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China vs South Africa: Rural population growth (annual %)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , China's Rural population growth (annual %) was -1.19, compared to South Africa's 0.95. That makes China's value 225.1% lower than South Africa's.

China

Rank #176 of 205 globally

China trend
Latest (2024)
-1.19
Year-over-year
-17.9%
10-year change
+45.5%
Peak
-1.01 (2023)
Trough
-4.70 (2011)

South Africa

Rank #58 of 205 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
0.95
Year-over-year
-8.6%
10-year change
-34.0%
Peak
1.81 (2015)
Trough
-0.78 (2005)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.RUR.TOTL.ZG), CC BY 4.0.