Iceland - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Iceland was 0.92 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.03 in 2018 and a minimum value of -2.20 in 1970.
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 | -0.64 |
| 1962 | -0.75 |
| 1963 | -0.84 |
| 1964 | -0.86 |
| 1965 | -0.92 |
| 1966 | -0.97 |
| 1967 | -1.08 |
| 1968 | -1.33 |
| 1969 | -1.78 |
| 1970 | -2.20 |
| 1971 | -1.67 |
| 1972 | -1.02 |
| 1973 | -0.98 |
| 1974 | -1.15 |
| 1975 | -1.23 |
| 1976 | -1.54 |
| 1977 | -1.78 |
| 1978 | -1.76 |
| 1979 | -1.57 |
| 1980 | -1.51 |
| 1981 | -1.21 |
| 1982 | -1.02 |
| 1983 | -1.04 |
| 1984 | -1.32 |
| 1985 | -1.59 |
| 1986 | -1.66 |
| 1987 | -1.30 |
| 1988 | -0.85 |
| 1989 | -1.16 |
| 1990 | -1.64 |
| 1991 | -0.83 |
| 1992 | -0.75 |
| 1993 | -0.97 |
| 1994 | -1.14 |
| 1995 | -1.47 |
| 1996 | -1.48 |
| 1997 | -1.19 |
| 1998 | -0.95 |
| 1999 | -0.66 |
| 2000 | -0.38 |
| 2001 | -0.41 |
| 2002 | -0.86 |
| 2003 | -1.05 |
| 2004 | -0.87 |
| 2005 | -0.16 |
| 2006 | 0.58 |
| 2007 | 0.77 |
| 2008 | 0.10 |
| 2009 | -1.43 |
| 2010 | -1.12 |
| 2011 | 0.10 |
| 2012 | 0.33 |
| 2013 | 0.43 |
| 2014 | 0.58 |
| 2015 | 0.52 |
| 2016 | 0.83 |
| 2017 | 1.74 |
| 2018 | 2.03 |
| 2019 | 1.52 |
| 2020 | 0.92 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
