Canada - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Canada was 0.72 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.95 in 1975 and a minimum value of -1.04 in 1965.
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 | 0.02 |
| 1962 | -0.90 |
| 1963 | -0.93 |
| 1964 | -0.94 |
| 1965 | -1.04 |
| 1966 | -0.94 |
| 1967 | -0.17 |
| 1968 | -0.37 |
| 1969 | -0.63 |
| 1970 | -0.61 |
| 1971 | 1.14 |
| 1972 | 1.66 |
| 1973 | 1.72 |
| 1974 | 1.89 |
| 1975 | 1.95 |
| 1976 | 1.76 |
| 1977 | 1.01 |
| 1978 | 0.83 |
| 1979 | 0.83 |
| 1980 | 1.13 |
| 1981 | 1.03 |
| 1982 | 0.52 |
| 1983 | 0.32 |
| 1984 | 0.27 |
| 1985 | 0.24 |
| 1986 | 0.37 |
| 1987 | 1.23 |
| 1988 | 1.21 |
| 1989 | 1.71 |
| 1990 | 1.42 |
| 1991 | 1.08 |
| 1992 | 0.04 |
| 1993 | -0.05 |
| 1994 | -0.06 |
| 1995 | -0.13 |
| 1996 | -0.20 |
| 1997 | -0.79 |
| 1998 | -0.96 |
| 1999 | -0.98 |
| 2000 | -0.88 |
| 2001 | -0.54 |
| 2002 | 0.70 |
| 2003 | 0.51 |
| 2004 | 0.54 |
| 2005 | 0.56 |
| 2006 | 0.55 |
| 2007 | 0.04 |
| 2008 | 0.15 |
| 2009 | 0.21 |
| 2010 | 0.18 |
| 2011 | 0.14 |
| 2012 | 0.87 |
| 2013 | 0.84 |
| 2014 | 0.79 |
| 2015 | 0.53 |
| 2016 | 0.91 |
| 2017 | 0.93 |
| 2018 | 1.08 |
| 2019 | 1.05 |
| 2020 | 0.72 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
