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

Western Europe: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population was 25,875 1000 No in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)
25,875 1000 No
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
22nd
of 29 groups
All-time high
50,475 1000 No
in 1950
All-time low
25,875 1000 No
in 2050
Years of data
101
1950–2050

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

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

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 25,875 1000 No for population - est. & proj. — rural population in 2050. That is the lowest value across all 101 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population in Western Europe peaked at 50,475 1000 No in 1950 and was at its lowest, 25,875 1000 No, in 2050.

That places Western Europe 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2050, putting it 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 Western Europe, year by year

Year 1000 No Change
1950 50,475 1000 No —
1951 50,196 1000 No -0.6%
1952 49,960 1000 No -0.5%
1953 49,750 1000 No -0.4%
1954 49,535 1000 No -0.4%
1955 49,240 1000 No -0.6%
1956 48,946 1000 No -0.6%
1957 48,659 1000 No -0.6%
1958 48,388 1000 No -0.6%
1959 48,144 1000 No -0.5%
1960 47,935 1000 No -0.4%
1961 47,790 1000 No -0.3%
1962 47,791 1000 No +0.0%
1963 47,632 1000 No -0.3%
1964 47,451 1000 No -0.4%
1965 47,232 1000 No -0.5%
1966 46,968 1000 No -0.6%
1967 46,666 1000 No -0.6%
1968 46,449 1000 No -0.5%
1969 46,439 1000 No -0.0%
1970 46,409 1000 No -0.1%
1971 46,364 1000 No -0.1%
1972 46,296 1000 No -0.1%
1973 46,201 1000 No -0.2%
1974 46,068 1000 No -0.3%
1975 45,957 1000 No -0.2%
1976 45,913 1000 No -0.1%
1977 45,828 1000 No -0.2%
1978 45,720 1000 No -0.2%
1979 45,604 1000 No -0.3%
1980 45,491 1000 No -0.2%
1981 45,316 1000 No -0.4%
1982 45,189 1000 No -0.3%
1983 45,171 1000 No -0.0%
1984 45,299 1000 No +0.3%
1985 45,514 1000 No +0.5%
1986 45,658 1000 No +0.3%
1987 45,590 1000 No -0.1%
1988 45,593 1000 No +0.0%
1989 45,761 1000 No +0.4%
1990 45,793 1000 No +0.1%
1991 45,754 1000 No -0.1%
1992 45,732 1000 No -0.0%
1993 45,671 1000 No -0.1%
1994 45,524 1000 No -0.3%
1995 45,345 1000 No -0.4%
1996 45,126 1000 No -0.5%
1997 44,873 1000 No -0.6%
1998 44,599 1000 No -0.6%
1999 44,305 1000 No -0.7%
2000 43,989 1000 No -0.7%
2001 43,647 1000 No -0.8%
2002 43,276 1000 No -0.8%
2003 42,918 1000 No -0.8%
2004 42,560 1000 No -0.8%
2005 42,194 1000 No -0.9%
2006 41,827 1000 No -0.9%
2007 41,462 1000 No -0.9%
2008 41,098 1000 No -0.9%
2009 40,740 1000 No -0.9%
2010 40,409 1000 No -0.8%
2011 40,117 1000 No -0.7%
2012 39,970 1000 No -0.4%
2013 39,838 1000 No -0.3%
2014 39,719 1000 No -0.3%
2015 39,592 1000 No -0.3%
2016 39,443 1000 No -0.4%
2017 39,276 1000 No -0.4%
2018 39,086 1000 No -0.5%
2019 38,874 1000 No -0.5%
2020 38,640 1000 No -0.6%
2021 38,381 1000 No -0.7%
2022 38,099 1000 No -0.7%
2023 37,796 1000 No -0.8%
2024 37,476 1000 No -0.8%
2025 37,144 1000 No -0.9%
2026 36,800 1000 No -0.9%
2027 36,444 1000 No -1.0%
2028 36,075 1000 No -1.0%
2029 35,693 1000 No -1.1%
2030 35,297 1000 No -1.1%
2031 34,888 1000 No -1.2%
2032 34,467 1000 No -1.2%
2033 34,034 1000 No -1.3%
2034 33,590 1000 No -1.3%
2035 33,136 1000 No -1.4%
2036 32,673 1000 No -1.4%
2037 32,201 1000 No -1.4%
2038 31,721 1000 No -1.5%
2039 31,233 1000 No -1.5%
2040 30,738 1000 No -1.6%
2041 30,236 1000 No -1.6%
2042 29,737 1000 No -1.7%
2043 29,240 1000 No -1.7%
2044 28,747 1000 No -1.7%
2045 28,257 1000 No -1.7%
2046 27,772 1000 No -1.7%
2047 27,291 1000 No -1.7%
2048 26,814 1000 No -1.7%
2049 26,342 1000 No -1.8%
2050 25,875 1000 No -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 49,329 1000 No 48,144 1000 No 50,475 1000 No 10
1960s 47,235 1000 No 46,439 1000 No 47,935 1000 No 10
1970s 46,036 1000 No 45,604 1000 No 46,409 1000 No 10
1980s 45,458 1000 No 45,171 1000 No 45,761 1000 No 10
1990s 45,272 1000 No 44,305 1000 No 45,793 1000 No 10
2000s 42,371 1000 No 40,740 1000 No 43,989 1000 No 10
2010s 39,632 1000 No 38,874 1000 No 40,409 1000 No 10
2020s 37,255 1000 No 35,693 1000 No 38,640 1000 No 10
2030s 33,324 1000 No 31,233 1000 No 35,297 1000 No 10
2040s 28,518 1000 No 26,342 1000 No 30,738 1000 No 10
2050s 25,875 1000 No 25,875 1000 No 25,875 1000 No 1

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 19 Sudan (former) 32,054 1000 No compare
  2. 19 Micronesia 160.73 1000 No compare
  3. 20 Mozambique 30,302 1000 No compare
  4. 21 Malawi 28,345 1000 No compare
  5. 21 Micronesia (Federated States of) 86.96 1000 No compare
  6. 22 Madagascar 22,645 1000 No compare
  7. 22 Wallis and Futuna Islands 10.86 1000 No compare
  8. 23 Nepal 22,611 1000 No compare
  9. 24 Russian Federation 22,126 1000 No compare
  10. 25 Burkina Faso 21,530 1000 No compare
  11. 25 Côte d'Ivoire 16,730 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 Western Europe?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population in Western Europe was 25,875 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 Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 50,475 1000 No in 1950.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 25,875 1000 No in 2050.
How does Western Europe rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population?
Western Europe ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2050.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western 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.