Rural Population, Proportion of Total Population (Percentage)
High values indicate a large proportion of residents living in rural areas.
Data availability: (calendar years)
Geographic coverage
All provinces/territories
Reporting level
Province/Territory, Region
Calculation
The proportion of residents living in a rural area, expressed as a percentage of the total population
Denominator
Total population
Numerator
Number of rural residents
Comments
The health regions presented in this table are based on boundaries and names in effect as of 2017. For complete Canadian coverage, each northern territory represents a health region.