Guam - Rural population growth

Rural population growth (annual %)

The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Guam was -0.66 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.35 in 1984 and a minimum value of -18.86 in 1979.

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 -0.22
1962 -0.01
1963 0.10
1964 0.09
1965 0.02
1966 -0.08
1967 -0.16
1968 -0.26
1969 -0.31
1970 -3.24
1971 -12.60
1972 -13.83
1973 -14.85
1974 -15.82
1975 -16.63
1976 -17.37
1977 -17.90
1978 -18.44
1979 -18.86
1980 -12.84
1981 6.34
1982 6.34
1983 6.34
1984 6.35
1985 6.32
1986 6.29
1987 6.27
1988 6.25
1989 6.26
1990 4.55
1991 -0.59
1992 -0.61
1993 -0.68
1994 -0.84
1995 -1.05
1996 -1.26
1997 -1.47
1998 -1.68
1999 -1.88
2000 -1.75
2001 -0.84
2002 -1.01
2003 -1.17
2004 -1.29
2005 -1.31
2006 -1.37
2007 -1.40
2008 -1.42
2009 -1.41
2010 -1.40
2011 -1.36
2012 -1.36
2013 -1.26
2014 -1.16
2015 -1.01
2016 -0.86
2017 -0.71
2018 -0.65
2019 -0.60
2020 -0.66

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization