Venezuela - Rural population growth

Rural population growth (annual %)

The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Venezuela was -0.61 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.61 in 2002 and a minimum value of -1.98 in 2018.

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 0.25
1962 0.64
1963 0.55
1964 0.45
1965 0.37
1966 0.27
1967 0.19
1968 0.08
1969 -0.02
1970 -0.15
1971 -0.27
1972 -0.07
1973 0.02
1974 -0.04
1975 -0.08
1976 -0.12
1977 -0.14
1978 -0.20
1979 -0.26
1980 -0.34
1981 -0.40
1982 -0.17
1983 -0.09
1984 -0.13
1985 -0.15
1986 -0.19
1987 -0.22
1988 -0.27
1989 -0.34
1990 -0.43
1991 -0.11
1992 -0.03
1993 -0.09
1994 -0.15
1995 -0.21
1996 -0.28
1997 -0.33
1998 -0.39
1999 -0.43
2000 -0.47
2001 -0.51
2002 1.61
2003 1.57
2004 1.51
2005 1.45
2006 1.35
2007 1.25
2008 1.21
2009 1.20
2010 1.23
2011 1.35
2012 1.50
2013 1.34
2014 0.78
2015 0.04
2016 -0.86
2017 -1.67
2018 -1.98
2019 -1.57
2020 -0.61

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization