People > Percentage living in urban areas: Countries Compared

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	MonacoMonaco	100%	2003
=1	NauruNauru	100%	2003
=1	GibraltarGibraltar	100%	2003
=1	GuadeloupeGuadeloupe	100%	2003
=1	BermudaBermuda	100%	2003
=1	SingaporeSingapore	100%	2003
=7	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	97%	2003
=7	BelgiumBelgium	97%	2003
=9	MartiniqueMartinique	96%	2003
=9	KuwaitKuwait	96%	2003
=11	Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands	94%	2003
=11	GuamGuam	94%	2003
=11	Western SaharaWestern Sahara	94%	2003
=11	Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana	94%	2003
=15	UruguayUruguay	93%	2003
=15	IcelandIceland	93%	2003
=17	LuxembourgLuxembourg	92%	2003
=17	AndorraAndorra	92%	2003
=17	QatarQatar	92%	2003
=17	IsraelIsrael	92%	2003
=17	MaltaMalta	92%	2003
22	ReunionReunion	91%	2003
=23	BahrainBahrain	90%	2003
=23	American SamoaAmerican Samoa	90%	2003
=23	ArgentinaArgentina	90%	2003
=26	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	89%	2003
=26	The BahamasThe Bahamas	89%	2003
=26	San MarinoSan Marino	89%	2003
=29	VenezuelaVenezuela	88%	2003
=29	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	88%	2003
=29	GermanyGermany	88%	2003
=32	LebanonLebanon	87%	2003
=32	ChileChile	87%	2003
=34	LibyaLibya	86%	2003
=34	New ZealandNew Zealand	86%	2003
=36	DenmarkDenmark	85%	2003
=36	United Arab EmiratesUAE	85%	2003
=38	GabonGabon	84%	2003
=38	DjiboutiDjibouti	84%	2003
=40	SwedenSweden	83%	2003
=40	BrazilBrazil	83%	2003
=42	CanadaCanada	80%	2003
=42	South KoreaSouth Korea	80%	2003
=42	United StatesUnited States	80%	2003
=45	NorwayNorway	79%	2003
=45	JordanJordan	79%	2003
47	OmanOman	78%	2003
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	77.86%	2003
=48	FranceFrance	76%	2003
=48	ColombiaColombia	76%	2003
=48	SurinameSuriname	76%	2003
=48	SpainSpain	76%	2003
=48	CubaCuba	76%	2003
=53	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	75%	2003
=53	MexicoMexico	75%	2003
=53	French GuianaFrench Guiana	75%	2003
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	74.83%	2003
=56	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	74%	2003
=56	PeruPeru	74%	2003
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	73.73%	2003
58	RussiaRussia	73%	2003
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	72.5%	2003
59	DominicaDominica	72%	2003
60	BelarusBelarus	71%	2003
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	70.7%	2003
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	70.64%	2003
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	70.5%	2003
=61	Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles	70%	2003
=61	Cook IslandsCook Islands	70%	2003
=61	BulgariaBulgaria	70%	2003
	Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile)	69.95%	2003
=64	PalauPalau	69%	2003
=64	EstoniaEstonia	69%	2003
=64	CyprusCyprus	69%	2003
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	68.63%	2003
67	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	68%	2003
=68	ItalyItaly	67%	2003
=68	LithuaniaLithuania	67%	2003
=68	UkraineUkraine	67%	2003
=68	IranIran	67%	2003
=68	IraqIraq	67%	2003
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	66.8%	2003
=73	NetherlandsNetherlands	66%	2003
=73	TurkeyTurkey	66%	2003
=73	AustriaAustria	66%	2003
=73	LatviaLatvia	66%	2003
=73	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	66%	2003
=78	HungaryHungary	65%	2003
=78	JapanJapan	65%	2003
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	64.79%	2003
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	64.46%	2003
=80	MalaysiaMalaysia	64%	2003
=80	ArmeniaArmenia	64%	2003
=80	TunisiaTunisia	64%	2003
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	63.24%	2003
83	BoliviaBolivia	63%	2003
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	62.66%	2003
=84	EcuadorEcuador	62%	2003
=84	MauritaniaMauritania	62%	2003
=84	PolandPoland	62%	2003
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	61.83%	2003
=87	FinlandFinland	61%	2003
=87	Costa RicaCosta Rica	61%	2003
=87	PhilippinesPhilippines	61%	2003
=87	GreeceGreece	61%	2003
=87	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	61%	2003
=92	IrelandIreland	60%	2003
=92	El SalvadorEl Salvador	60%	2003
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	59.06%	2003
=94	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	59%	2003
=94	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	59%	2003
=94	AlgeriaAlgeria	59%	2003
=94	CroatiaCroatia	59%	2003
	Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile)	59%	2003
98	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	58%	2003
=99	SlovakiaSlovakia	57%	2003
=99	PanamaPanama	57%	2003
=99	MoroccoMorocco	57%	2003
=99	ParaguayParaguay	57%	2003
=99	MongoliaMongolia	57%	2003
=99	South AfricaSouth Africa	57%	2003
=99	NicaraguaNicaragua	57%	2003
=106	Cape VerdeCape Verde	56%	2003
=106	KazakhstanKazakhstan	56%	2003
=108	PortugalPortugal	55%	2003
=108	TuvaluTuvalu	55%	2003
=108	RomaniaRomania	55%	2003
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	55%	2003
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	54.8%	2003
=111	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	52%	2003
=111	BarbadosBarbados	52%	2003
=111	GeorgiaGeorgia	52%	2003
=111	FijiFiji	52%	2003
=111	BotswanaBotswana	52%	2003
=111	JamaicaJamaica	52%	2003
=111	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	52%	2003
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	51.98%	2003
=118	CameroonCameroon	51%	2003
=118	SloveniaSlovenia	51%	2003
=120	SenegalSenegal	50%	2003
=120	SyriaSyria	50%	2003
=120	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	50%	2003
=120	SeychellesSeychelles	50%	2003
	Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile)	49%	2003
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	48.78%	2003
=124	BelizeBelize	48%	2003
=124	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	48%	2003
=126	LiberiaLiberia	47%	2003
=126	NigeriaNigeria	47%	2003
=126	KiribatiKiribati	47%	2003
=129	IndonesiaIndonesia	46%	2003
=129	MoldovaMoldova	46%	2003
=129	GuatemalaGuatemala	46%	2003
=129	HondurasHonduras	46%	2003
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	45.57%	2003
=133	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	45%	2003
=133	ArubaAruba	45%	2003
=133	GhanaGhana	45%	2003
=133	BeninBenin	45%	2003
=137	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	44%	2003
=137	AlbaniaAlbania	44%	2003
=139	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	43%	2003
=139	MauritiusMauritius	43%	2003
	Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile)	42.41%	2003
141	EgyptEgypt	42%	2003
142	GrenadaGrenada	41%	2003
=143	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	39%	2003
=143	SudanSudan	39%	2003
=143	KenyaKenya	39%	2003
=146	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	38%	2003
=146	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	38%	2003
=146	GuyanaGuyana	38%	2003
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	37.37%	2003
=149	UzbekistanUzbekistan	37%	2003
=149	HaitiHaiti	37%	2003
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	36.57%	2003
=151	AngolaAngola	36%	2003
=151	MozambiqueMozambique	36%	2003
=151	ZambiaZambia	36%	2003
=154	TanzaniaTanzania	35%	2003
=154	GuineaGuinea	35%	2003
=154	ZimbabweZimbabwe	35%	2003
=154	SomaliaSomalia	35%	2003
=154	TogoTogo	35%	2003
=154	ComorosComoros	35%	2003
=160	PakistanPakistan	34%	2003
=160	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	34%	2003
=160	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	34%	2003
163	TongaTonga	33%	2003
=164	ThailandThailand	32%	2003
=164	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	32%	2003
=164	MaliMali	32%	2003
=164	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	32%	2003
=164	NamibiaNamibia	32%	2003
169	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	30%	2003
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	29.23%	2003
=170	MaldivesMaldives	29%	2003
=170	BurmaBurma	29%	2003
172	IndiaIndia	28%	2003
173	MadagascarMadagascar	27%	2003
=174	The GambiaThe Gambia	26%	2003
=174	YemenYemen	26%	2003
=174	VietnamVietnam	26%	2003
=177	TajikistanTajikistan	25%	2003
=177	ChadChad	25%	2003
=179	SwazilandSwaziland	24%	2003
=179	BangladeshBangladesh	24%	2003
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	23.6%	2003
=181	AfghanistanAfghanistan	23%	2003
=181	VanuatuVanuatu	23%	2003
=183	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	22%	2003
=183	SamoaSamoa	22%	2003
=183	NigerNiger	22%	2003
186	Sri LankaSri Lanka	21%	2003
187	EritreaEritrea	20%	2003
188	CambodiaCambodia	19%	2003
=189	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	18%	2003
=189	RwandaRwanda	18%	2003
=189	LesothoLesotho	18%	2003
=192	EthiopiaEthiopia	16%	2003
=192	MalawiMalawi	16%	2003
=192	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	16%	2003
195	NepalNepal	15%	2003
196	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	13%	2003
197	UgandaUganda	12%	2003
198	BurundiBurundi	10%	2003
199	BhutanBhutan	9%	2003

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