Palau - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Palau was -2.19 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.18 in 1997 and a minimum value of -5.11 in 2008.
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 | 2.11 |
| 1962 | 2.11 |
| 1963 | 1.58 |
| 1964 | 1.42 |
| 1965 | 1.27 |
| 1966 | 0.87 |
| 1967 | 0.65 |
| 1968 | 0.43 |
| 1969 | 0.66 |
| 1970 | 0.89 |
| 1971 | 1.36 |
| 1972 | 1.67 |
| 1973 | 1.56 |
| 1974 | 0.84 |
| 1975 | -0.16 |
| 1976 | -1.20 |
| 1977 | -2.23 |
| 1978 | -2.61 |
| 1979 | -2.19 |
| 1980 | -1.18 |
| 1981 | -1.50 |
| 1982 | -0.89 |
| 1983 | -0.29 |
| 1984 | -0.23 |
| 1985 | -0.36 |
| 1986 | -0.32 |
| 1987 | 0.93 |
| 1988 | 0.85 |
| 1989 | 0.96 |
| 1990 | 1.25 |
| 1991 | 1.26 |
| 1992 | 1.41 |
| 1993 | 1.41 |
| 1994 | 1.48 |
| 1995 | 1.23 |
| 1996 | 2.97 |
| 1997 | 3.18 |
| 1998 | 2.99 |
| 1999 | 2.79 |
| 2000 | 2.57 |
| 2001 | 2.30 |
| 2002 | 2.12 |
| 2003 | 1.67 |
| 2004 | -2.37 |
| 2005 | -3.02 |
| 2006 | -3.88 |
| 2007 | -4.68 |
| 2008 | -5.11 |
| 2009 | -5.00 |
| 2010 | -4.62 |
| 2011 | -3.95 |
| 2012 | -3.46 |
| 2013 | -3.02 |
| 2014 | -2.74 |
| 2015 | -2.69 |
| 2016 | -2.55 |
| 2017 | -2.31 |
| 2018 | -2.20 |
| 2019 | -2.22 |
| 2020 | -2.19 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
