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

South America: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population was 49,401 1000 No in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)
49,401 1000 No
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
17th
of 29 groups
All-time high
78,438 1000 No
in 1979
All-time low
49,401 1000 No
in 2050
Years of data
101
1950–2050

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k195020002050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — rural population in South America is 49,401 1000 No, measured in 2050. That is the lowest value across all 101 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population in South America peaked at 78,438 1000 No in 1979 and was at its lowest, 49,401 1000 No, in 2050.

South America ranks 17th of 29 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 South America, year by year

Year 1000 No Change
1950 65,151 1000 No —
1951 65,938 1000 No +1.2%
1952 66,699 1000 No +1.2%
1953 67,432 1000 No +1.1%
1954 68,130 1000 No +1.0%
1955 68,795 1000 No +1.0%
1956 69,428 1000 No +0.9%
1957 70,040 1000 No +0.9%
1958 70,633 1000 No +0.8%
1959 71,215 1000 No +0.8%
1960 71,790 1000 No +0.8%
1961 72,440 1000 No +0.9%
1962 73,059 1000 No +0.9%
1963 73,653 1000 No +0.8%
1964 74,204 1000 No +0.7%
1965 74,825 1000 No +0.8%
1966 75,398 1000 No +0.8%
1967 75,921 1000 No +0.7%
1968 76,387 1000 No +0.6%
1969 76,797 1000 No +0.5%
1970 77,142 1000 No +0.5%
1971 77,413 1000 No +0.4%
1972 77,629 1000 No +0.3%
1973 77,849 1000 No +0.3%
1974 78,042 1000 No +0.2%
1975 78,192 1000 No +0.2%
1976 78,314 1000 No +0.2%
1977 78,390 1000 No +0.1%
1978 78,428 1000 No +0.0%
1979 78,438 1000 No +0.0%
1980 78,414 1000 No -0.0%
1981 78,356 1000 No -0.1%
1982 78,305 1000 No -0.1%
1983 78,255 1000 No -0.1%
1984 78,155 1000 No -0.1%
1985 78,002 1000 No -0.2%
1986 77,820 1000 No -0.2%
1987 77,596 1000 No -0.3%
1988 77,317 1000 No -0.4%
1989 76,995 1000 No -0.4%
1990 76,625 1000 No -0.5%
1991 76,245 1000 No -0.5%
1992 75,876 1000 No -0.5%
1993 75,483 1000 No -0.5%
1994 75,044 1000 No -0.6%
1995 74,573 1000 No -0.6%
1996 74,068 1000 No -0.7%
1997 73,417 1000 No -0.9%
1998 72,723 1000 No -0.9%
1999 71,997 1000 No -1.0%
2000 71,237 1000 No -1.1%
2001 71,011 1000 No -0.3%
2002 70,902 1000 No -0.2%
2003 70,820 1000 No -0.1%
2004 70,710 1000 No -0.2%
2005 70,574 1000 No -0.2%
2006 70,408 1000 No -0.2%
2007 70,215 1000 No -0.3%
2008 70,038 1000 No -0.3%
2009 69,866 1000 No -0.2%
2010 69,683 1000 No -0.3%
2011 69,488 1000 No -0.3%
2012 69,293 1000 No -0.3%
2013 69,099 1000 No -0.3%
2014 68,892 1000 No -0.3%
2015 68,668 1000 No -0.3%
2016 68,426 1000 No -0.4%
2017 68,169 1000 No -0.4%
2018 67,888 1000 No -0.4%
2019 67,584 1000 No -0.4%
2020 67,258 1000 No -0.5%
2021 66,910 1000 No -0.5%
2022 66,540 1000 No -0.6%
2023 66,148 1000 No -0.6%
2024 65,734 1000 No -0.6%
2025 65,301 1000 No -0.7%
2026 64,847 1000 No -0.7%
2027 64,374 1000 No -0.7%
2028 63,882 1000 No -0.8%
2029 63,371 1000 No -0.8%
2030 62,842 1000 No -0.8%
2031 62,295 1000 No -0.9%
2032 61,730 1000 No -0.9%
2033 61,147 1000 No -0.9%
2034 60,547 1000 No -1.0%
2035 59,930 1000 No -1.0%
2036 59,298 1000 No -1.1%
2037 58,652 1000 No -1.1%
2038 57,992 1000 No -1.1%
2039 57,318 1000 No -1.2%
2040 56,634 1000 No -1.2%
2041 55,939 1000 No -1.2%
2042 55,231 1000 No -1.3%
2043 54,514 1000 No -1.3%
2044 53,792 1000 No -1.3%
2045 53,066 1000 No -1.3%
2046 52,337 1000 No -1.4%
2047 51,606 1000 No -1.4%
2048 50,872 1000 No -1.4%
2049 50,137 1000 No -1.4%
2050 49,401 1000 No -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 68,346 1000 No 65,151 1000 No 71,215 1000 No 10
1960s 74,447 1000 No 71,790 1000 No 76,797 1000 No 10
1970s 77,984 1000 No 77,142 1000 No 78,438 1000 No 10
1980s 77,922 1000 No 76,995 1000 No 78,414 1000 No 10
1990s 74,605 1000 No 71,997 1000 No 76,625 1000 No 10
2000s 70,578 1000 No 69,866 1000 No 71,237 1000 No 10
2010s 68,719 1000 No 67,584 1000 No 69,683 1000 No 10
2020s 65,437 1000 No 63,371 1000 No 67,258 1000 No 10
2030s 60,175 1000 No 57,318 1000 No 62,842 1000 No 10
2040s 53,413 1000 No 50,137 1000 No 56,634 1000 No 10
2050s 49,401 1000 No 49,401 1000 No 49,401 1000 No 1

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 14 Niger 48,989 1000 No compare
  2. 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,381 1000 No compare
  3. 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,060 1000 No compare
  4. 15 Ethiopia PDR 47,359 1000 No compare
  5. 16 Republic of Moldova 1,420 1000 No compare
  6. 16 Sudan 38,124 1000 No compare
  7. 17 Afghanistan 36,430 1000 No compare
  8. 17 Timor-Leste 1,362 1000 No compare
  9. 18 Myanmar 32,967 1000 No compare
  10. 18 Polynesia 412.03 1000 No compare
  11. 19 Sudan (former) 32,054 1000 No compare
  12. 19 Micronesia 160.73 1000 No compare
  13. 20 Mozambique 30,302 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 South America?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population in South America was 49,401 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 South America?
The highest recorded value was 78,438 1000 No in 1979.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 49,401 1000 No in 2050.
How does South America rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population?
South America ranks 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2050.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South 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
Last refreshed

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.