Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Caribbean

Caribbean: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population was 8,434 1000 No in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)
8,434 1000 No
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
28th
of 29 countries
All-time high
14,305 1000 No
in 2000
All-time low
8,434 1000 No
in 2050
Years of data
101
1950–2050

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Caribbean, 1950–2050

05.0k10.0k15.0k195020002050

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

Caribbean recorded 8,434 1000 No for population - est. & proj. — rural population in 2050. That is the lowest value across all 101 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population in Caribbean peaked at 14,305 1000 No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8,434 1000 No, in 2050.

Caribbean ranks 28th of 29 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 101 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Caribbean, 1950 to 2050.
Year 1000 No Change
1950 10,878 1000 No —
1951 11,013 1000 No +1.2%
1952 11,158 1000 No +1.3%
1953 11,307 1000 No +1.3%
1954 11,457 1000 No +1.3%
1955 11,602 1000 No +1.3%
1956 11,746 1000 No +1.2%
1957 11,890 1000 No +1.2%
1958 12,037 1000 No +1.2%
1959 12,188 1000 No +1.3%
1960 12,344 1000 No +1.3%
1961 12,487 1000 No +1.2%
1962 12,632 1000 No +1.2%
1963 12,777 1000 No +1.1%
1964 12,914 1000 No +1.1%
1965 13,040 1000 No +1.0%
1966 13,152 1000 No +0.9%
1967 13,253 1000 No +0.8%
1968 13,345 1000 No +0.7%
1969 13,433 1000 No +0.7%
1970 13,524 1000 No +0.7%
1971 13,580 1000 No +0.4%
1972 13,639 1000 No +0.4%
1973 13,699 1000 No +0.4%
1974 13,752 1000 No +0.4%
1975 13,797 1000 No +0.3%
1976 13,833 1000 No +0.3%
1977 13,863 1000 No +0.2%
1978 13,889 1000 No +0.2%
1979 13,913 1000 No +0.2%
1980 13,914 1000 No +0.0%
1981 13,850 1000 No -0.5%
1982 13,841 1000 No -0.1%
1983 13,834 1000 No -0.0%
1984 13,824 1000 No -0.1%
1985 13,819 1000 No -0.0%
1986 13,816 1000 No -0.0%
1987 13,816 1000 No +0.0%
1988 13,818 1000 No +0.0%
1989 13,822 1000 No +0.0%
1990 13,835 1000 No +0.1%
1991 13,891 1000 No +0.4%
1992 13,958 1000 No +0.5%
1993 14,063 1000 No +0.8%
1994 14,129 1000 No +0.5%
1995 14,177 1000 No +0.3%
1996 14,220 1000 No +0.3%
1997 14,252 1000 No +0.2%
1998 14,275 1000 No +0.2%
1999 14,291 1000 No +0.1%
2000 14,305 1000 No +0.1%
2001 14,233 1000 No -0.5%
2002 14,153 1000 No -0.6%
2003 14,032 1000 No -0.9%
2004 13,956 1000 No -0.5%
2005 13,882 1000 No -0.5%
2006 13,803 1000 No -0.6%
2007 13,719 1000 No -0.6%
2008 13,631 1000 No -0.6%
2009 13,540 1000 No -0.7%
2010 13,445 1000 No -0.7%
2011 13,355 1000 No -0.7%
2012 13,268 1000 No -0.7%
2013 13,181 1000 No -0.7%
2014 13,089 1000 No -0.7%
2015 12,990 1000 No -0.8%
2016 12,886 1000 No -0.8%
2017 12,776 1000 No -0.9%
2018 12,662 1000 No -0.9%
2019 12,546 1000 No -0.9%
2020 12,428 1000 No -0.9%
2021 12,309 1000 No -1.0%
2022 12,187 1000 No -1.0%
2023 12,064 1000 No -1.0%
2024 11,939 1000 No -1.0%
2025 11,813 1000 No -1.1%
2026 11,685 1000 No -1.1%
2027 11,555 1000 No -1.1%
2028 11,424 1000 No -1.1%
2029 11,292 1000 No -1.2%
2030 11,158 1000 No -1.2%
2031 11,022 1000 No -1.2%
2032 10,886 1000 No -1.2%
2033 10,749 1000 No -1.3%
2034 10,611 1000 No -1.3%
2035 10,472 1000 No -1.3%
2036 10,333 1000 No -1.3%
2037 10,195 1000 No -1.3%
2038 10,057 1000 No -1.3%
2039 9,921 1000 No -1.4%
2040 9,786 1000 No -1.4%
2041 9,653 1000 No -1.4%
2042 9,520 1000 No -1.4%
2043 9,387 1000 No -1.4%
2044 9,252 1000 No -1.4%
2045 9,118 1000 No -1.5%
2046 8,982 1000 No -1.5%
2047 8,846 1000 No -1.5%
2048 8,709 1000 No -1.5%
2049 8,572 1000 No -1.6%
2050 8,434 1000 No -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 11,528 1000 No 10,878 1000 No 12,188 1000 No 10
1960s 12,938 1000 No 12,344 1000 No 13,433 1000 No 10
1970s 13,749 1000 No 13,524 1000 No 13,913 1000 No 10
1980s 13,835 1000 No 13,816 1000 No 13,914 1000 No 10
1990s 14,109 1000 No 13,835 1000 No 14,291 1000 No 10
2000s 13,925 1000 No 13,540 1000 No 14,305 1000 No 10
2010s 13,020 1000 No 12,546 1000 No 13,445 1000 No 10
2020s 11,870 1000 No 11,292 1000 No 12,428 1000 No 10
2030s 10,540 1000 No 9,921 1000 No 11,158 1000 No 10
2040s 9,182 1000 No 8,572 1000 No 9,786 1000 No 10
2050s 8,434 1000 No 8,434 1000 No 8,434 1000 No 1

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 25 Burkina Faso 21,530 1000 No compare
  2. 25 Côte d'Ivoire 16,730 1000 No compare
  3. 26 Yemen 20,674 1000 No compare
  4. 27 Chad 20,416 1000 No compare
  5. 28 Thailand 19,963 1000 No compare
  6. 29 Cabo Verde 165.49 1000 No compare
  7. 29 Mexico 19,369 1000 No compare
  8. 30 Burundi 18,579 1000 No compare
  9. 31 Brazil 17,625 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 277 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population in Caribbean?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population in Caribbean was 8,434 1000 No in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 14,305 1000 No in 2000.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 8,434 1000 No in 2050.
How does Caribbean rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population?
Caribbean ranks 28th out of 29 countries with data for 2050.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
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The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.