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IBD
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Rural population (% of total 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
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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 IBRD only. 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:
61.734
Minimum:
46.399
jan 1, 2016
Maximum:
73.775
jan 1, 1961
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1961
73.775
+73.775
0.0%
jan 1, 1962
73.192
-0.583
-0.79%
jan 1, 1963
72.656
-0.536
-0.73%
jan 1, 1964
72.173
-0.483
-0.67%
jan 1, 1965
71.681
-0.492
-0.68%
jan 1, 1966
71.46
-0.221
-0.31%
jan 1, 1967
71.255
-0.205
-0.29%
jan 1, 1968
71.036
-0.219
-0.31%
jan 1, 1969
70.82
-0.215
-0.3%
jan 1, 1970
70.615
-0.205
-0.29%
jan 1, 1971
70.417
-0.198
-0.28%
jan 1, 1972
70.201
-0.216
-0.31%
jan 1, 1973
69.941
-0.26
-0.37%
jan 1, 1974
69.638
-0.303
-0.43%
jan 1, 1975
69.288
-0.35
-0.5%
jan 1, 1976
68.925
-0.362
-0.52%
jan 1, 1977
68.572
-0.353
-0.51%
jan 1, 1978
68.213
-0.359
-0.52%
jan 1, 1979
67.741
-0.473
-0.69%
jan 1, 1980
67.159
-0.581
-0.86%
jan 1, 1981
66.573
-0.586
-0.87%
jan 1, 1982
65.973
-0.601
-0.9%
jan 1, 1983
65.392
-0.581
-0.88%
jan 1, 1984
64.861
-0.531
-0.81%
jan 1, 1985
64.315
-0.546
-0.84%
jan 1, 1986
63.77
-0.545
-0.85%
jan 1, 1987
63.231
-0.539
-0.85%
jan 1, 1988
62.7
-0.53
-0.84%
jan 1, 1989
62.173
-0.528
-0.84%
jan 1, 1990
61.661
-0.512
-0.82%
jan 1, 1991
61.171
-0.489
-0.79%
jan 1, 1992
60.669
-0.502
-0.82%
jan 1, 1993
60.166
-0.504
-0.83%
jan 1, 1994
59.658
-0.508
-0.84%
jan 1, 1995
59.147
-0.511
-0.86%
jan 1, 1996
58.634
-0.513
-0.87%
jan 1, 1997
58.12
-0.515
-0.88%
jan 1, 1998
57.598
-0.522
-0.9%
jan 1, 1999
57.068
-0.53
-0.92%
jan 1, 2000
56.532
-0.535
-0.94%
jan 1, 2001
55.991
-0.541
-0.96%
jan 1, 2002
55.404
-0.588
-1.05%
jan 1, 2003
54.761
-0.643
-1.16%
jan 1, 2004
54.109
-0.652
-1.19%
jan 1, 2005
53.451
-0.658
-1.22%
jan 1, 2006
52.79
-0.661
-1.24%
jan 1, 2007
52.139
-0.651
-1.23%
jan 1, 2008
51.494
-0.644
-1.24%
jan 1, 2009
50.847
-0.647
-1.26%
jan 1, 2010
50.199
-0.648
-1.27%
jan 1, 2011
49.549
-0.65
-1.29%
jan 1, 2012
48.899
-0.65
-1.31%
jan 1, 2013
48.256
-0.643
-1.32%
jan 1, 2014
47.623
-0.632
-1.31%
jan 1, 2015
47.004
-0.619
-1.3%
jan 1, 2016
46.399
-0.605
-1.29%

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