Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate in Oceania

Oceania: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate was 0.0514 % change on previous year in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)
0.0514 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 36.0%
Rank
8th
of 29 groups
All-time high
2.17 % change on previous year
in 1993
All-time low
0.0514 % change on previous year
in 2050
Years of data
100
1951–2050

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate in Oceania, 1951–2050

00.511.52195120002050

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

Oceania recorded 0.0514 % change on previous year for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate in 2050. That is the lowest value across all 100 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.0% on the previous year and down 85.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate in Oceania peaked at 2.17 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0514 % change on previous year, in 2050.

Oceania ranks 8th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 100 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate in Oceania, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate in Oceania, 1951 to 2050.
Year % change on previous year Change
1951 1.18 % change on previous year
1952 1.07 % change on previous year -9.7%
1953 1.02 % change on previous year -4.7%
1954 1 % change on previous year -1.4%
1955 1.01 % change on previous year +1.1%
1956 1.01 % change on previous year -0.9%
1957 0.9348 % change on previous year -7.1%
1958 0.9497 % change on previous year +1.6%
1959 0.9449 % change on previous year -0.5%
1960 0.9268 % change on previous year -1.9%
1961 0.8994 % change on previous year -3.0%
1962 1.08 % change on previous year +20.3%
1963 1.09 % change on previous year +0.2%
1964 1.11 % change on previous year +2.7%
1965 1.16 % change on previous year +4.3%
1966 1.23 % change on previous year +5.5%
1967 1.39 % change on previous year +13.2%
1968 1.34 % change on previous year -3.4%
1969 1.25 % change on previous year -7.0%
1970 1.1 % change on previous year -11.5%
1971 0.9292 % change on previous year -15.7%
1972 1.36 % change on previous year +46.8%
1973 1.32 % change on previous year -3.3%
1974 1.29 % change on previous year -2.3%
1975 1.26 % change on previous year -2.1%
1976 1.25 % change on previous year -0.7%
1977 1.32 % change on previous year +5.6%
1978 1.34 % change on previous year +1.2%
1979 1.38 % change on previous year +3.1%
1980 1.45 % change on previous year +5.1%
1981 1.57 % change on previous year +7.9%
1982 2.03 % change on previous year +29.9%
1983 2.05 % change on previous year +0.9%
1984 2.03 % change on previous year -1.0%
1985 1.98 % change on previous year -2.5%
1986 1.89 % change on previous year -4.4%
1987 1.75 % change on previous year -7.7%
1988 1.72 % change on previous year -1.9%
1989 1.71 % change on previous year -0.1%
1990 1.72 % change on previous year +0.3%
1991 1.94 % change on previous year +12.8%
1992 2.15 % change on previous year +11.2%
1993 2.17 % change on previous year +0.5%
1994 2.15 % change on previous year -0.8%
1995 2.13 % change on previous year -0.8%
1996 2.11 % change on previous year -1.1%
1997 2.14 % change on previous year +1.3%
1998 2.13 % change on previous year -0.4%
1999 2.12 % change on previous year -0.4%
2000 2.11 % change on previous year -0.4%
2001 2.02 % change on previous year -4.2%
2002 1.54 % change on previous year -24.1%
2003 1.55 % change on previous year +0.6%
2004 1.57 % change on previous year +1.9%
2005 1.62 % change on previous year +2.7%
2006 1.66 % change on previous year +2.8%
2007 1.74 % change on previous year +4.4%
2008 1.74 % change on previous year +0.0%
2009 1.71 % change on previous year -1.7%
2010 1.66 % change on previous year -2.7%
2011 1.6 % change on previous year -3.4%
2012 1.54 % change on previous year -4.0%
2013 1.5 % change on previous year -2.5%
2014 1.47 % change on previous year -2.3%
2015 1.44 % change on previous year -1.7%
2016 1.42 % change on previous year -1.8%
2017 1.38 % change on previous year -2.9%
2018 1.33 % change on previous year -3.2%
2019 1.28 % change on previous year -3.7%
2020 1.23 % change on previous year -3.8%
2021 1.18 % change on previous year -4.0%
2022 1.13 % change on previous year -4.1%
2023 1.09 % change on previous year -3.9%
2024 1.05 % change on previous year -4.0%
2025 1 % change on previous year -4.0%
2026 0.9644 % change on previous year -4.0%
2027 0.9225 % change on previous year -4.4%
2028 0.8809 % change on previous year -4.5%
2029 0.8376 % change on previous year -4.9%
2030 0.7933 % change on previous year -5.3%
2031 0.7487 % change on previous year -5.6%
2032 0.7044 % change on previous year -5.9%
2033 0.6583 % change on previous year -6.5%
2034 0.6125 % change on previous year -7.0%
2035 0.5655 % change on previous year -7.7%
2036 0.5174 % change on previous year -8.5%
2037 0.4687 % change on previous year -9.4%
2038 0.42 % change on previous year -10.4%
2039 0.3836 % change on previous year -8.7%
2040 0.3476 % change on previous year -9.4%
2041 0.3119 % change on previous year -10.3%
2042 0.2766 % change on previous year -11.3%
2043 0.2486 % change on previous year -10.1%
2044 0.2208 % change on previous year -11.2%
2045 0.1931 % change on previous year -12.5%
2046 0.165 % change on previous year -14.5%
2047 0.1371 % change on previous year -16.9%
2048 0.1086 % change on previous year -20.8%
2049 0.0803 % change on previous year -26.1%
2050 0.0514 % change on previous year -36.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.01 % change on previous year 0.9348 % change on previous year 1.18 % change on previous year 9
1960s 1.15 % change on previous year 0.8994 % change on previous year 1.39 % change on previous year 10
1970s 1.26 % change on previous year 0.9292 % change on previous year 1.38 % change on previous year 10
1980s 1.82 % change on previous year 1.45 % change on previous year 2.05 % change on previous year 10
1990s 2.08 % change on previous year 1.72 % change on previous year 2.17 % change on previous year 10
2000s 1.73 % change on previous year 1.54 % change on previous year 2.11 % change on previous year 10
2010s 1.46 % change on previous year 1.28 % change on previous year 1.66 % change on previous year 10
2020s 1.03 % change on previous year 0.8376 % change on previous year 1.23 % change on previous year 10
2030s 0.5872 % change on previous year 0.3836 % change on previous year 0.7933 % change on previous year 10
2040s 0.209 % change on previous year 0.0803 % change on previous year 0.3476 % change on previous year 10
2050s 0.0514 % change on previous year 0.0514 % change on previous year 0.0514 % change on previous year 1

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 5 Niger 2.22 % change on previous year compare
  2. 6 Burundi 1.39 % change on previous year compare
  3. 7 Malawi 1.02 % change on previous year compare
  4. 8 Uganda 1.02 % change on previous year compare
  5. 9 Chad 0.8392 % change on previous year compare
  6. 10 Somalia 0.7917 % change on previous year compare
  7. 11 Zambia 0.7611 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate in Oceania?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate in Oceania was 0.0514 % change on previous year in 2050, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 2.17 % change on previous year in 1993.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0514 % change on previous year in 2050.
How does Oceania rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate?
Oceania ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2050.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is down 85.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Oceania data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
268 places, 24,470 data points, 1951–2050
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The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.