El Salvador - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in El Salvador was -2.09 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.79 in 1963 and a minimum value of -2.21 in 2015.
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 | 2.58 |
| 1962 | 2.76 |
| 1963 | 2.79 |
| 1964 | 2.78 |
| 1965 | 2.74 |
| 1966 | 2.69 |
| 1967 | 2.63 |
| 1968 | 2.58 |
| 1969 | 2.53 |
| 1970 | 2.49 |
| 1971 | 2.43 |
| 1972 | 1.72 |
| 1973 | 1.64 |
| 1974 | 1.54 |
| 1975 | 1.44 |
| 1976 | 1.34 |
| 1977 | 1.24 |
| 1978 | 1.12 |
| 1979 | 0.99 |
| 1980 | 0.84 |
| 1981 | 0.70 |
| 1982 | 0.57 |
| 1983 | 0.48 |
| 1984 | 0.41 |
| 1985 | 0.38 |
| 1986 | 0.34 |
| 1987 | 0.31 |
| 1988 | 0.29 |
| 1989 | 0.29 |
| 1990 | 0.31 |
| 1991 | 0.33 |
| 1992 | 0.34 |
| 1993 | -0.88 |
| 1994 | -1.39 |
| 1995 | -1.56 |
| 1996 | -1.74 |
| 1997 | -1.89 |
| 1998 | -2.06 |
| 1999 | -0.52 |
| 2000 | -0.61 |
| 2001 | -0.69 |
| 2002 | -0.78 |
| 2003 | -0.84 |
| 2004 | -0.90 |
| 2005 | -0.93 |
| 2006 | -0.97 |
| 2007 | -1.13 |
| 2008 | -2.03 |
| 2009 | -2.06 |
| 2010 | -2.10 |
| 2011 | -2.13 |
| 2012 | -2.15 |
| 2013 | -2.17 |
| 2014 | -2.19 |
| 2015 | -2.21 |
| 2016 | -2.19 |
| 2017 | -2.16 |
| 2018 | -2.13 |
| 2019 | -2.11 |
| 2020 | -2.09 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
