Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | 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 | 87.83012619 |
| 1961 | 87.32694907 |
| 1962 | 86.82451496 |
| 1963 | 86.32284614 |
| 1964 | 85.82197916 |
| 1965 | 85.32181707 |
| 1966 | 84.83379959 |
| 1967 | 84.3456482 |
| 1968 | 83.85703696 |
| 1969 | 83.36773127 |
| 1970 | 82.8775326 |
| 1971 | 82.41399438 |
| 1972 | 81.9503807 |
| 1973 | 81.48463235 |
| 1974 | 81.01407511 |
| 1975 | 80.53710776 |
| 1976 | 80.05332763 |
| 1977 | 79.56438231 |
| 1978 | 79.07417058 |
| 1979 | 78.58764306 |
| 1980 | 78.10804097 |
| 1981 | 77.67084945 |
| 1982 | 77.24027414 |
| 1983 | 76.81563645 |
| 1984 | 76.39614761 |
| 1985 | 75.98124549 |
| 1986 | 75.52421657 |
| 1987 | 75.0729219 |
| 1988 | 74.62311929 |
| 1989 | 74.16888679 |
| 1990 | 73.70612083 |
| 1991 | 73.25958191 |
| 1992 | 72.80479123 |
| 1993 | 72.34795822 |
| 1994 | 71.89684569 |
| 1995 | 71.45683344 |
| 1996 | 71.07434021 |
| 1997 | 70.69929232 |
| 1998 | 70.32753364 |
| 1999 | 69.95489594 |
| 2000 | 69.57922157 |
| 2001 | 69.17260264 |
| 2002 | 68.76424965 |
| 2003 | 68.35481046 |
| 2004 | 67.94494032 |
| 2005 | 67.53498706 |
| 2006 | 67.09706889 |
| 2007 | 66.65842059 |
| 2008 | 66.21903047 |
| 2009 | 65.77887044 |
| 2010 | 65.33888791 |
| 2011 | 64.87877526 |
| 2012 |
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | 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.