Euro area - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Euro area was -0.895 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.056 in 1989 and a minimum value of -1.135 in 2011.
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 | -0.356 |
| 1962 | -0.388 |
| 1963 | -0.578 |
| 1964 | -0.620 |
| 1965 | -0.654 |
| 1966 | -0.741 |
| 1967 | -0.861 |
| 1968 | -0.791 |
| 1969 | -0.582 |
| 1970 | -0.693 |
| 1971 | -0.642 |
| 1972 | -0.360 |
| 1973 | -0.340 |
| 1974 | -0.379 |
| 1975 | -0.290 |
| 1976 | -0.265 |
| 1977 | -0.385 |
| 1978 | -0.390 |
| 1979 | -0.384 |
| 1980 | -0.364 |
| 1981 | -0.413 |
| 1982 | -0.249 |
| 1983 | -0.167 |
| 1984 | -0.064 |
| 1985 | 0.010 |
| 1986 | -0.055 |
| 1987 | -0.300 |
| 1988 | -0.213 |
| 1989 | 0.056 |
| 1990 | -0.050 |
| 1991 | -0.105 |
| 1992 | -0.058 |
| 1993 | -0.169 |
| 1994 | -0.355 |
| 1995 | -0.376 |
| 1996 | -0.372 |
| 1997 | -0.388 |
| 1998 | -0.412 |
| 1999 | -0.386 |
| 2000 | -0.365 |
| 2001 | -0.376 |
| 2002 | -0.422 |
| 2003 | -0.404 |
| 2004 | -0.385 |
| 2005 | -0.418 |
| 2006 | -0.455 |
| 2007 | -0.377 |
| 2008 | -0.406 |
| 2009 | -0.583 |
| 2010 | -0.692 |
| 2011 | -1.135 |
| 2012 | -0.658 |
| 2013 | -0.509 |
| 2014 | -0.486 |
| 2015 | -0.584 |
| 2016 | -0.613 |
| 2017 | -0.714 |
| 2018 | -0.737 |
| 2019 | -0.947 |
| 2020 | -0.895 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
