European Union - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in European Union was -0.815 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of -0.104 in 1993 and a minimum value of -0.901 in 2011.
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 | -0.451 |
| 1962 | -0.437 |
| 1963 | -0.556 |
| 1964 | -0.579 |
| 1965 | -0.657 |
| 1966 | -0.691 |
| 1967 | -0.665 |
| 1968 | -0.649 |
| 1969 | -0.550 |
| 1970 | -0.682 |
| 1971 | -0.708 |
| 1972 | -0.493 |
| 1973 | -0.476 |
| 1974 | -0.484 |
| 1975 | -0.389 |
| 1976 | -0.368 |
| 1977 | -0.487 |
| 1978 | -0.552 |
| 1979 | -0.544 |
| 1980 | -0.497 |
| 1981 | -0.431 |
| 1982 | -0.287 |
| 1983 | -0.250 |
| 1984 | -0.190 |
| 1985 | -0.151 |
| 1986 | -0.201 |
| 1987 | -0.374 |
| 1988 | -0.335 |
| 1989 | -0.160 |
| 1990 | -0.218 |
| 1991 | -0.325 |
| 1992 | -0.224 |
| 1993 | -0.104 |
| 1994 | -0.217 |
| 1995 | -0.281 |
| 1996 | -0.307 |
| 1997 | -0.303 |
| 1998 | -0.312 |
| 1999 | -0.300 |
| 2000 | -0.413 |
| 2001 | -0.508 |
| 2002 | -0.559 |
| 2003 | -0.420 |
| 2004 | -0.392 |
| 2005 | -0.420 |
| 2006 | -0.449 |
| 2007 | -0.454 |
| 2008 | -0.472 |
| 2009 | -0.524 |
| 2010 | -0.629 |
| 2011 | -0.901 |
| 2012 | -0.558 |
| 2013 | -0.443 |
| 2014 | -0.426 |
| 2015 | -0.508 |
| 2016 | -0.544 |
| 2017 | -0.626 |
| 2018 | -0.652 |
| 2019 | -0.803 |
| 2020 | -0.815 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
