This statistic shows the ten countries with the largest decline in the size of the rural population between 2018 and 2015. Based on forecasted population figures, the rural population of China is projected to be around 305 million less in 2050 than it was in 2018.
Top ten countries worldwide with the largest projected decline in the rural population between 2018 and 2050
(in millions)
Figures are calculated internally by Statista comparing the 2018 rural population figure with the forecasted 2050 figure. Projected 2050 figures based on calculations made in 2018.
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UN DESA. (May 16, 2018). Top ten countries worldwide with the largest projected decline in the rural population between 2018 and 2050 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/670958/top-ten-countries-with-projected-decline-in-rural-population/
UN DESA. "Top ten countries worldwide with the largest projected decline in the rural population between 2018 and 2050 (in millions)." Chart. May 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/670958/top-ten-countries-with-projected-decline-in-rural-population/
UN DESA. (2018). Top ten countries worldwide with the largest projected decline in the rural population between 2018 and 2050 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/670958/top-ten-countries-with-projected-decline-in-rural-population/
UN DESA. "Top Ten Countries Worldwide with The Largest Projected Decline in The Rural Population between 2018 and 2050 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/670958/top-ten-countries-with-projected-decline-in-rural-population/
UN DESA, Top ten countries worldwide with the largest projected decline in the rural population between 2018 and 2050 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/670958/top-ten-countries-with-projected-decline-in-rural-population/ (last visited November 09, 2024)
Top ten countries worldwide with the largest projected decline in the rural population between 2018 and 2050 (in millions) [Graph], UN DESA, May 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/670958/top-ten-countries-with-projected-decline-in-rural-population/
