Greenland - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Greenland was -1.54 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.39 in 1972 and a minimum value of -3.10 in 2012.
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 | 0.51 |
| 1962 | -0.27 |
| 1963 | -0.25 |
| 1964 | -1.04 |
| 1965 | -0.20 |
| 1966 | -1.07 |
| 1967 | -0.88 |
| 1968 | -0.86 |
| 1969 | -1.04 |
| 1970 | -1.24 |
| 1971 | -0.85 |
| 1972 | 1.39 |
| 1973 | 0.53 |
| 1974 | 0.10 |
| 1975 | -0.72 |
| 1976 | -0.73 |
| 1977 | -1.95 |
| 1978 | -1.98 |
| 1979 | -0.76 |
| 1980 | -0.38 |
| 1981 | 0.00 |
| 1982 | -0.63 |
| 1983 | -0.44 |
| 1984 | -0.47 |
| 1985 | -0.67 |
| 1986 | -1.07 |
| 1987 | -0.51 |
| 1988 | -0.36 |
| 1989 | -0.74 |
| 1990 | -1.11 |
| 1991 | -1.84 |
| 1992 | -1.71 |
| 1993 | -1.22 |
| 1994 | -0.48 |
| 1995 | -0.50 |
| 1996 | -0.87 |
| 1997 | -0.49 |
| 1998 | -0.49 |
| 1999 | -0.67 |
| 2000 | -0.49 |
| 2001 | -1.10 |
| 2002 | -0.90 |
| 2003 | -1.09 |
| 2004 | -1.12 |
| 2005 | -1.57 |
| 2006 | -2.13 |
| 2007 | -2.24 |
| 2008 | -2.27 |
| 2009 | -1.87 |
| 2010 | -0.85 |
| 2011 | -2.44 |
| 2012 | -3.10 |
| 2013 | -2.98 |
| 2014 | -2.16 |
| 2015 | -2.16 |
| 2016 | -1.72 |
| 2017 | -1.85 |
| 2018 | -2.09 |
| 2019 | -1.45 |
| 2020 | -1.54 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
