Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | 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 | 1.85769487 |
| 1962 | 1.87331866 |
| 1963 | 1.88912469 |
| 1964 | 1.90341929 |
| 1965 | 1.9174099 |
| 1966 | 1.94672957 |
| 1967 | 1.96425997 |
| 1968 | 1.98576915 |
| 1969 | 2.01197752 |
| 1970 | 2.04111537 |
| 1971 | 2.11149151 |
| 1972 | 2.13635758 |
| 1973 | 2.16012165 |
| 1974 | 2.18283755 |
| 1975 | 2.20327405 |
| 1976 | 2.22154017 |
| 1977 | 2.23606519 |
| 1978 | 2.24822908 |
| 1979 | 2.25895767 |
| 1980 | 2.26764572 |
| 1981 | 2.30221641 |
| 1982 | 2.30386293 |
| 1983 | 2.3073565 |
| 1984 | 2.313959 |
| 1985 | 2.32094621 |
| 1986 | 2.23613169 |
| 1987 | 2.23991285 |
| 1988 | 2.22794009 |
| 1989 | 2.19653803 |
| 1990 | 2.15096531 |
| 1991 | 2.16527033 |
| 1992 | 2.14744739 |
| 1993 | 2.11986782 |
| 1994 | 2.08659824 |
| 1995 | 2.04371026 |
| 1996 | 2.07357598 |
| 1997 | 2.05610504 |
| 1998 | 2.03713017 |
| 1999 | 2.02659617 |
| 2000 | 2.01958669 |
| 2001 | 1.95607438 |
| 2002 | 1.92048945 |
| 2003 | 1.9085099 |
| 2004 | 1.89581207 |
| 2005 | 1.88410501 |
| 2006 | 1.82312099 |
| 2007 | 1.79693742 |
| 2008 | 1.78762851 |
| 2009 | 1.78942902 |
| 2010 | 1.79603249 |
| 2011 | 1.81392762 |
| 2012 |
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | 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.