Portugal - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Portugal was -1.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.13 in 1975 and a minimum value of -2.10 in 2014.
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 | 0.21 |
| 1962 | 0.14 |
| 1963 | -0.19 |
| 1964 | -0.54 |
| 1965 | -1.01 |
| 1966 | -1.36 |
| 1967 | -1.25 |
| 1968 | -1.05 |
| 1969 | -1.53 |
| 1970 | -1.52 |
| 1971 | -1.07 |
| 1972 | -0.80 |
| 1973 | -0.62 |
| 1974 | 0.73 |
| 1975 | 3.13 |
| 1976 | 2.17 |
| 1977 | 0.38 |
| 1978 | 0.39 |
| 1979 | 0.38 |
| 1980 | 0.38 |
| 1981 | 0.10 |
| 1982 | -0.30 |
| 1983 | -0.46 |
| 1984 | -0.55 |
| 1985 | -0.67 |
| 1986 | -0.87 |
| 1987 | -1.00 |
| 1988 | -1.09 |
| 1989 | -1.14 |
| 1990 | -1.22 |
| 1991 | -1.30 |
| 1992 | -1.37 |
| 1993 | -1.18 |
| 1994 | -1.05 |
| 1995 | -0.99 |
| 1996 | -0.99 |
| 1997 | -0.93 |
| 1998 | -0.89 |
| 1999 | -0.84 |
| 2000 | -0.73 |
| 2001 | -0.72 |
| 2002 | -0.85 |
| 2003 | -1.04 |
| 2004 | -1.19 |
| 2005 | -1.25 |
| 2006 | -1.28 |
| 2007 | -1.28 |
| 2008 | -1.35 |
| 2009 | -1.40 |
| 2010 | -1.47 |
| 2011 | -1.68 |
| 2012 | -1.95 |
| 2013 | -2.10 |
| 2014 | -2.10 |
| 2015 | -1.99 |
| 2016 | -1.90 |
| 2017 | -1.83 |
| 2018 | -1.75 |
| 2019 | -1.58 |
| 2020 | -1.50 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
