North America - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in North America was -0.11 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.22 in 1971 and a minimum value of -0.59 in 1999.
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 | 0.35 |
| 1962 | 0.14 |
| 1963 | 0.04 |
| 1964 | -0.01 |
| 1965 | -0.15 |
| 1966 | -0.23 |
| 1967 | -0.23 |
| 1968 | -0.33 |
| 1969 | -0.38 |
| 1970 | 0.08 |
| 1971 | 1.22 |
| 1972 | 1.09 |
| 1973 | 0.99 |
| 1974 | 0.97 |
| 1975 | 1.04 |
| 1976 | 0.99 |
| 1977 | 0.98 |
| 1978 | 1.01 |
| 1979 | 1.05 |
| 1980 | 0.82 |
| 1981 | 0.46 |
| 1982 | 0.38 |
| 1983 | 0.33 |
| 1984 | 0.28 |
| 1985 | 0.30 |
| 1986 | 0.34 |
| 1987 | 0.39 |
| 1988 | 0.40 |
| 1989 | 0.48 |
| 1990 | 0.39 |
| 1991 | -0.17 |
| 1992 | -0.23 |
| 1993 | -0.30 |
| 1994 | -0.40 |
| 1995 | -0.44 |
| 1996 | -0.48 |
| 1997 | -0.50 |
| 1998 | -0.57 |
| 1999 | -0.59 |
| 2000 | -0.43 |
| 2001 | 0.08 |
| 2002 | 0.14 |
| 2003 | 0.06 |
| 2004 | 0.12 |
| 2005 | 0.12 |
| 2006 | 0.15 |
| 2007 | 0.09 |
| 2008 | 0.09 |
| 2009 | 0.03 |
| 2010 | -0.01 |
| 2011 | -0.14 |
| 2012 | -0.08 |
| 2013 | -0.15 |
| 2014 | -0.15 |
| 2015 | -0.20 |
| 2016 | -0.20 |
| 2017 | -0.31 |
| 2018 | -0.41 |
| 2019 | -0.51 |
| 2020 | -0.11 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
