Euro area - Rural population
Rural population
The value for Rural population in Euro area was 77,236,180 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 100,538,000 in 1960 and a minimum value of 77,236,180 in 2020.
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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 100,538,000 |
| 1961 | 100,180,400 |
| 1962 | 99,791,930 |
| 1963 | 99,215,570 |
| 1964 | 98,600,860 |
| 1965 | 97,956,100 |
| 1966 | 97,230,580 |
| 1967 | 96,393,010 |
| 1968 | 95,630,140 |
| 1969 | 95,073,460 |
| 1970 | 94,414,750 |
| 1971 | 93,809,030 |
| 1972 | 93,471,340 |
| 1973 | 93,153,520 |
| 1974 | 92,800,140 |
| 1975 | 92,530,740 |
| 1976 | 92,285,110 |
| 1977 | 91,929,730 |
| 1978 | 91,570,820 |
| 1979 | 91,218,800 |
| 1980 | 90,886,980 |
| 1981 | 90,511,820 |
| 1982 | 90,286,260 |
| 1983 | 90,135,360 |
| 1984 | 90,077,540 |
| 1985 | 90,086,540 |
| 1986 | 90,037,140 |
| 1987 | 89,766,910 |
| 1988 | 89,576,090 |
| 1989 | 89,626,560 |
| 1990 | 89,581,310 |
| 1991 | 89,487,460 |
| 1992 | 89,435,630 |
| 1993 | 89,284,090 |
| 1994 | 88,966,850 |
| 1995 | 88,632,130 |
| 1996 | 88,302,200 |
| 1997 | 87,959,450 |
| 1998 | 87,596,730 |
| 1999 | 87,258,650 |
| 2000 | 86,939,740 |
| 2001 | 86,612,990 |
| 2002 | 86,247,230 |
| 2003 | 85,899,020 |
| 2004 | 85,568,130 |
| 2005 | 85,210,820 |
| 2006 | 84,822,690 |
| 2007 | 84,503,090 |
| 2008 | 84,159,860 |
| 2009 | 83,669,550 |
| 2010 | 83,090,940 |
| 2011 | 82,147,550 |
| 2012 | 81,607,040 |
| 2013 | 81,191,580 |
| 2014 | 80,797,370 |
| 2015 | 80,325,460 |
| 2016 | 79,832,860 |
| 2017 | 79,263,240 |
| 2018 | 78,678,850 |
| 2019 | 77,933,880 |
| 2020 | 77,236,180 |
Rural population (% of total population)
Rural population (% of total population) in Euro area was 22.54 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 37.91 in 1960, while its lowest value was 22.54 in 2020.
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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.91 |
| 1961 | 37.43 |
| 1962 | 36.94 |
| 1963 | 36.39 |
| 1964 | 35.83 |
| 1965 | 35.28 |
| 1966 | 34.73 |
| 1967 | 34.18 |
| 1968 | 33.69 |
| 1969 | 33.27 |
| 1970 | 32.86 |
| 1971 | 32.47 |
| 1972 | 32.13 |
| 1973 | 31.82 |
| 1974 | 31.52 |
| 1975 | 31.27 |
| 1976 | 31.05 |
| 1977 | 30.80 |
| 1978 | 30.56 |
| 1979 | 30.32 |
| 1980 | 30.08 |
| 1981 | 29.84 |
| 1982 | 29.68 |
| 1983 | 29.57 |
| 1984 | 29.50 |
| 1985 | 29.45 |
| 1986 | 29.36 |
| 1987 | 29.19 |
| 1988 | 29.03 |
| 1989 | 28.93 |
| 1990 | 28.78 |
| 1991 | 28.62 |
| 1992 | 28.47 |
| 1993 | 28.30 |
| 1994 | 28.12 |
| 1995 | 27.94 |
| 1996 | 27.77 |
| 1997 | 27.59 |
| 1998 | 27.42 |
| 1999 | 27.25 |
| 2000 | 27.06 |
| 2001 | 26.85 |
| 2002 | 26.61 |
| 2003 | 26.36 |
| 2004 | 26.11 |
| 2005 | 25.87 |
| 2006 | 25.63 |
| 2007 | 25.40 |
| 2008 | 25.18 |
| 2009 | 24.95 |
| 2010 | 24.72 |
| 2011 | 24.49 |
| 2012 | 24.28 |
| 2013 | 24.07 |
| 2014 | 23.87 |
| 2015 | 23.66 |
| 2016 | 23.45 |
| 2017 | 23.23 |
| 2018 | 23.01 |
| 2019 | 22.77 |
| 2020 | 22.54 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
