Colombia - Rural population

Rural population

The value for Rural population in Colombia was 11,527,420 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11,527,420 in 2010 and a minimum value of 8,802,593 in 1960.

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: The data on urban population shares used to estimate rural population come from the United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects. Total population figures are World Bank estimates.

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Year Value
1960 8,802,593
1961 8,870,216
1962 8,933,927
1963 8,992,838
1964 9,046,003
1965 9,092,308
1966 9,215,779
1967 9,336,006
1968 9,449,508
1969 9,552,063
1970 9,641,075
1971 9,719,707
1972 9,785,361
1973 9,841,619
1974 9,893,302
1975 9,943,651
1976 9,998,158
1977 10,050,860
1978 10,100,690
1979 10,146,020
1980 10,185,590
1981 10,224,670
1982 10,258,050
1983 10,285,110
1984 10,305,200
1985 10,317,780
1986 10,371,570
1987 10,419,440
1988 10,461,160
1989 10,496,550
1990 10,525,450
1991 10,581,500
1992 10,632,070
1993 10,677,420
1994 10,717,910
1995 10,753,730
1996 10,829,460
1997 10,901,880
1998 10,970,520
1999 11,034,770
2000 11,094,200
2001 11,156,640
2002 11,214,330
2003 11,267,620
2004 11,316,990
2005 11,362,710
2006 11,404,800
2007 11,442,900
2008 11,476,470
2009 11,504,820
2010 11,527,420

Rural population (% of total population)

Rural population (% of total population) in Colombia was 24.90 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 55.00 in 1960, while its lowest value was 24.90 in 2010.

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 United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 55.00
1961 53.80
1962 52.60
1963 51.40
1964 50.20
1965 49.00
1966 48.24
1967 47.48
1968 46.72
1969 45.96
1970 45.20
1971 44.46
1972 43.72
1973 42.98
1974 42.24
1975 41.50
1976 40.78
1977 40.06
1978 39.34
1979 38.62
1980 37.90
1981 37.20
1982 36.50
1983 35.80
1984 35.10
1985 34.40
1986 33.86
1987 33.32
1988 32.78
1989 32.24
1990 31.70
1991 31.26
1992 30.82
1993 30.38
1994 29.94
1995 29.50
1996 29.18
1997 28.86
1998 28.54
1999 28.22
2000 27.90
2001 27.60
2002 27.30
2003 27.00
2004 26.70
2005 26.40
2006 26.10
2007 25.80
2008 25.50
2009 25.20
2010 24.90

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization