Greece - Rural population growth

Rural population growth (annual %)

The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Greece was -1.795 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.610 in 1991 and a minimum value of -2.263 in 2013.

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 -0.387
1962 -1.462
1963 -1.718
1964 -1.759
1965 -1.682
1966 -1.444
1967 -1.401
1968 -1.599
1969 -1.908
1970 -2.079
1971 -1.630
1972 -0.796
1973 -0.998
1974 -1.099
1975 -0.539
1976 0.063
1977 -0.193
1978 -0.214
1979 -0.274
1980 -0.549
1981 -0.427
1982 -0.027
1983 -0.066
1984 -0.150
1985 -0.257
1986 -0.319
1987 -0.320
1988 -0.292
1989 -0.134
1990 0.401
1991 0.610
1992 0.333
1993 0.159
1994 0.073
1995 0.034
1996 0.009
1997 0.064
1998 0.119
1999 -0.050
2000 -0.026
2001 -0.205
2002 -1.084
2003 -1.218
2004 -1.223
2005 -1.179
2006 -1.178
2007 -1.234
2008 -1.234
2009 -1.238
2010 -1.378
2011 -1.665
2012 -2.073
2013 -2.263
2014 -2.210
2015 -2.214
2016 -1.981
2017 -1.769
2018 -1.785
2019 -1.694
2020 -1.795

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization