Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | 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 | 85.20328814 |
| 1961 | 84.70982292 |
| 1962 | 84.2262977 |
| 1963 | 83.75038192 |
| 1964 | 83.28013458 |
| 1965 | 82.81387811 |
| 1966 | 82.36189979 |
| 1967 | 81.91098914 |
| 1968 | 81.4601533 |
| 1969 | 81.00870805 |
| 1970 | 80.55619135 |
| 1971 | 80.12970863 |
| 1972 | 79.70380726 |
| 1973 | 79.27688538 |
| 1974 | 78.84662698 |
| 1975 | 78.41149155 |
| 1976 | 77.97092386 |
| 1977 | 77.52679325 |
| 1978 | 77.08134563 |
| 1979 | 76.63739446 |
| 1980 | 76.19711413 |
| 1981 | 75.78519909 |
| 1982 | 75.37790843 |
| 1983 | 74.97501415 |
| 1984 | 74.57628322 |
| 1985 | 74.18172156 |
| 1986 | 73.72452253 |
| 1987 | 73.27385755 |
| 1988 | 72.82632181 |
| 1989 | 72.37697551 |
| 1990 | 71.92264645 |
| 1991 | 71.48574207 |
| 1992 | 71.04062467 |
| 1993 | 70.59278076 |
| 1994 | 70.14918939 |
| 1995 | 69.71460446 |
| 1996 | 69.33184524 |
| 1997 | 68.95457113 |
| 1998 | 68.57896984 |
| 1999 | 68.2013801 |
| 2000 | 67.81988863 |
| 2001 | 67.41716018 |
| 2002 | 67.0237145 |
| 2003 | 66.63080656 |
| 2004 | 66.23871655 |
| 2005 | 65.84697535 |
| 2006 | 65.42975913 |
| 2007 | 65.01167411 |
| 2008 | 64.59245557 |
| 2009 | 64.17283885 |
| 2010 | 63.74898801 |
| 2011 | 63.3104265 |
| 2012 |
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | 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.