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Rural population (% of total population)
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Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1961 to 2016 of South Africa. No data until 1960. Number of actual observations by date: 56.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

World Bank Staff estimates based on United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

Categories, topics:

Agriculture & Rural Development

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:
47.057
Minimum:
35.199
jan 1, 2016
Maximum:
53.381
jan 1, 1961
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1961
53.381
+53.381
0.0%
jan 1, 1962
53.207
-0.174
-0.33%
jan 1, 1963
53.094
-0.113
-0.21%
jan 1, 1964
52.98
-0.114
-0.21%
jan 1, 1965
52.866
-0.114
-0.22%
jan 1, 1966
52.752
-0.114
-0.22%
jan 1, 1967
52.638
-0.114
-0.22%
jan 1, 1968
52.524
-0.114
-0.22%
jan 1, 1969
52.41
-0.114
-0.22%
jan 1, 1970
52.296
-0.114
-0.22%
jan 1, 1971
52.191
-0.105
-0.2%
jan 1, 1972
52.131
-0.06
-0.11%
jan 1, 1973
52.071
-0.06
-0.12%
jan 1, 1974
52.011
-0.06
-0.12%
jan 1, 1975
51.951
-0.06
-0.12%
jan 1, 1976
51.891
-0.06
-0.12%
jan 1, 1977
51.831
-0.06
-0.12%
jan 1, 1978
51.771
-0.06
-0.12%
jan 1, 1979
51.711
-0.06
-0.12%
jan 1, 1980
51.651
-0.06
-0.12%
jan 1, 1981
51.575
-0.076
-0.15%
jan 1, 1982
51.409
-0.166
-0.32%
jan 1, 1983
51.244
-0.165
-0.32%
jan 1, 1984
51.078
-0.166
-0.32%
jan 1, 1985
50.912
-0.166
-0.32%
jan 1, 1986
50.628
-0.284
-0.56%
jan 1, 1987
50.095
-0.533
-1.05%
jan 1, 1988
49.561
-0.534
-1.07%
jan 1, 1989
49.028
-0.533
-1.08%
jan 1, 1990
48.495
-0.533
-1.09%
jan 1, 1991
47.963
-0.532
-1.1%
jan 1, 1992
47.446
-0.517
-1.08%
jan 1, 1993
46.962
-0.484
-1.02%
jan 1, 1994
46.479
-0.483
-1.03%
jan 1, 1995
45.996
-0.483
-1.04%
jan 1, 1996
45.514
-0.482
-1.05%
jan 1, 1997
45.033
-0.481
-1.06%
jan 1, 1998
44.551
-0.482
-1.07%
jan 1, 1999
44.07
-0.481
-1.08%
jan 1, 2000
43.589
-0.481
-1.09%
jan 1, 2001
43.109
-0.48
-1.1%
jan 1, 2002
42.632
-0.477
-1.11%
jan 1, 2003
42.102
-0.53
-1.24%
jan 1, 2004
41.554
-0.548
-1.3%
jan 1, 2005
41.007
-0.547
-1.32%
jan 1, 2006
40.464
-0.543
-1.32%
jan 1, 2007
39.923
-0.541
-1.34%
jan 1, 2008
39.384
-0.539
-1.35%
jan 1, 2009
38.846
-0.538
-1.37%
jan 1, 2010
38.313
-0.533
-1.37%
jan 1, 2011
37.782
-0.531
-1.39%
jan 1, 2012
37.254
-0.528
-1.4%
jan 1, 2013
36.728
-0.526
-1.41%
jan 1, 2014
36.212
-0.516
-1.4%
jan 1, 2015
35.702
-0.51
-1.41%
jan 1, 2016
35.199
-0.503
-1.41%

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