Rural population growth
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. 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.
- Publisher
- World Bank
- Unit
- —
- Cadence
- Annual
- Series
- 207
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-06
Provenance
Who produced these figures, as World Bank declares it — not inferred, and each line says which published field it was read from.
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United Nations
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wup/, note: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, National definitions, publisher: UN Population Division
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World Bank
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, National definitions
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World Bank
World Development Indicators
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Latest observations
| Country | Period | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2025 | 2.44 | percent |
| Albania | 2025 | -1.95 | percent |
| Algeria | 2025 | -0.89 | percent |
| American Samoa | 2025 | 0.66 | percent |
| Andorra | 2025 | 0.59 | percent |
| Angola | 2025 | 0.21 | percent |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2025 | 0.54 | percent |
| Argentina | 2025 | -0.67 | percent |
| Armenia | 2025 | 1.39 | percent |
| Aruba | 2025 | 0.84 | percent |
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