Dominica - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Dominica was -0.79 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.96 in 1967 and a minimum value of -4.97 in 1988.
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 | 1.57 |
| 1962 | 1.42 |
| 1963 | 1.40 |
| 1964 | 1.47 |
| 1965 | 1.63 |
| 1966 | 1.80 |
| 1967 | 1.96 |
| 1968 | 1.86 |
| 1969 | 1.59 |
| 1970 | 0.85 |
| 1971 | -0.61 |
| 1972 | -1.10 |
| 1973 | -1.33 |
| 1974 | -1.27 |
| 1975 | -1.02 |
| 1976 | -0.63 |
| 1977 | -0.38 |
| 1978 | -0.35 |
| 1979 | -0.60 |
| 1980 | -1.06 |
| 1981 | -1.97 |
| 1982 | -3.77 |
| 1983 | -4.20 |
| 1984 | -4.48 |
| 1985 | -4.60 |
| 1986 | -4.78 |
| 1987 | -4.93 |
| 1988 | -4.97 |
| 1989 | -4.89 |
| 1990 | -4.74 |
| 1991 | -3.94 |
| 1992 | -0.01 |
| 1993 | 0.14 |
| 1994 | 0.07 |
| 1995 | -0.16 |
| 1996 | -0.49 |
| 1997 | -0.73 |
| 1998 | -0.83 |
| 1999 | -0.75 |
| 2000 | -0.50 |
| 2001 | -0.31 |
| 2002 | -0.65 |
| 2003 | -0.52 |
| 2004 | -0.50 |
| 2005 | -0.63 |
| 2006 | -0.71 |
| 2007 | -0.80 |
| 2008 | -0.87 |
| 2009 | -0.89 |
| 2010 | -0.88 |
| 2011 | -0.88 |
| 2012 | -0.88 |
| 2013 | -0.86 |
| 2014 | -0.87 |
| 2015 | -0.86 |
| 2016 | -0.81 |
| 2017 | -0.79 |
| 2018 | -0.79 |
| 2019 | -0.78 |
| 2020 | -0.79 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
