Virgin Islands - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Virgin Islands was -2.97 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.45 in 1963 and a minimum value of -7.48 in 1977.
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 | 2.15 |
| 1962 | -1.30 |
| 1963 | 9.45 |
| 1964 | -1.00 |
| 1965 | 2.86 |
| 1966 | 2.39 |
| 1967 | 2.39 |
| 1968 | 8.83 |
| 1969 | 4.09 |
| 1970 | 1.22 |
| 1971 | 7.13 |
| 1972 | 3.25 |
| 1973 | 5.63 |
| 1974 | 2.51 |
| 1975 | 0.69 |
| 1976 | -2.54 |
| 1977 | -7.48 |
| 1978 | -1.53 |
| 1979 | -4.21 |
| 1980 | -1.00 |
| 1981 | -4.36 |
| 1982 | -4.41 |
| 1983 | -4.39 |
| 1984 | -4.47 |
| 1985 | -4.60 |
| 1986 | -4.72 |
| 1987 | -4.79 |
| 1988 | -4.84 |
| 1989 | -4.82 |
| 1990 | -2.11 |
| 1991 | -4.19 |
| 1992 | -4.17 |
| 1993 | -4.23 |
| 1994 | -4.39 |
| 1995 | -4.66 |
| 1996 | -4.90 |
| 1997 | -4.92 |
| 1998 | -5.04 |
| 1999 | -5.17 |
| 2000 | -4.67 |
| 2001 | -3.22 |
| 2002 | -3.16 |
| 2003 | -3.15 |
| 2004 | -3.19 |
| 2005 | -3.17 |
| 2006 | -3.24 |
| 2007 | -3.21 |
| 2008 | -3.12 |
| 2009 | -3.17 |
| 2010 | -3.23 |
| 2011 | -3.21 |
| 2012 | -3.15 |
| 2013 | -3.16 |
| 2014 | -3.09 |
| 2015 | -3.05 |
| 2016 | -3.02 |
| 2017 | -2.99 |
| 2018 | -2.97 |
| 2019 | -2.95 |
| 2020 | -2.97 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
