Bulgaria - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Bulgaria was -1.985 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of -0.849 in 1987 and a minimum value of -3.339 in 2002.
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 | -1.752 |
| 1962 | -1.961 |
| 1963 | -2.150 |
| 1964 | -2.272 |
| 1965 | -2.475 |
| 1966 | -2.108 |
| 1967 | -1.799 |
| 1968 | -1.783 |
| 1969 | -1.784 |
| 1970 | -1.965 |
| 1971 | -1.697 |
| 1972 | -1.832 |
| 1973 | -1.814 |
| 1974 | -1.714 |
| 1975 | -1.945 |
| 1976 | -1.865 |
| 1977 | -1.680 |
| 1978 | -2.126 |
| 1979 | -2.134 |
| 1980 | -1.903 |
| 1981 | -1.003 |
| 1982 | -1.053 |
| 1983 | -1.112 |
| 1984 | -1.138 |
| 1985 | -1.379 |
| 1986 | -1.188 |
| 1987 | -0.849 |
| 1988 | -0.891 |
| 1989 | -2.175 |
| 1990 | -2.816 |
| 1991 | -2.007 |
| 1992 | -2.098 |
| 1993 | -1.633 |
| 1994 | -1.037 |
| 1995 | -1.141 |
| 1996 | -1.217 |
| 1997 | -1.311 |
| 1998 | -1.372 |
| 1999 | -1.270 |
| 2000 | -1.205 |
| 2001 | -2.853 |
| 2002 | -3.339 |
| 2003 | -1.964 |
| 2004 | -1.937 |
| 2005 | -1.939 |
| 2006 | -1.950 |
| 2007 | -1.933 |
| 2008 | -1.907 |
| 2009 | -1.853 |
| 2010 | -1.875 |
| 2011 | -1.862 |
| 2012 | -1.819 |
| 2013 | -1.818 |
| 2014 | -1.843 |
| 2015 | -1.933 |
| 2016 | -2.013 |
| 2017 | -2.064 |
| 2018 | -2.069 |
| 2019 | -2.070 |
| 2020 | -1.985 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
