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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Western Asia

Western Asia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population was 73,641 1000 No in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
73,641 1000 No
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
14th
of 29 groups
All-time high
79,688 1000 No
in 2029
All-time low
31,783 1000 No
in 1950
Years of data
101
1950–2050

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Western Asia, 1950–2050

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

Western Asia recorded 73,641 1000 No for population - est. & proj. — rural population in 2050.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population in Western Asia peaked at 79,688 1000 No in 2029 and was at its lowest, 31,783 1000 No, in 1950.

That places Western Asia 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 101 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Western Asia, year by year

Year 1000 No Change
1950 31,783 1000 No —
1951 32,301 1000 No +1.6%
1952 32,822 1000 No +1.6%
1953 33,340 1000 No +1.6%
1954 33,856 1000 No +1.5%
1955 34,371 1000 No +1.5%
1956 34,910 1000 No +1.6%
1957 35,459 1000 No +1.6%
1958 35,963 1000 No +1.4%
1959 36,438 1000 No +1.3%
1960 36,917 1000 No +1.3%
1961 37,409 1000 No +1.3%
1962 37,920 1000 No +1.4%
1963 38,421 1000 No +1.3%
1964 38,905 1000 No +1.3%
1965 39,387 1000 No +1.2%
1966 39,838 1000 No +1.1%
1967 40,272 1000 No +1.1%
1968 40,705 1000 No +1.1%
1969 41,142 1000 No +1.1%
1970 41,581 1000 No +1.1%
1971 42,102 1000 No +1.3%
1972 42,657 1000 No +1.3%
1973 43,222 1000 No +1.3%
1974 43,784 1000 No +1.3%
1975 44,377 1000 No +1.4%
1976 45,051 1000 No +1.5%
1977 45,770 1000 No +1.6%
1978 46,537 1000 No +1.7%
1979 47,342 1000 No +1.7%
1980 48,159 1000 No +1.7%
1981 48,556 1000 No +0.8%
1982 48,784 1000 No +0.5%
1983 48,993 1000 No +0.4%
1984 49,157 1000 No +0.3%
1985 49,259 1000 No +0.2%
1986 49,451 1000 No +0.4%
1987 49,726 1000 No +0.6%
1988 50,066 1000 No +0.7%
1989 50,476 1000 No +0.8%
1990 50,918 1000 No +0.9%
1991 51,687 1000 No +1.5%
1992 59,668 1000 No +15.4%
1993 60,689 1000 No +1.7%
1994 61,706 1000 No +1.7%
1995 62,696 1000 No +1.6%
1996 63,644 1000 No +1.5%
1997 64,540 1000 No +1.4%
1998 65,368 1000 No +1.3%
1999 66,156 1000 No +1.2%
2000 66,920 1000 No +1.2%
2001 67,609 1000 No +1.0%
2002 68,269 1000 No +1.0%
2003 68,932 1000 No +1.0%
2004 69,629 1000 No +1.0%
2005 70,311 1000 No +1.0%
2006 71,037 1000 No +1.0%
2007 71,812 1000 No +1.1%
2008 72,590 1000 No +1.1%
2009 73,310 1000 No +1.0%
2010 73,907 1000 No +0.8%
2011 74,645 1000 No +1.0%
2012 75,256 1000 No +0.8%
2013 75,778 1000 No +0.7%
2014 76,261 1000 No +0.6%
2015 76,480 1000 No +0.3%
2016 76,721 1000 No +0.3%
2017 76,977 1000 No +0.3%
2018 77,249 1000 No +0.4%
2019 77,538 1000 No +0.4%
2020 77,841 1000 No +0.4%
2021 78,164 1000 No +0.4%
2022 78,501 1000 No +0.4%
2023 78,830 1000 No +0.4%
2024 79,121 1000 No +0.4%
2025 79,352 1000 No +0.3%
2026 79,517 1000 No +0.2%
2027 79,621 1000 No +0.1%
2028 79,674 1000 No +0.1%
2029 79,688 1000 No +0.0%
2030 79,672 1000 No -0.0%
2031 79,630 1000 No -0.1%
2032 79,554 1000 No -0.1%
2033 79,446 1000 No -0.1%
2034 79,308 1000 No -0.2%
2035 79,142 1000 No -0.2%
2036 78,949 1000 No -0.2%
2037 78,732 1000 No -0.3%
2038 78,491 1000 No -0.3%
2039 78,222 1000 No -0.3%
2040 77,925 1000 No -0.4%
2041 77,602 1000 No -0.4%
2042 77,258 1000 No -0.4%
2043 76,891 1000 No -0.5%
2044 76,499 1000 No -0.5%
2045 76,082 1000 No -0.5%
2046 75,641 1000 No -0.6%
2047 75,175 1000 No -0.6%
2048 74,687 1000 No -0.6%
2049 74,175 1000 No -0.7%
2050 73,641 1000 No -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 34,124 1000 No 31,783 1000 No 36,438 1000 No 10
1960s 39,092 1000 No 36,917 1000 No 41,142 1000 No 10
1970s 44,242 1000 No 41,581 1000 No 47,342 1000 No 10
1980s 49,263 1000 No 48,159 1000 No 50,476 1000 No 10
1990s 60,707 1000 No 50,918 1000 No 66,156 1000 No 10
2000s 70,042 1000 No 66,920 1000 No 73,310 1000 No 10
2010s 76,081 1000 No 73,907 1000 No 77,538 1000 No 10
2020s 79,031 1000 No 77,841 1000 No 79,688 1000 No 10
2030s 79,115 1000 No 78,222 1000 No 79,672 1000 No 10
2040s 76,194 1000 No 74,175 1000 No 77,925 1000 No 10
2050s 73,641 1000 No 73,641 1000 No 73,641 1000 No 1

Countries ranked near Western Asia

  1. 11 Syrian Arab Republic 9,546 1000 No compare
  2. 11 Uganda 59,035 1000 No compare
  3. 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 6,923 1000 No compare
  4. 12 Philippines 57,828 1000 No compare
  5. 13 Kenya 51,282 1000 No compare
  6. 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4,061 1000 No compare
  7. 14 Niger 48,989 1000 No compare
  8. 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,381 1000 No compare
  9. 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,060 1000 No compare
  10. 15 Ethiopia PDR 47,359 1000 No compare
  11. 16 Republic of Moldova 1,420 1000 No compare
  12. 16 Sudan 38,124 1000 No compare
  13. 17 Afghanistan 36,430 1000 No compare
  14. 17 Timor-Leste 1,362 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 277 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population in Western Asia?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population in Western Asia was 73,641 1000 No in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population recorded in Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 79,688 1000 No in 2029.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 31,783 1000 No in 1950.
How does Western Asia rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population?
Western Asia ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2050.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population rising or falling in Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
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The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.