Guatemala - Rural population

Rural population

The value for Rural population in Guatemala was 7,266,409 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,266,409 in 2010 and a minimum value of 2,865,521 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 2,865,521
1961 2,919,713
1962 2,974,671
1963 3,030,349
1964 3,086,660
1965 3,143,551
1966 3,214,578
1967 3,286,795
1968 3,360,500
1969 3,436,088
1970 3,513,758
1971 3,597,109
1972 3,682,678
1973 3,769,529
1974 3,856,404
1975 3,942,466
1976 4,033,652
1977 4,124,295
1978 4,215,447
1979 4,308,615
1980 4,404,839
1981 4,488,710
1982 4,574,870
1983 4,662,370
1984 4,749,864
1985 4,836,447
1986 4,920,221
1987 5,003,208
1988 5,086,141
1989 5,170,063
1990 5,255,724
1991 5,341,687
1992 5,429,521
1993 5,518,758
1994 5,608,687
1995 5,698,919
1996 5,789,233
1997 5,880,130
1998 5,972,797
1999 6,068,796
2000 6,169,169
2001 6,272,085
2002 6,379,270
2003 6,489,676
2004 6,601,816
2005 6,714,658
2006 6,822,469
2007 6,930,567
2008 7,039,833
2009 7,151,535
2010 7,266,409

Rural population (% of total population)

Rural population (% of total population) in Guatemala was 50.50 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 68.90 in 1960, while its lowest value was 50.50 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.

See also:

Year Value
1960 68.90
1961 68.32
1962 67.74
1963 67.16
1964 66.58
1965 66.00
1966 65.70
1967 65.40
1968 65.10
1969 64.80
1970 64.50
1971 64.26
1972 64.02
1973 63.78
1974 63.54
1975 63.30
1976 63.16
1977 63.02
1978 62.88
1979 62.74
1980 62.60
1981 62.24
1982 61.88
1983 61.52
1984 61.16
1985 60.80
1986 60.42
1987 60.04
1988 59.66
1989 59.28
1990 58.90
1991 58.50
1992 58.10
1993 57.70
1994 57.30
1995 56.90
1996 56.50
1997 56.10
1998 55.70
1999 55.30
2000 54.90
2001 54.48
2002 54.06
2003 53.64
2004 53.22
2005 52.80
2006 52.34
2007 51.88
2008 51.42
2009 50.96
2010 50.50

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization