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April 1, 2024
63010
World
WLD
false
2
1
Rural population
2016,2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1986,1985,1984,1983,1982,1981,1980,1979,1978,1977,1976,1975,1974,1973,1972,1971,1970,1969,1968,1967,1966,1965,1964,1963,1962,1961
This statistics in other country:
AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArab WorldArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamas, TheBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCaribbean small statesCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicCentral Europe and the BalticsChadChannel IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Rep.Costa RicaCote d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCuracaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEarly-demographic dividendEast Asia & PacificEast Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)EcuadorEgypt, Arab Rep.El SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaEuro areaEurope & Central AsiaEurope & Central Asia (excluding high income)Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)European UnionFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFragile and conflict affected situationsFranceFrench PolynesiaGabonGambia, TheGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)High incomeHondurasHong Kong SAR, ChinaHungaryIBRD onlyIcelandIDA & IBRD totalIDA blendIDA onlyIDA totalIndiaIndonesiaIran, Islamic Rep.IraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Dem. People’s Rep.Korea, Rep.KuwaitKyrgyz RepublicLao PDRLate-demographic dividendLatin America & Caribbean Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)LatviaLeast developed countries: UN classificationLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLow & middle incomeLow incomeLower middle incomeLuxembourgMacao SAR, ChinaMacedonia, FYRMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesia, Fed. Sts.Middle East & North AfricaMiddle East & North Africa (excluding high income)Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)Middle incomeMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth AmericaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOECD membersOmanOther small statesPacific island small statesPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPost-demographic dividendPre-demographic dividendPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint Maarten (Dutch part)Slovak RepublicSloveniaSmall statesSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth AsiaSouth Asia (IDA & IBRD)South SudanSpainSri LankaSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)SudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUpper middle incomeUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuela, RBVietnamVirgin Islands (U.S.)West Bank and GazaWorldYemen, Rep.ZambiaZimbabwe Timeline:
This timeline shows a graph from 1961 to 2016 of World. No data until 1960. Number of actual observations by date: 56.
Source name:
World Development Indicators
Source organization:
The data on urban population shares used to estimate rural population come from the United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects. Total population figures are World Bank estimates.
Categories, topics:
Agriculture & Rural Development
Last updated:
apr 23, 2017
Indicators value changes by year
Minimum:
2.009 bln
jan 1, 1961
Maximum:
3.378 bln
jan 1, 2016
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from previous value
jan 1, 1961
2.009 bln
+2.009 bln
0.0%
jan 1, 1962
2.02 bln
+11.202 mln
0.56%
jan 1, 1963
2.041 bln
+20.76 mln
1.03%
jan 1, 1964
2.071 bln
+29.786 mln
1.46%
jan 1, 1965
2.1 bln
+29.454 mln
1.42%
jan 1, 1966
2.136 bln
+35.474 mln
1.69%
jan 1, 1967
2.174 bln
+38.02 mln
1.78%
jan 1, 1968
2.211 bln
+37.125 mln
1.71%
jan 1, 1969
2.248 bln
+37.733 mln
1.71%
jan 1, 1970
2.288 bln
+39.883 mln
1.77%
jan 1, 1971
2.329 bln
+40.615 mln
1.77%
jan 1, 1972
2.371 bln
+41.931 mln
1.8%
jan 1, 1973
2.411 bln
+40.355 mln
1.7%
jan 1, 1974
2.45 bln
+38.649 mln
1.6%
jan 1, 1975
2.487 bln
+36.971 mln
1.51%
jan 1, 1976
2.524 bln
+37.346 mln
1.5%
jan 1, 1977
2.559 bln
+35.065 mln
1.39%
jan 1, 1978
2.593 bln
+34.229 mln
1.34%
jan 1, 1979
2.625 bln
+31.371 mln
1.21%
jan 1, 1980
2.654 bln
+28.991 mln
1.1%
jan 1, 1981
2.682 bln
+28.539 mln
1.08%
jan 1, 1982
2.711 bln
+28.269 mln
1.05%
jan 1, 1983
2.742 bln
+31.178 mln
1.15%
jan 1, 1984
2.774 bln
+32.605 mln
1.19%
jan 1, 1985
2.806 bln
+31.449 mln
1.13%
jan 1, 1986
2.838 bln
+31.814 mln
1.13%
jan 1, 1987
2.87 bln
+32.661 mln
1.15%
jan 1, 1988
2.904 bln
+33.832 mln
1.18%
jan 1, 1989
2.937 bln
+32.757 mln
1.13%
jan 1, 1990
2.97 bln
+33.089 mln
1.13%
jan 1, 1991
3.003 bln
+32.558 mln
1.1%
jan 1, 1992
3.033 bln
+30.201 mln
1.01%
jan 1, 1993
3.062 bln
+28.846 mln
0.95%
jan 1, 1994
3.089 bln
+27.689 mln
0.9%
jan 1, 1995
3.116 bln
+26.865 mln
0.87%
jan 1, 1996
3.142 bln
+26.03 mln
0.84%
jan 1, 1997
3.167 bln
+25.213 mln
0.8%
jan 1, 1998
3.192 bln
+24.447 mln
0.77%
jan 1, 1999
3.215 bln
+23.133 mln
0.72%
jan 1, 2000
3.237 bln
+21.713 mln
0.68%
jan 1, 2001
3.257 bln
+20.043 mln
0.62%
jan 1, 2002
3.272 bln
+15.249 mln
0.47%
jan 1, 2003
3.283 bln
+10.968 mln
0.34%
jan 1, 2004
3.293 bln
+10.014 mln
0.31%
jan 1, 2005
3.302 bln
+9.143 mln
0.28%
jan 1, 2006
3.31 bln
+8.364 mln
0.25%
jan 1, 2007
3.319 bln
+8.256 mln
0.25%
jan 1, 2008
3.326 bln
+7.758 mln
0.23%
jan 1, 2009
3.334 bln
+7.206 mln
0.22%
jan 1, 2010
3.341 bln
+6.859 mln
0.21%
jan 1, 2011
3.347 bln
+6.365 mln
0.19%
jan 1, 2012
3.353 bln
+6.081 mln
0.18%
jan 1, 2013
3.359 bln
+5.727 mln
0.17%
jan 1, 2014
3.366 bln
+6.829 mln
0.2%
jan 1, 2015
3.372 bln
+6.284 mln
0.19%
jan 1, 2016
3.378 bln
+6.421 mln
0.19%
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