Spain - Rural population growth

Rural population growth (annual %)

The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Spain was -0.785 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.788 in 2007 and a minimum value of -1.673 in 1969.

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 -0.780
1962 -1.462
1963 -1.546
1964 -1.474
1965 -1.414
1966 -1.521
1967 -1.353
1968 -1.320
1969 -1.673
1970 -1.591
1971 -1.209
1972 -1.008
1973 -1.022
1974 -1.061
1975 -1.093
1976 -1.139
1977 -1.185
1978 -1.274
1979 -1.374
1980 -1.475
1981 -1.106
1982 -0.287
1983 -0.400
1984 -0.476
1985 -0.529
1986 -0.601
1987 -0.641
1988 -0.688
1989 -0.748
1990 -0.807
1991 -0.466
1992 0.154
1993 0.182
1994 0.138
1995 0.102
1996 0.076
1997 0.082
1998 0.076
1999 0.066
2000 0.106
2001 0.352
2002 0.606
2003 0.759
2004 0.669
2005 0.635
2006 0.634
2007 0.788
2008 0.529
2009 -0.182
2010 -0.610
2011 -0.722
2012 -1.015
2013 -1.429
2014 -1.422
2015 -1.228
2016 -1.089
2017 -0.963
2018 -0.779
2019 -0.530
2020 -0.785

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization