Rural population growth (annual %) - Population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators

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Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Source: 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.
Rural population growth (annual %) - Population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2008)

Rank

Country

Value
1Niger3.19
2Uganda3.09
3Liberia2.79
4Burundi2.64
5Eritrea2.59
6Benin2.48
7Rwanda2.43
8Burkina Faso2.36
9Equatorial Guinea2.35
10Comoros2.30
11Tanzania2.29
12Kenya2.26
13Zambia2.24
14Ethiopia2.23
15Somalia2.23
16Madagascar2.21
17Senegal2.19
18Mali2.19
19Mauritania2.17
20Chad2.16
21Guinea-Bissau2.09
22Sierra Leone2.03
23Malawi1.93
24Democratic Republic of the Congo1.92
25Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria1.92
26Egypt1.75
27Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa1.75
28Sub-Saharan Africa1.70
29Africa1.62
30Central African Republic1.57
31Guinea1.51
32Togo1.28
33Libya1.13
34North Africa1.09
35Swaziland1.04
36Ivory Coast1.02
37Nigeria0.85
38Gambia0.82
39Republic of the Congo0.81
40Namibia0.71
41Sudan0.69
42Mozambique0.67
43Ghana0.61
44Angola0.56
45Mauritius0.54
46South Africa0.52
47Seychelles0.47
48Morocco0.42
49Cameroon0.07
50Tunisia-0.20
51Sao Tome and Principe-0.21
52Algeria-0.33
53Lesotho-0.41
54Cape Verde-0.41
55Botswana-0.62
56Zimbabwe-0.65
57Gabon-1.33
58Djibouti-1.35
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