Malta - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Malta was 0.96 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.70 in 2019 and a minimum value of -3.04 in 2005.
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 | 0.21 |
| 1962 | 0.19 |
| 1963 | 0.18 |
| 1964 | 0.21 |
| 1965 | -0.16 |
| 1966 | -0.54 |
| 1967 | -0.56 |
| 1968 | -0.98 |
| 1969 | -1.25 |
| 1970 | -0.63 |
| 1971 | -0.07 |
| 1972 | -0.16 |
| 1973 | -0.17 |
| 1974 | -0.15 |
| 1975 | 0.66 |
| 1976 | 0.42 |
| 1977 | 0.30 |
| 1978 | 0.96 |
| 1979 | 0.93 |
| 1980 | 0.97 |
| 1981 | 0.65 |
| 1982 | 2.06 |
| 1983 | 1.33 |
| 1984 | -0.07 |
| 1985 | 1.68 |
| 1986 | 0.89 |
| 1987 | -0.52 |
| 1988 | -0.38 |
| 1989 | -0.23 |
| 1990 | -0.22 |
| 1991 | 1.48 |
| 1992 | -0.17 |
| 1993 | -0.20 |
| 1994 | -0.28 |
| 1995 | -0.52 |
| 1996 | -1.97 |
| 1997 | -2.83 |
| 1998 | -2.95 |
| 1999 | -3.03 |
| 2000 | -3.00 |
| 2001 | -2.89 |
| 2002 | -2.91 |
| 2003 | -3.00 |
| 2004 | -3.00 |
| 2005 | -3.04 |
| 2006 | -1.85 |
| 2007 | -0.83 |
| 2008 | -0.53 |
| 2009 | -0.44 |
| 2010 | -0.70 |
| 2011 | -0.75 |
| 2012 | -0.30 |
| 2013 | 0.23 |
| 2014 | 0.80 |
| 2015 | 1.19 |
| 2016 | 1.10 |
| 2017 | 1.54 |
| 2018 | 2.27 |
| 2019 | 2.70 |
| 2020 | 0.96 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
