Rural population growth (annual %)
Macro & GDPWB WDIwb_wdi:SP.RUR.TOTL.ZG•Percentage•1961 → 2024•209 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
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Coverage
209
Frequency
yearly
Range
1961 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Rural population growth (annual %) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ -1.34%
-1.34% – -0.58%
-0.58% – 0.06%
0.06% – 0.57%
0.57% – 0.96%
0.96% – 1.78%
> 1.78%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Rural population growth (annual %)
209 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Rural population growth (annual %)
Countries
209
Median
0.3%
Mean
-2.2%
25th pctl
-0.7%
75th pctl
1.1%
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Rural population growth (annual %)
Syrian Arab RepublicChadUnited Arab Emirates
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| OmanOMN | 8.71% | 2023 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 4.8% | 2024 | |
| ChadTCD | 4.13% | 2024 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 3.64% | 2024 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 3.61% | 2024 | |
| South SudanSSD | 3.54% | 2024 | |
| NigerNER | 2.92% | 2024 | |
| IsraelISR | 2.88% | 2023 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 2.64% | 2024 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 2.61% | 2024 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 2.57% | 2024 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 2.53% | 2024 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 2.29% | 2024 | |
| MaltaMLT | 2.25% | 2024 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 2.25% | 2024 | |
| MalawiMWI | 2.22% | 2024 | |
| EritreaERI | 2.11% | 2024 | |
| IraqIRQ | 2.07% | 2024 | |
| MaliMLI | 2.06% | 2024 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 2% | 2024 | |
| CameroonCMR | 2% | 2024 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 1.97% | 2024 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 1.97% | 2024 | |
| CanadaCAN | 1.95% | 2024 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 1.93% | 2024 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 1.85% | 2024 | |
| QatarQAT | 1.8% | 2024 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 1.8% | 2024 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 1.79% | 2024 | |
| UgandaUGA | 1.78% | 2024 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 1.78% | 2024 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 1.77% | 2024 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 1.77% | 2024 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 1.71% | 2024 | |
| GuineaGIN | 1.71% | 2024 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 1.68% | 2024 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 1.64% | 2023 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 1.61% | 2024 | |
| KenyaKEN | 1.58% | 2024 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 1.57% | 2024 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 1.53% | 2024 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 1.48% | 2024 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 1.43% | 2024 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 1.38% | 2024 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 1.37% | 2024 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 1.33% | 2024 | |
| ComorosCOM | 1.31% | 2024 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 1.24% | 2024 | |
| TogoTGO | 1.24% | 2024 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 1.21% | 2024 | |
| SudanSDN | 1.21% | 2023 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 1.15% | 2024 | |
| SenegalSEN | 1.13% | 2024 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 1.12% | 2024 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 1.12% | 2023 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 1.11% | 2024 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 1.08% | 2024 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 1.07% | 2024 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 1.01% | 2024 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 0.96% | 2024 | |
| CyprusCYP | 0.96% | 2024 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 0.95% | 2024 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 0.95% | 2024 | |
| EstoniaEST | 0.94% | 2023 | |
| PakistanPAK | 0.93% | 2024 | |
| IrelandIRL | 0.93% | 2024 | |
| BurundiBDI | 0.9% | 2024 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 0.89% | 2024 | |
| PanamaPAN | 0.87% | 2024 | |
| LibyaLBY | 0.86% | 2024 | |
| SurinameSUR | 0.85% | 2024 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 0.81% | 2024 | |
| BeninBEN | 0.79% | 2024 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 0.78% | 2024 | |
| PortugalPRT | 0.78% | 2024 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 0.76% | 2024 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 0.76% | 2024 | |
| AndorraAND | 0.74% | 2024 | |
| United StatesUSA | 0.71% | 2024 | |
| ArubaABW | 0.71% | 2024 | |
| RwandaRWA | 0.68% | 2024 | |
| American SamoaASM | 0.66% | 2024 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 0.64% | 2024 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 0.63% | 2024 | |
| SamoaWSM | 0.62% | 2024 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 0.6% | 2023 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 0.58% | 2024 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 0.57% | 2024 | |
| EcuadorECU | 0.57% | 2024 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 0.57% | 2024 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 0.56% | 2024 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 0.55% | 2024 | |
| HondurasHND | 0.55% | 2024 | |
| GhanaGHA | 0.54% | 2024 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 0.51% | 2024 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 0.45% | 2024 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 0.44% | 2024 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 0.44% | 2024 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 0.44% | 2024 | |
| IndiaIND | 0.41% | 2024 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 0.4% | 2024 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 0.35% | 2023 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 0.35% | 2024 | |
| AngolaAGO | 0.34% | 2024 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 0.33% | 2024 | |
| GuamGUM | 0.33% | 2023 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 0.33% | 2024 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 0.32% | 2024 | |
| SpainESP | 0.31% | 2023 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 0.29% | 2024 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 0.26% | 2024 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 0.26% | 2024 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 0.19% | 2024 | |
| FranceFRA | 0.17% | 2024 | |
| UkraineUKR | 0.15% | 2024 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 0.13% | 2024 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 0.11% | 2023 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 0.09% | 2024 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 0.06% | 2023 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 0.05% | 2024 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 0.05% | 2024 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 0.04% | 2024 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 0.03% | 2024 | |
| GrenadaGRD | -0.05% | 2024 | |
| RomaniaROU | -0.05% | 2024 | |
| NigeriaNGA | -0.06% | 2024 | |
| ColombiaCOL | -0.06% | 2024 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | -0.09% | 2024 | |
| HaitiHTI | -0.14% | 2024 | |
| SloveniaSVN | -0.17% | 2024 | |
| MontenegroMNE | -0.2% | 2024 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | -0.23% | 2024 | |
| BarbadosBRB | -0.24% | 2024 | |
| ItalyITA | -0.27% | 2024 | |
| AustriaAUT | -0.28% | 2024 | |
| IcelandISL | -0.3% | 2024 | |
| GermanyDEU | -0.38% | 2024 | |
| TongaTON | -0.41% | 2024 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | -0.43% | 2024 | |
| PalauPLW | -0.46% | 2024 | |
| CroatiaHRV | -0.47% | 2024 | |
| TunisiaTUN | -0.49% | 2024 | |
| MaldivesMDV | -0.5% | 2024 | |
| MexicoMEX | -0.51% | 2024 | |
| San MarinoSMR | -0.52% | 2024 | |
| CubaCUB | -0.54% | 2024 | |
| PolandPOL | -0.56% | 2024 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | -0.58% | 2024 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | -0.58% | 2024 | |
| NorwayNOR | -0.58% | 2024 | |
| FijiFJI | -0.64% | 2024 | |
| LesothoLSO | -0.64% | 2024 | |
| ArgentinaARG | -0.68% | 2024 | |
| FinlandFIN | -0.68% | 2023 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | -0.71% | 2024 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | -0.73% | 2024 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | -0.73% | 2024 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | -0.74% | 2024 | |
| DenmarkDNK | -0.76% | 2024 | |
| BhutanBTN | -0.78% | 2024 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | -0.79% | 2024 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | -0.81% | 2024 | |
| NepalNPL | -0.83% | 2024 | |
| MongoliaMNG | -0.85% | 2023 | |
| BulgariaBGR | -0.91% | 2024 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | -0.95% | 2024 | |
| KiribatiKIR | -0.98% | 2024 | |
| HungaryHUN | -0.99% | 2024 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | -1.02% | 2024 | |
| ParaguayPRY | -1.05% | 2023 | |
| GreeceGRC | -1.07% | 2024 | |
| ChileCHL | -1.08% | 2024 | |
| MauritiusMUS | -1.11% | 2023 | |
| JamaicaJAM | -1.18% | 2024 | |
| ChinaCHN | -1.19% | 2024 | |
| SerbiaSRB | -1.19% | 2024 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | -1.27% | 2024 | |
| UruguayURY | -1.27% | 2024 | |
| LatviaLVA | -1.33% | 2024 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | -1.34% | 2024 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | -1.37% | 2024 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | -1.58% | 2024 | |
| PeruPER | -1.64% | 2024 | |
| SwedenSWE | -1.68% | 2024 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | -1.73% | 2024 | |
| JapanJPN | -1.8% | 2024 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | -1.81% | 2024 | |
| BrazilBRA | -1.88% | 2024 | |
| DominicaDMA | -2.08% | 2024 | |
| LebanonLBN | -2.11% | 2024 | |
| BelarusBLR | -2.12% | 2024 | |
| GreenlandGRL | -2.22% | 2024 | |
| AlbaniaALB | -2.35% | 2024 | |
| ThailandTHA | -2.47% | 2024 | |
| GabonGAB | -2.62% | 2023 | |
| JordanJOR | -2.74% | 2024 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | -2.76% | 2024 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | -3.17% | 2024 | |
| MoldovaMDA | -3.19% | 2024 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | -3.2% | 2024 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | -3.23% | 2024 | |
| TuvaluTUV | -3.75% | 2024 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | -5.09% | 2024 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | -6.38% | 2024 | |
| KosovoXKX | -7.8% | 2024 | |
| BahrainBHR | -71.59% | 2009 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | -120.4% | 2000 | |
| KuwaitKWT | -146.76% | 2004 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | -172.33% | 1995 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)