Brazil - Rural population growth

Rural population growth (annual %)

The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Brazil was -1.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.07 in 1961 and a minimum value of -2.21 in 2000.

Definition: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1961 1.07
1962 1.06
1963 1.00
1964 0.92
1965 0.83
1966 0.73
1967 0.64
1968 0.54
1969 0.45
1970 0.35
1971 0.20
1972 0.10
1973 0.03
1974 -0.02
1975 -0.06
1976 -0.10
1977 -0.13
1978 -0.17
1979 -0.21
1980 -0.26
1981 -0.29
1982 -0.35
1983 -0.42
1984 -0.52
1985 -0.63
1986 -0.76
1987 -0.87
1988 -0.97
1989 -1.06
1990 -1.15
1991 -1.23
1992 -1.32
1993 -1.38
1994 -1.44
1995 -1.50
1996 -1.55
1997 -1.93
1998 -2.03
1999 -2.12
2000 -2.21
2001 -0.57
2002 -0.48
2003 -0.54
2004 -0.60
2005 -0.66
2006 -0.73
2007 -0.79
2008 -0.84
2009 -0.87
2010 -0.90
2011 -0.99
2012 -1.02
2013 -1.04
2014 -1.08
2015 -1.10
2016 -1.11
2017 -1.12
2018 -1.13
2019 -1.17
2020 -1.20

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization