Guyana - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Guyana was 0.35 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.95 in 1961 and a minimum value of -0.79 in 1987.
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 |
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1961 | 2.95 |
1962 | 2.79 |
1963 | 2.60 |
1964 | 2.36 |
1965 | 2.12 |
1966 | 1.87 |
1967 | 1.64 |
1968 | 1.45 |
1969 | 1.33 |
1970 | 1.23 |
1971 | 1.08 |
1972 | 1.00 |
1973 | 0.94 |
1974 | 0.93 |
1975 | 0.92 |
1976 | 0.94 |
1977 | 0.94 |
1978 | 0.85 |
1979 | 0.63 |
1980 | 0.38 |
1981 | 0.33 |
1982 | 0.07 |
1983 | -0.17 |
1984 | -0.35 |
1985 | -0.49 |
1986 | -0.65 |
1987 | -0.79 |
1988 | -0.77 |
1989 | -0.55 |
1990 | -0.18 |
1991 | 0.29 |
1992 | 0.68 |
1993 | 0.86 |
1994 | 0.75 |
1995 | 0.44 |
1996 | 0.06 |
1997 | -0.25 |
1998 | -0.43 |
1999 | -0.42 |
2000 | -0.27 |
2001 | -0.08 |
2002 | 0.07 |
2003 | 0.34 |
2004 | 0.42 |
2005 | 0.39 |
2006 | 0.36 |
2007 | 0.35 |
2008 | 0.37 |
2009 | 0.44 |
2010 | 0.55 |
2011 | 0.66 |
2012 | 0.45 |
2013 | 0.51 |
2014 | 0.52 |
2015 | 0.49 |
2016 | 0.46 |
2017 | 0.42 |
2018 | 0.39 |
2019 | 0.37 |
2020 | 0.35 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization