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
21st
of 30 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

020.0k40.0k60.0k195020002050

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.

Northern America ranks 21st of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Northern America, 1950 to 2050.
Year 1000 No Change
1950 62,302 1000 No —
1951 62,109 1000 No -0.3%
1952 61,967 1000 No -0.2%
1953 61,891 1000 No -0.1%
1954 61,848 1000 No -0.1%
1955 61,818 1000 No -0.0%
1956 61,784 1000 No -0.1%
1957 61,782 1000 No -0.0%
1958 61,744 1000 No -0.1%
1959 61,662 1000 No -0.1%
1960 61,608 1000 No -0.1%
1961 61,746 1000 No +0.2%
1962 61,785 1000 No +0.1%
1963 61,764 1000 No -0.0%
1964 61,682 1000 No -0.1%
1965 61,546 1000 No -0.2%
1966 61,354 1000 No -0.3%
1967 61,154 1000 No -0.3%
1968 60,913 1000 No -0.4%
1969 60,652 1000 No -0.4%
1970 60,562 1000 No -0.1%
1971 61,026 1000 No +0.8%
1972 61,614 1000 No +1.0%
1973 62,208 1000 No +1.0%
1974 62,809 1000 No +1.0%
1975 63,416 1000 No +1.0%
1976 64,028 1000 No +1.0%
1977 64,615 1000 No +0.9%
1978 65,209 1000 No +0.9%
1979 65,807 1000 No +0.9%
1980 66,325 1000 No +0.8%
1981 66,592 1000 No +0.4%
1982 66,830 1000 No +0.4%
1983 67,067 1000 No +0.4%
1984 67,307 1000 No +0.4%
1985 67,554 1000 No +0.4%
1986 67,811 1000 No +0.4%
1987 68,109 1000 No +0.4%
1988 68,413 1000 No +0.4%
1989 68,722 1000 No +0.5%
1990 68,871 1000 No +0.2%
1991 68,526 1000 No -0.5%
1992 68,111 1000 No -0.6%
1993 67,708 1000 No -0.6%
1994 67,327 1000 No -0.6%
1995 66,978 1000 No -0.5%
1996 66,659 1000 No -0.5%
1997 66,335 1000 No -0.5%
1998 66,011 1000 No -0.5%
1999 65,656 1000 No -0.5%
2000 65,374 1000 No -0.4%
2001 65,429 1000 No +0.1%
2002 65,511 1000 No +0.1%
2003 65,561 1000 No +0.1%
2004 65,606 1000 No +0.1%
2005 65,666 1000 No +0.1%
2006 65,739 1000 No +0.1%
2007 65,793 1000 No +0.1%
2008 65,843 1000 No +0.1%
2009 65,872 1000 No +0.0%
2010 65,867 1000 No -0.0%
2011 65,814 1000 No -0.1%
2012 65,753 1000 No -0.1%
2013 65,654 1000 No -0.2%
2014 65,529 1000 No -0.2%
2015 65,387 1000 No -0.2%
2016 65,231 1000 No -0.2%
2017 65,054 1000 No -0.3%
2018 64,857 1000 No -0.3%
2019 64,639 1000 No -0.3%
2020 64,397 1000 No -0.4%
2021 64,134 1000 No -0.4%
2022 63,849 1000 No -0.4%
2023 63,541 1000 No -0.5%
2024 63,208 1000 No -0.5%
2025 62,851 1000 No -0.6%
2026 62,467 1000 No -0.6%
2027 62,059 1000 No -0.7%
2028 61,624 1000 No -0.7%
2029 61,162 1000 No -0.7%
2030 60,673 1000 No -0.8%
2031 60,156 1000 No -0.9%
2032 59,613 1000 No -0.9%
2033 59,045 1000 No -1.0%
2034 58,453 1000 No -1.0%
2035 57,839 1000 No -1.1%
2036 57,206 1000 No -1.1%
2037 56,562 1000 No -1.1%
2038 55,911 1000 No -1.2%
2039 55,253 1000 No -1.2%
2040 54,590 1000 No -1.2%
2041 53,921 1000 No -1.2%
2042 53,249 1000 No -1.2%
2043 52,577 1000 No -1.3%
2044 51,907 1000 No -1.3%
2045 51,240 1000 No -1.3%
2046 50,576 1000 No -1.3%
2047 49,917 1000 No -1.3%
2048 49,262 1000 No -1.3%
2049 48,611 1000 No -1.3%
2050 47,965 1000 No -1.3%

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. 18 Ethiopia PDR 47,359 1000 No compare
  2. 19 Sudan 38,124 1000 No compare
  3. 20 Afghanistan 36,430 1000 No compare
  4. 21 Myanmar 32,967 1000 No compare
  5. 22 Sudan (former) 32,054 1000 No compare
  6. 23 Mozambique 30,302 1000 No compare
  7. 24 Malawi 28,345 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 278 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 21st out of 30 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
278 places, 25,845 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.