Latin America and Caribbean Compared by People > Percentage living in urban areas

DEFINITION: Percentage of people living in urban areas. Data for 2003. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Bermuda	100%	2003
2	Uruguay	93%	2003
3	Argentina	90%	2003
4	The Bahamas	89%	2003
5	Venezuela	88%	2003
6	Chile	87%	2003
7	Brazil	83%	2003
=8	Colombia	76%	2003
=8	Suriname	76%	2003
=8	Cuba	76%	2003
=11	Trinidad and Tobago	75%	2003
=11	Mexico	75%	2003
13	Peru	74%	2003
14	Dominica	72%	2003
15	Bolivia	63%	2003
16	Ecuador	62%	2003
17	Costa Rica	61%	2003
18	El Salvador	60%	2003
19	Dominican Republic	59%	2003
20	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	58%	2003
=21	Panama	57%	2003
=21	Paraguay	57%	2003
=21	Nicaragua	57%	2003
=24	Barbados	52%	2003
=24	Jamaica	52%	2003
26	Belize	48%	2003
=27	Guatemala	46%	2003
=27	Honduras	46%	2003
29	Aruba	45%	2003
30	Grenada	41%	2003
=31	Antigua and Barbuda	38%	2003
=31	Guyana	38%	2003
33	Haiti	37%	2003
34	Saint Kitts and Nevis	32%	2003
35	Saint Lucia	30%	2003

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