Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population was 25,103 1000 No in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)
25,103 1000 No
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
23rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
58,533 1000 No
in 1950
All-time low
25,103 1000 No
in 2050
Years of data
101
1950–2050

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k195020002050

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 Southern Europe is 25,103 1000 No, measured in 2050. That is the lowest value across all 101 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population in Southern Europe peaked at 58,533 1000 No in 1950 and was at its lowest, 25,103 1000 No, in 2050.

Southern Europe ranks 23rd of 29 groups 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 Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Southern Europe, 1950 to 2050.
Year 1000 No Change
1950 58,533 1000 No —
1951 58,468 1000 No -0.1%
1952 58,422 1000 No -0.1%
1953 58,385 1000 No -0.1%
1954 58,320 1000 No -0.1%
1955 58,223 1000 No -0.2%
1956 58,100 1000 No -0.2%
1957 57,958 1000 No -0.2%
1958 57,800 1000 No -0.3%
1959 57,638 1000 No -0.3%
1960 57,482 1000 No -0.3%
1961 57,252 1000 No -0.4%
1962 56,908 1000 No -0.6%
1963 56,553 1000 No -0.6%
1964 56,169 1000 No -0.7%
1965 55,746 1000 No -0.8%
1966 55,275 1000 No -0.8%
1967 54,767 1000 No -0.9%
1968 54,241 1000 No -1.0%
1969 53,727 1000 No -0.9%
1970 53,238 1000 No -0.9%
1971 52,848 1000 No -0.7%
1972 52,701 1000 No -0.3%
1973 52,618 1000 No -0.2%
1974 52,534 1000 No -0.2%
1975 52,435 1000 No -0.2%
1976 52,319 1000 No -0.2%
1977 52,188 1000 No -0.3%
1978 52,033 1000 No -0.3%
1979 51,845 1000 No -0.4%
1980 51,618 1000 No -0.4%
1981 51,425 1000 No -0.4%
1982 51,442 1000 No +0.0%
1983 51,465 1000 No +0.0%
1984 51,456 1000 No -0.0%
1985 51,423 1000 No -0.1%
1986 51,364 1000 No -0.1%
1987 51,282 1000 No -0.2%
1988 51,172 1000 No -0.2%
1989 51,033 1000 No -0.3%
1990 50,861 1000 No -0.3%
1991 50,683 1000 No -0.3%
1992 50,490 1000 No -0.4%
1993 50,265 1000 No -0.4%
1994 50,031 1000 No -0.5%
1995 49,810 1000 No -0.4%
1996 49,585 1000 No -0.5%
1997 49,361 1000 No -0.5%
1998 49,157 1000 No -0.4%
1999 48,998 1000 No -0.3%
2000 48,898 1000 No -0.2%
2001 48,853 1000 No -0.1%
2002 48,764 1000 No -0.2%
2003 48,671 1000 No -0.2%
2004 48,584 1000 No -0.2%
2005 48,480 1000 No -0.2%
2006 48,355 1000 No -0.3%
2007 48,208 1000 No -0.3%
2008 48,022 1000 No -0.4%
2009 47,782 1000 No -0.5%
2010 47,473 1000 No -0.6%
2011 47,090 1000 No -0.8%
2012 46,573 1000 No -1.1%
2013 45,985 1000 No -1.3%
2014 45,393 1000 No -1.3%
2015 44,823 1000 No -1.3%
2016 44,283 1000 No -1.2%
2017 43,764 1000 No -1.2%
2018 43,255 1000 No -1.2%
2019 42,740 1000 No -1.2%
2020 42,211 1000 No -1.2%
2021 41,667 1000 No -1.3%
2022 41,113 1000 No -1.3%
2023 40,552 1000 No -1.4%
2024 39,986 1000 No -1.4%
2025 39,418 1000 No -1.4%
2026 38,848 1000 No -1.4%
2027 38,276 1000 No -1.5%
2028 37,702 1000 No -1.5%
2029 37,125 1000 No -1.5%
2030 36,544 1000 No -1.6%
2031 35,962 1000 No -1.6%
2032 35,378 1000 No -1.6%
2033 34,792 1000 No -1.7%
2034 34,206 1000 No -1.7%
2035 33,619 1000 No -1.7%
2036 33,033 1000 No -1.7%
2037 32,448 1000 No -1.8%
2038 31,863 1000 No -1.8%
2039 31,280 1000 No -1.8%
2040 30,697 1000 No -1.9%
2041 30,117 1000 No -1.9%
2042 29,540 1000 No -1.9%
2043 28,967 1000 No -1.9%
2044 28,399 1000 No -2.0%
2045 27,836 1000 No -2.0%
2046 27,278 1000 No -2.0%
2047 26,726 1000 No -2.0%
2048 26,180 1000 No -2.0%
2049 25,638 1000 No -2.1%
2050 25,103 1000 No -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 58,184 1000 No 57,638 1000 No 58,533 1000 No 10
1960s 55,812 1000 No 53,727 1000 No 57,482 1000 No 10
1970s 52,476 1000 No 51,845 1000 No 53,238 1000 No 10
1980s 51,368 1000 No 51,033 1000 No 51,618 1000 No 10
1990s 49,924 1000 No 48,998 1000 No 50,861 1000 No 10
2000s 48,462 1000 No 47,782 1000 No 48,898 1000 No 10
2010s 45,138 1000 No 42,740 1000 No 47,473 1000 No 10
2020s 39,690 1000 No 37,125 1000 No 42,211 1000 No 10
2030s 33,913 1000 No 31,280 1000 No 36,544 1000 No 10
2040s 28,138 1000 No 25,638 1000 No 30,697 1000 No 10
2050s 25,103 1000 No 25,103 1000 No 25,103 1000 No 1

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 20 Mozambique 30,302 1000 No compare
  2. 21 Malawi 28,345 1000 No compare
  3. 21 Micronesia (Federated States of) 86.96 1000 No compare
  4. 22 Madagascar 22,645 1000 No compare
  5. 22 Wallis and Futuna Islands 10.86 1000 No compare
  6. 23 Nepal 22,611 1000 No compare
  7. 24 Russian Federation 22,126 1000 No compare
  8. 25 Burkina Faso 21,530 1000 No compare
  9. 25 Côte d'Ivoire 16,730 1000 No compare
  10. 26 Yemen 20,674 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 Southern Europe?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population in Southern Europe was 25,103 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 Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 58,533 1000 No in 1950.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 25,103 1000 No in 2050.
How does Southern Europe rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population?
Southern Europe ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2050.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Europe 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.