 |
| 2006 | 65.42616636 |
| 2007 | 65.00833284 |
| 2008 | 64.58937028 |
| 2009 | 64.17001268 |
| 2010 | 63.74642703 |
| 2011 | 63.30807701 |
| 2012 |
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) | 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.