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44637
Least developed countries: UN classification
LDC
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
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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 Least developed countries: UN classification. 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

Meaning:
404.119 mln
Minimum:
217.891 mln
jan 1, 1961
Maximum:
653.284 mln
jan 1, 2016
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1961
217.891 mln
+217.891 mln
0.0%
jan 1, 1962
222.4 mln
+4.509 mln
2.07%
jan 1, 1963
227.0 mln
+4.601 mln
2.07%
jan 1, 1964
231.74 mln
+4.74 mln
2.09%
jan 1, 1965
236.662 mln
+4.922 mln
2.12%
jan 1, 1966
241.798 mln
+5.136 mln
2.17%
jan 1, 1967
247.173 mln
+5.375 mln
2.22%
jan 1, 1968
252.687 mln
+5.514 mln
2.23%
jan 1, 1969
258.293 mln
+5.606 mln
2.22%
jan 1, 1970
263.849 mln
+5.555 mln
2.15%
jan 1, 1971
269.313 mln
+5.464 mln
2.07%
jan 1, 1972
274.54 mln
+5.227 mln
1.94%
jan 1, 1973
279.602 mln
+5.062 mln
1.84%
jan 1, 1974
284.647 mln
+5.045 mln
1.8%
jan 1, 1975
289.8 mln
+5.153 mln
1.81%
jan 1, 1976
297.085 mln
+7.286 mln
2.51%
jan 1, 1977
302.658 mln
+5.572 mln
1.88%
jan 1, 1978
308.378 mln
+5.72 mln
1.89%
jan 1, 1979
314.224 mln
+5.847 mln
1.9%
jan 1, 1980
320.287 mln
+6.063 mln
1.93%
jan 1, 1981
326.232 mln
+5.945 mln
1.86%
jan 1, 1982
332.581 mln
+6.349 mln
1.95%
jan 1, 1983
339.729 mln
+7.148 mln
2.15%
jan 1, 1984
346.974 mln
+7.244 mln
2.13%
jan 1, 1985
354.311 mln
+7.337 mln
2.11%
jan 1, 1986
361.787 mln
+7.477 mln
2.11%
jan 1, 1987
369.476 mln
+7.689 mln
2.13%
jan 1, 1988
377.37 mln
+7.894 mln
2.14%
jan 1, 1989
385.477 mln
+8.107 mln
2.15%
jan 1, 1990
393.896 mln
+8.419 mln
2.18%
jan 1, 1991
402.546 mln
+8.65 mln
2.2%
jan 1, 1992
411.67 mln
+9.125 mln
2.27%
jan 1, 1993
421.22 mln
+9.55 mln
2.32%
jan 1, 1994
431.023 mln
+9.802 mln
2.33%
jan 1, 1995
441.155 mln
+10.132 mln
2.35%
jan 1, 1996
451.295 mln
+10.14 mln
2.3%
jan 1, 1997
461.359 mln
+10.064 mln
2.23%
jan 1, 1998
471.314 mln
+9.955 mln
2.16%
jan 1, 1999
481.34 mln
+10.026 mln
2.13%
jan 1, 2000
491.512 mln
+10.172 mln
2.11%
jan 1, 2001
501.87 mln
+10.357 mln
2.11%
jan 1, 2002
512.14 mln
+10.271 mln
2.05%
jan 1, 2003
522.4 mln
+10.26 mln
2.0%
jan 1, 2004
532.642 mln
+10.242 mln
1.96%
jan 1, 2005
542.826 mln
+10.184 mln
1.91%
jan 1, 2006
552.848 mln
+10.021 mln
1.85%
jan 1, 2007
562.738 mln
+9.89 mln
1.79%
jan 1, 2008
572.525 mln
+9.787 mln
1.74%
jan 1, 2009
582.158 mln
+9.632 mln
1.68%
jan 1, 2010
591.882 mln
+9.724 mln
1.67%
jan 1, 2011
601.768 mln
+9.886 mln
1.67%
jan 1, 2012
611.866 mln
+10.098 mln
1.68%
jan 1, 2013
622.104 mln
+10.239 mln
1.67%
jan 1, 2014
632.467 mln
+10.363 mln
1.67%
jan 1, 2015
642.877 mln
+10.41 mln
1.65%
jan 1, 2016
653.284 mln
+10.407 mln
1.62%

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