Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Northern America

Northern America: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population was 47,965 1000 No in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)
47,965 1000 No
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
7th
of 10 groups
All-time high
68,871 1000 No
in 1990
All-time low
47,965 1000 No
in 2050
Years of data
101
1950–2050

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

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 47,965 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 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population in Northern America peaked at 68,871 1000 No in 1990 and was at its lowest, 47,965 1000 No, in 2050.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 61,891 1000 No 61,662 1000 No 62,302 1000 No 10
1960s 61,420 1000 No 60,652 1000 No 61,785 1000 No 10
1970s 63,130 1000 No 60,562 1000 No 65,807 1000 No 10
1980s 67,473 1000 No 66,325 1000 No 68,722 1000 No 10
1990s 67,218 1000 No 65,656 1000 No 68,871 1000 No 10
2000s 65,639 1000 No 65,374 1000 No 65,872 1000 No 10
2010s 65,379 1000 No 64,639 1000 No 65,867 1000 No 10
2020s 62,929 1000 No 61,162 1000 No 64,397 1000 No 10
2030s 58,071 1000 No 55,253 1000 No 60,673 1000 No 10
2040s 51,585 1000 No 48,611 1000 No 54,590 1000 No 10
2050s 47,965 1000 No 47,965 1000 No 47,965 1000 No 1

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 4 Pakistan 146,712 1000 No compare
  2. 5 Nigeria 123,508 1000 No compare
  3. 6 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 116,333 1000 No compare
  4. 7 USSR 99,726 1000 No compare
  5. 8 Indonesia 87,446 1000 No compare
  6. 9 Bangladesh 84,090 1000 No compare
  7. 10 Egypt, Arab Republic of 68,113 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 Northern America?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population in Northern America was 47,965 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 Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 68,871 1000 No in 1990.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 47,965 1000 No in 2050.
How does Northern America rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population?
Northern America ranks 7th out of 10 groups with data for 2050.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern America 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.