Moldova - Rural population growth

Rural population growth (annual %)

The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Moldova was -1.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.33 in 1961 and a minimum value of -1.90 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.

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Year Value
1961 1.33
1962 1.16
1963 0.97
1964 0.82
1965 0.64
1966 0.46
1967 0.29
1968 0.13
1969 0.07
1970 0.10
1971 0.20
1972 0.18
1973 0.10
1974 -0.01
1975 -0.21
1976 -0.35
1977 -0.54
1978 -0.61
1979 -0.54
1980 -0.36
1981 -0.30
1982 -0.28
1983 -0.28
1984 -0.32
1985 -0.40
1986 -0.49
1987 -0.55
1988 -0.70
1989 -0.12
1990 0.58
1991 0.39
1992 0.23
1993 0.04
1994 -0.12
1995 -0.23
1996 -0.03
1997 0.38
1998 0.70
1999 0.58
2000 0.53
2001 0.50
2002 0.48
2003 0.43
2004 0.45
2005 0.13
2006 -0.22
2007 -0.18
2008 -0.14
2009 -0.07
2010 -0.05
2011 0.00
2012 0.04
2013 0.03
2014 -0.01
2015 -0.78
2016 -1.18
2017 -1.77
2018 -1.84
2019 -1.78
2020 -1.90

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization