Dominican Republic - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Dominican Republic was -2.99 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.02 in 1961 and a minimum value of -3.28 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 the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.02 |
| 1962 | 1.91 |
| 1963 | 1.82 |
| 1964 | 1.72 |
| 1965 | 1.62 |
| 1966 | 1.51 |
| 1967 | 1.41 |
| 1968 | 1.30 |
| 1969 | 1.19 |
| 1970 | 1.08 |
| 1971 | 0.97 |
| 1972 | 0.87 |
| 1973 | 0.76 |
| 1974 | 0.66 |
| 1975 | 0.56 |
| 1976 | 0.45 |
| 1977 | 0.36 |
| 1978 | 0.25 |
| 1979 | 0.15 |
| 1980 | 0.04 |
| 1981 | -0.06 |
| 1982 | 0.82 |
| 1983 | 1.57 |
| 1984 | 1.52 |
| 1985 | 1.48 |
| 1986 | 1.44 |
| 1987 | 1.40 |
| 1988 | 1.37 |
| 1989 | 1.34 |
| 1990 | 1.32 |
| 1991 | 1.29 |
| 1992 | 1.27 |
| 1993 | 1.24 |
| 1994 | 0.16 |
| 1995 | -0.23 |
| 1996 | -0.31 |
| 1997 | -0.39 |
| 1998 | -0.47 |
| 1999 | -0.54 |
| 2000 | -0.60 |
| 2001 | -0.65 |
| 2002 | -0.72 |
| 2003 | -2.00 |
| 2004 | -2.64 |
| 2005 | -2.74 |
| 2006 | -2.87 |
| 2007 | -2.98 |
| 2008 | -3.09 |
| 2009 | -3.18 |
| 2010 | -3.28 |
| 2011 | -2.97 |
| 2012 | -2.76 |
| 2013 | -2.82 |
| 2014 | -2.88 |
| 2015 | -2.96 |
| 2016 | -3.02 |
| 2017 | -3.07 |
| 2018 | -3.05 |
| 2019 | -3.02 |
| 2020 | -2.99 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
