Rural population, annual growth rate in IBRD only
IBRD only: Rural population, annual growth rate was -0.2241 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Rural population, annual growth rate in IBRD only, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, annual growth rate in IBRD only stood at -0.2241 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.1% on the previous year and up 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, annual growth rate in IBRD only peaked at 2.33 % change on previous year in 1962 and was at its lowest, -1.06 % change on previous year, in 2011.
IBRD only ranks 35th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.86 % change on previous year | 0.8699 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.52 % change on previous year | 0.8042 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 % change on previous year | 0.7198 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6334 % change on previous year | 0.0744 % change on previous year | 1.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1444 % change on previous year | -0.3704 % change on previous year | 0.078 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4774 % change on previous year | -1.06 % change on previous year | -0.0474 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3223 % change on previous year | -0.7385 % change on previous year | -0.1544 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 32 Kyrgyz Republic 1.64 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Mozambique, Republic of 1.63 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Turkmenistan 1.63 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Guinea 1.6 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Kenya 1.47 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Liechtenstein 1.45 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 1.42 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for IBRD only
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.29 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.6% (2025)
- Rural population 2.07 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 41.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4135 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0763 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, annual growth rate in IBRD only?
- Rural population, annual growth rate in IBRD only was -0.2241 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 % change on previous year in 1962.
- What is the lowest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.06 % change on previous year in 2011.
- How does IBRD only rank for rural population, annual growth rate?
- IBRD only ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, annual growth rate rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.