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DEFINITION: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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1 KuwaitKuwait 1,085.37 2005
2 Hong KongHong Kong 1,019.14 2005
3 SingaporeSingapore 1,017.82 2005
4 GuamGuam 1,006.67 2005
5 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 999.16 2005
6 BermudaBermuda 985.83 2005
7 MacauMacau 982.94 2005
8 BelgiumBelgium 972 2005
9 UruguayUruguay 958.19 2005
10 MaltaMalta 952.2 2005
11 QatarQatar 944.34 2005
12 VenezuelaVenezuela 928.8 2005
13 IcelandIceland 928.05 2005
14 IsraelIsrael 915.14 2005
15 ArgentinaArgentina 903.31 2005
16 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 897.03 2005
17 The BahamasThe Bahamas 887.45 2005
18 LibyaLibya 887.26 2005
19 DjiboutiDjibouti 879.29 2005
20 AustraliaAustralia 879.15 2005
21 ChileChile 873.71 2005
22 DenmarkDenmark 855.45 2005
23 New ZealandNew Zealand 854.7 2005
24 BrazilBrazil 843.19 2005
25 SwedenSweden 841.48 2005
26 GabonGabon 838.65 2005
27 United Arab EmiratesUAE 838.04 2005
28 JordanJordan 832.43 2005
29 GreenlandGreenland 829 2005
30 LuxembourgLuxembourg 812.96 2005
31 South KoreaSouth Korea 810.62 2005
32 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 810.61 2005
33 United StatesUnited States 810.44 2005
34 NetherlandsNetherlands 802 2005
35 CanadaCanada 800.68 2005
36 BahrainBahrain 797.22 2005
37 LebanonLebanon 776.93 2005
38 NorwayNorway 774 2005
39 ColombiaColombia 767.68 2005
40 SpainSpain 767 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 761.89 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 761.56 2005
41 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 758.46 2005
42 CubaCuba 753.48 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 752.67 2005
43 GermanyGermany 752 2005
44 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 752 2005
45 BruneiBrunei 747 2005
46 DominicaDominica 744.07 2005
47 FranceFrance 739.04 2005
48 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 734.88 2005
49 PeruPeru 732.42 2005
50 BelarusBelarus 730.41 2005
51 RussiaRussia 729.81 2005
52 OmanOman 727.66 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 723.72 2005
53 TurkeyTurkey 715.94 2005
54 MexicoMexico 707.54 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 704.84 2005
55 IraqIraq 703.95 2005
56 BulgariaBulgaria 700.01 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 698.08 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 695.08 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 692.51 2005
57 EstoniaEstonia 691 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 682.84 2005
58 PanamaPanama 679.72 2005
59 LatviaLatvia 678 2005
60 El SalvadorEl Salvador 677.61 2005
61 UkraineUkraine 677.57 2005
62 ItalyItaly 676 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 674.84 2005
63 LithuaniaLithuania 666 2005
64 SurinameSuriname 664.61 2005
65 HungaryHungary 663 2005
66 AustriaAustria 660.44 2005
67 MalaysiaMalaysia 660.08 2005
68 JapanJapan 658.01 2005
69 TunisiaTunisia 653 2005
70 IranIran 650.87 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 646.56 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 644.32 2005
71 ArmeniaArmenia 641.3 2005
72 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 637.23 2005
73 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 635.94 2005
74 BoliviaBolivia 630.15 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 621.64 2005
75 PolandPoland 621 2005
76 Costa RicaCosta Rica 618.01 2005
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 615.12 2005
77 AlgeriaAlgeria 612.36 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 612.33 2005
78 FinlandFinland 611 2005
79 PhilippinesPhilippines 606.79 2005
80 Cape VerdeCape Verde 606.71 2005
81 IrelandIreland 604.88 2005
82 EcuadorEcuador 602.99 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 598.44 2005
83 GreeceGreece 590 2005
84 South AfricaSouth Africa 589.1 2005
85 MoroccoMorocco 587.83 2005
86 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 587.16 2005
87 ParaguayParaguay 584.45 2005
88 LiberiaLiberia 583.4 2005
89 North KoreaNorth Korea 581.71 2005
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 577.49 2005
90 PortugalPortugal 576 2005
91 MongoliaMongolia 573.17 2005
92 KazakhstanKazakhstan 572.96 2005
93 The GambiaThe Gambia 569.22 2005
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 567.25 2005
94 CroatiaCroatia 565.17 2005
95 SlovakiaSlovakia 562 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 560.92 2005
96 NicaraguaNicaragua 556.92 2005
97 MoldovaMoldova 546.31 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 544.11 2005
98 BotswanaBotswana 540.07 2005
99 SeychellesSeychelles 539.17 2005
100 RomaniaRomania 537 2005
101 GeorgiaGeorgia 535.53 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 532.29 2005
102 JamaicaJamaica 531.82 2005
103 SyriaSyria 530.4 2005
104 FijiFiji 523.58 2005
105 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 520.49 2005
106 BarbadosBarbados 519.27 2005
107 KiribatiKiribati 518.7 2005
108 BelizeBelize 518.31 2005
109 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 514.76 2005
110 AngolaAngola 513.57 2005
111 SloveniaSlovenia 510.01 2005
112 CyprusCyprus 508.58 2005
113 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 502.48 2005
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 496.4 2005
114 GhanaGhana 494.29 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 492.74 2005
115 CameroonCameroon 491.34 2005
116 HondurasHonduras 485.62 2005
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 479.11 2005
117 IndonesiaIndonesia 472.59 2005
118 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 470.31 2005
119 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 469.66 2005
120 GuatemalaGuatemala 469.03 2005
121 SudanSudan 468.03 2005
122 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 460.21 2005
123 NigeriaNigeria 454.18 2005
124 TogoTogo 444.77 2005
125 AlbaniaAlbania 444.56 2005
126 EgyptEgypt 441.45 2005
127 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 439.24 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 432.91 2005
128 SenegalSenegal 430.3 2005
129 MauritiusMauritius 424 2005
130 BeninBenin 413.57 2005
131 ChinaChina 404.24 2005
132 MauritaniaMauritania 394.06 2005
133 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 392.05 2005
134 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 387.37 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 382.47 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 379.74 2005
135 ComorosComoros 369.85 2005
136 ZimbabweZimbabwe 367.44 2005
137 UzbekistanUzbekistan 367.01 2005
138 HaitiHaiti 357.29 2005
139 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 356.68 2005
140 ZambiaZambia 356.06 2005
141 NamibiaNamibia 351.73 2005
142 MaliMali 345.28 2005
143 PakistanPakistan 344.14 2005
144 SomaliaSomalia 342.06 2005
145 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 341.92 2005
146 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 330.32 2005
147 MaldivesMaldives 327.45 2005
148 MozambiqueMozambique 325 2005
149 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 324.48 2005
150 GuineaGuinea 324 2005
151 GrenadaGrenada 316.55 2005
152 ThailandThailand 316.46 2005
153 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 314.54 2005
154 BurmaBurma 308.06 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 300.48 2005
155 YemenYemen 284.32 2005
156 IndiaIndia 278.71 2005
157 GuyanaGuyana 278.44 2005
158 AfghanistanAfghanistan 275.08 2005
159 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 274.97 2005
160 MadagascarMadagascar 272.62 2005
161 VietnamVietnam 266.32 2005
162 East TimorEast Timor 262.96 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 251.05 2005
163 BangladeshBangladesh 248.7 2005
164 SwazilandSwaziland 246.75 2005
165 ChadChad 246.29 2005
166 TongaTonga 243.21 2005
167 TanzaniaTanzania 238.91 2005
168 VanuatuVanuatu 237.24 2005
169 TajikistanTajikistan 236.16 2005
170 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 232.01 2005
171 SamoaSamoa 230.29 2005
172 LaosLaos 210.75 2005
173 CambodiaCambodia 207.54 2005
174 KenyaKenya 198.15 2005
175 RwandaRwanda 184.98 2005
176 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 180.35 2005
177 NigerNiger 177.85 2005
178 EritreaEritrea 175.91 2005
179 LesothoLesotho 174.27 2005
180 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 173.06 2005
181 MalawiMalawi 171.46 2005
182 NepalNepal 169.5 2005
183 Sri LankaSri Lanka 150.86 2005
184 EthiopiaEthiopia 149.68 2005
185 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 129.41 2005
186 UgandaUganda 126.4 2005
187 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 122.78 2005
188 BhutanBhutan 108.65 2005
189 BurundiBurundi 97.13 2005

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Interesting observations about People > Urban population per 1000

  • Kuwait ranked first for urban population per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Puerto Rico ranked first for urban population per 1000 amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • Singapore ranked first for urban population per 1000 amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2005.
  • Belgium ranked first for urban population per 1000 amongst Europe in 2005.
  • Hong Kong ranked second for urban population per 1000 globally in 2005.
  • Qatar ranked second for urban population per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Venezuela ranked first for urban population per 1000 amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
  • Burundi has ranked last for urban population per 1000 since 1993.
  • Iraq ranked first for urban population per 1000 amongst Failed states in 2005.
  • Djibouti ranked first for urban population per 1000 amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
  • Luxembourg ranked first for urban population per 1000 amongst Landlocked countries in 2005.
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