Visualizing the rural population growth in Spain during 2020 triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic

Since the first months of 2020, Covid-19 pandemic has driven social distancing measures in many countries, which have made it potentially more attractive to reside less populated areas. This paper visualizes whether registered populations municipalities with fewer than 2000 inhabitants Spanish regions changed during 2020 a different way previous years. The per cent variation rural population is measured, as well proportion over total population, two periods: January 2000–January and 2020. results show an increase 13 17 regions, 14 contrast declining trends prevailing