France - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in France was -1.194 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.286 in 1987 and a minimum value of -2.746 in 1967.
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 | -0.607 |
| 1962 | -0.990 |
| 1963 | -1.974 |
| 1964 | -2.122 |
| 1965 | -2.314 |
| 1966 | -2.544 |
| 1967 | -2.746 |
| 1968 | -2.133 |
| 1969 | -0.635 |
| 1970 | -0.631 |
| 1971 | -0.613 |
| 1972 | -0.613 |
| 1973 | -0.635 |
| 1974 | -0.710 |
| 1975 | -0.383 |
| 1976 | 0.271 |
| 1977 | 0.192 |
| 1978 | 0.143 |
| 1979 | 0.146 |
| 1980 | 0.179 |
| 1981 | 0.224 |
| 1982 | 0.245 |
| 1983 | 0.263 |
| 1984 | 0.275 |
| 1985 | 0.277 |
| 1986 | 0.281 |
| 1987 | 0.286 |
| 1988 | 0.278 |
| 1989 | 0.254 |
| 1990 | 0.101 |
| 1991 | -0.115 |
| 1992 | -0.172 |
| 1993 | -0.237 |
| 1994 | -0.302 |
| 1995 | -0.310 |
| 1996 | -0.326 |
| 1997 | -0.323 |
| 1998 | -0.308 |
| 1999 | -0.290 |
| 2000 | -0.375 |
| 2001 | -0.339 |
| 2002 | -0.338 |
| 2003 | -0.364 |
| 2004 | -0.344 |
| 2005 | -0.320 |
| 2006 | -0.389 |
| 2007 | -0.466 |
| 2008 | -0.551 |
| 2009 | -0.617 |
| 2010 | -0.664 |
| 2011 | -0.693 |
| 2012 | -0.721 |
| 2013 | -0.709 |
| 2014 | -0.775 |
| 2015 | -0.919 |
| 2016 | -1.032 |
| 2017 | -1.028 |
| 2018 | -1.066 |
| 2019 | -1.146 |
| 2020 | -1.194 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
