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DEFINITION:
Percentage of people living in rural 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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhutan | 91% | 2003 | |
| 2 | Burundi | 90% | 2003 | |
| 3 | Uganda | 88% | 2003 | |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea | 87% | 2003 | |
| 5 | Nepal | 85% | 2003 | |
| =6 | Ethiopia | 84% | 2003 | |
| =6 | Malawi | 84% | 2003 | |
| =6 | Solomon Islands | 84% | 2003 | |
| =9 | Burkina Faso | 82% | 2003 | |
| =9 | Rwanda | 82% | 2003 | |
| =9 | Lesotho | 82% | 2003 | |
| 12 | Cambodia | 81% | 2003 | |
| 13 | Eritrea | 80% | 2003 | |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 79% | 2003 | |
| =15 | Liechtenstein | 78% | 2003 | |
| =15 | Samoa | 78% | 2003 | |
| =15 | Niger | 78% | 2003 | |
| =18 | Afghanistan | 77% | 2003 | |
| =18 | Vanuatu | 77% | 2003 | |
| South Asia average (profile) | 76.4% | 2003 | ||
| =20 | Swaziland | 76% | 2003 | |
| =20 | Bangladesh | 76% | 2003 | |
| =22 | Tajikistan | 75% | 2003 | |
| =22 | Chad | 75% | 2003 | |
| =24 | The Gambia | 74% | 2003 | |
| =24 | Yemen | 74% | 2003 | |
| =24 | Vietnam | 74% | 2003 | |
| 27 | Madagascar | 73% | 2003 | |
| 28 | India | 72% | 2003 | |
| =29 | Maldives | 71% | 2003 | |
| =29 | Burma | 71% | 2003 | |
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 70.77% | 2003 | ||
| 31 | Saint Lucia | 70% | 2003 | |
| =32 | Thailand | 68% | 2003 | |
| =32 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 68% | 2003 | |
| =32 | Mali | 68% | 2003 | |
| =32 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 68% | 2003 | |
| =32 | Namibia | 68% | 2003 | |
| 37 | Tonga | 67% | 2003 | |
| =38 | Pakistan | 66% | 2003 | |
| =38 | Guinea-Bissau | 66% | 2003 | |
| =38 | Kyrgyzstan | 66% | 2003 | |
| =41 | Tanzania | 65% | 2003 | |
| =41 | Guinea | 65% | 2003 | |
| =41 | Zimbabwe | 65% | 2003 | |
| =41 | Somalia | 65% | 2003 | |
| =41 | Togo | 65% | 2003 | |
| =41 | Comoros | 65% | 2003 | |
| =47 | Angola | 64% | 2003 | |
| =47 | Mozambique | 64% | 2003 | |
| =47 | Zambia | 64% | 2003 | |
| failed states average (profile) | 63.43% | 2003 | ||
| =50 | Uzbekistan | 63% | 2003 | |
| =50 | Haiti | 63% | 2003 | |
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 62.63% | 2003 | ||
| =52 | Sao Tome and Principe | 62% | 2003 | |
| =52 | Antigua and Barbuda | 62% | 2003 | |
| =52 | Guyana | 62% | 2003 | |
| =55 | Sierra Leone | 61% | 2003 | |
| =55 | Sudan | 61% | 2003 | |
| =55 | Kenya | 61% | 2003 | |
| 58 | Grenada | 59% | 2003 | |
| 59 | Egypt | 58% | 2003 | |
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 57.59% | 2003 | ||
| =60 | Central African Republic | 57% | 2003 | |
| =60 | Mauritius | 57% | 2003 | |
| =62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 56% | 2003 | |
| =62 | Albania | 56% | 2003 | |
| =64 | Turkmenistan | 55% | 2003 | |
| =64 | Aruba | 55% | 2003 | |
| =64 | Ghana | 55% | 2003 | |
| =64 | Benin | 55% | 2003 | |
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 54.43% | 2003 | ||
| =68 | Indonesia | 54% | 2003 | |
| =68 | Moldova | 54% | 2003 | |
| =68 | Guatemala | 54% | 2003 | |
| =68 | Honduras | 54% | 2003 | |
| =72 | Liberia | 53% | 2003 | |
| =72 | Nigeria | 53% | 2003 | |
| =72 | Kiribati | 53% | 2003 | |
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 52.29% | 2003 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 52.05% | 2003 | ||
| =75 | Belize | 52% | 2003 | |
| =75 | Equatorial Guinea | 52% | 2003 | |
| =77 | Senegal | 50% | 2003 | |
| =77 | Syria | 50% | 2003 | |
| =77 | Azerbaijan | 50% | 2003 | |
| =77 | Seychelles | 50% | 2003 | |
| =81 | Cameroon | 49% | 2003 | |
| =81 | Slovenia | 49% | 2003 | |
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 48.02% | 2003 | ||
| =83 | Serbia and Montenegro | 48% | 2003 | |
| =83 | Barbados | 48% | 2003 | |
| =83 | Georgia | 48% | 2003 | |
| =83 | Fiji | 48% | 2003 | |
| =83 | Botswana | 48% | 2003 | |
| =83 | Jamaica | 48% | 2003 | |
| =83 | French Polynesia | 48% | 2003 | |
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 45.2% | 2003 | ||
| =90 | Portugal | 45% | 2003 | |
| =90 | Tuvalu | 45% | 2003 | |
| =90 | Romania | 45% | 2003 | |
| Religious countries average (profile) | 45% | 2003 | ||
| =93 | Cape Verde | 44% | 2003 | |
| =93 | Kazakhstan | 44% | 2003 | |
| =95 | Slovakia | 43% | 2003 | |
| =95 | Panama | 43% | 2003 | |
| =95 | Morocco | 43% | 2003 | |
| =95 | Paraguay | 43% | 2003 | |
| =95 | Mongolia | 43% | 2003 | |
| =95 | South Africa | 43% | 2003 | |
| =95 | Nicaragua | 43% | 2003 | |
| 102 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 42% | 2003 | |
| Christian countries average (profile) | 41.86% | 2003 | ||
| =103 | Dominican Republic | 41% | 2003 | |
| =103 | Republic of Macedonia | 41% | 2003 | |
| =103 | Algeria | 41% | 2003 | |
| =103 | Croatia | 41% | 2003 | |
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 40.94% | 2003 | ||
| =107 | Ireland | 40% | 2003 | |
| =107 | El Salvador | 40% | 2003 | |
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 39.1% | 2003 | ||
| =109 | Finland | 39% | 2003 | |
| =109 | Costa Rica | 39% | 2003 | |
| =109 | Philippines | 39% | 2003 | |
| =109 | Greece | 39% | 2003 | |
| =109 | New Caledonia | 39% | 2003 | |
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 38.44% | 2003 | ||
| =114 | Ecuador | 38% | 2003 | |
| =114 | Mauritania | 38% | 2003 | |
| =114 | Poland | 38% | 2003 | |
| 117 | Bolivia | 37% | 2003 | |
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 36.76% | 2003 | ||
| =118 | Malaysia | 36% | 2003 | |
| =118 | Armenia | 36% | 2003 | |
| =118 | Tunisia | 36% | 2003 | |
| Cold countries average (profile) | 35.54% | 2003 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 35.21% | 2003 | ||
| =121 | Hungary | 35% | 2003 | |
| =121 | Japan | 35% | 2003 | |
| =123 | Netherlands | 34% | 2003 | |
| =123 | Turkey | 34% | 2003 | |
| =123 | Austria | 34% | 2003 | |
| =123 | Latvia | 34% | 2003 | |
| =123 | Marshall Islands | 34% | 2003 | |
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 33.2% | 2003 | ||
| =128 | Italy | 33% | 2003 | |
| =128 | Lithuania | 33% | 2003 | |
| =128 | Ukraine | 33% | 2003 | |
| =128 | Iran | 33% | 2003 | |
| =128 | Iraq | 33% | 2003 | |
| Europe average (profile) | 32.07% | 2003 | ||
| 133 | Switzerland | 32% | 2003 | |
| =134 | Palau | 31% | 2003 | |
| =134 | Estonia | 31% | 2003 | |
| =134 | Cyprus | 31% | 2003 | |
| =137 | Netherlands Antilles | 30% | 2003 | |
| =137 | Cook Islands | 30% | 2003 | |
| =137 | Bulgaria | 30% | 2003 | |
| Eurozone average (profile) | 29.5% | 2003 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 29.36% | 2003 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 29.3% | 2003 | ||
| 140 | Belarus | 29% | 2003 | |
| 141 | Dominica | 28% | 2003 | |
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 27.5% | 2003 | ||
| 142 | Russia | 27% | 2003 | |
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 26.27% | 2003 | ||
| =143 | Czech Republic | 26% | 2003 | |
| =143 | Peru | 26% | 2003 | |
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 25.17% | 2003 | ||
| =145 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25% | 2003 | |
| =145 | Mexico | 25% | 2003 | |
| =145 | French Guiana | 25% | 2003 | |
| =148 | France | 24% | 2003 | |
| =148 | Colombia | 24% | 2003 | |
| =148 | Suriname | 24% | 2003 | |
| =148 | Spain | 24% | 2003 | |
| =148 | Cuba | 24% | 2003 | |
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 22.14% | 2003 | ||
| 153 | Oman | 22% | 2003 | |
| =154 | Norway | 21% | 2003 | |
| =154 | Jordan | 21% | 2003 | |
| =156 | Canada | 20% | 2003 | |
| =156 | South Korea | 20% | 2003 | |
| =156 | United States | 20% | 2003 | |
| =159 | Sweden | 17% | 2003 | |
| =159 | Brazil | 17% | 2003 | |
| =161 | Gabon | 16% | 2003 | |
| =161 | Djibouti | 16% | 2003 | |
| =163 | Denmark | 15% | 2003 | |
| =163 | United Arab Emirates | 15% | 2003 | |
| =165 | Libya | 14% | 2003 | |
| =165 | New Zealand | 14% | 2003 | |
| =167 | Lebanon | 13% | 2003 | |
| =167 | Chile | 13% | 2003 | |
| =169 | Venezuela | 12% | 2003 | |
| =169 | Saudi Arabia | 12% | 2003 | |
| =169 | Germany | 12% | 2003 | |
| =172 | United Kingdom | 11% | 2003 | |
| =172 | The Bahamas | 11% | 2003 | |
| =172 | San Marino | 11% | 2003 | |
| =175 | Bahrain | 10% | 2003 | |
| =175 | American Samoa | 10% | 2003 | |
| =175 | Argentina | 10% | 2003 | |
| 178 | Reunion | 9% | 2003 | |
| =179 | Luxembourg | 8% | 2003 | |
| =179 | Andorra | 8% | 2003 | |
| =179 | Qatar | 8% | 2003 | |
| =179 | Israel | 8% | 2003 | |
| =179 | Malta | 8% | 2003 | |
| =184 | Uruguay | 7% | 2003 | |
| =184 | Iceland | 7% | 2003 | |
| =186 | Virgin Islands | 6% | 2003 | |
| =186 | Guam | 6% | 2003 | |
| =186 | Western Sahara | 6% | 2003 | |
| =186 | Northern Mariana Islands | 6% | 2003 | |
| =190 | Martinique | 4% | 2003 | |
| =190 | Kuwait | 4% | 2003 | |
| =192 | Puerto Rico | 3% | 2003 | |
| =192 | Belgium | 3% | 2003 |
Citation
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Is it any wonder why the world bank and imf always get it wrong wherever they go?
Posted on 17 May 2011
MichaelM
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I still wonder why the IMF, World Bank, EU.. put pressure on poor countries to focus on agricultural based economy so that their relatively very high rural population is kept constant in the midst of hunger, poverty and lack to development.
Posted on 19 Jan 2010
Lobby
