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People > Urban population > Per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
=1 SingaporeSingapore 1 per capita 2005
=1 MacauMacau 1 per capita 2005
=1 Hong KongHong Kong 1 per capita 2005
4 BermudaBermuda 0.995 per capita 2005
5 KuwaitKuwait 0.983 per capita 2005
6 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 0.976 per capita 2005
7 BelgiumBelgium 0.972 per capita 2005
8 BahrainBahrain 0.965 per capita 2005
9 UruguayUruguay 0.964 per capita 2005
10 QatarQatar 0.954 per capita 2005
11 MaltaMalta 0.953 per capita 2005
12 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 0.942 per capita 2005
13 GuamGuam 0.94 per capita 2005
14 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.934 per capita 2005
15 IcelandIceland 0.928 per capita 2005
16 IsraelIsrael 0.916 per capita 2005
17 The BahamasThe Bahamas 0.904 per capita 2005
18 ArgentinaArgentina 0.901 per capita 2005
19 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.897 per capita 2005
20 AustraliaAustralia 0.882 per capita 2005
21 ChileChile 0.876 per capita 2005
22 New ZealandNew Zealand 0.862 per capita 2005
23 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.861 per capita 2005
24 DenmarkDenmark 0.856 per capita 2005
25 LibyaLibya 0.848 per capita 2005
=26 SwedenSweden 0.842 per capita 2005
=26 BrazilBrazil 0.842 per capita 2005
28 GabonGabon 0.836 per capita 2005
29 JordanJordan 0.832 per capita 2005
30 GreenlandGreenland 0.829 per capita 2005
31 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.828 per capita 2005
32 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.81 per capita 2005
=33 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.808 per capita 2005
=33 United StatesUnited States 0.808 per capita 2005
35 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.802 per capita 2005
36 CanadaCanada 0.801 per capita 2005
37 NorwayNorway 0.774 per capita 2005
38 LebanonLebanon 0.772 per capita 2005
=39 FranceFrance 0.767 per capita 2005
=39 SpainSpain 0.767 per capita 2005
=39 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.767 per capita 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 0.766 per capita 2005
42 MexicoMexico 0.76 per capita 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 0.756 per capita 2005
43 CubaCuba 0.755 per capita 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 0.754 per capita 2005
=44 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.752 per capita 2005
=44 GermanyGermany 0.752 per capita 2005
=46 SurinameSuriname 0.739 per capita 2005
=46 IraqIraq 0.739 per capita 2005
48 ColombiaColombia 0.738 per capita 2005
=49 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.735 per capita 2005
=49 BruneiBrunei 0.735 per capita 2005
51 RussiaRussia 0.73 per capita 2005
52 DominicaDominica 0.729 per capita 2005
53 PeruPeru 0.726 per capita 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 0.725 per capita 2005
54 BelarusBelarus 0.722 per capita 2005
55 OmanOman 0.715 per capita 2005
56 PanamaPanama 0.708 per capita 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 0.706 per capita 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 0.705 per capita 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 0.705 per capita 2005
57 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 0.704 per capita 2005
58 BulgariaBulgaria 0.7 per capita 2005
59 CyprusCyprus 0.693 per capita 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 0.693 per capita 2005
60 EstoniaEstonia 0.691 per capita 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 0.686 per capita 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 0.68 per capita 2005
=61 UkraineUkraine 0.678 per capita 2005
=61 LatviaLatvia 0.678 per capita 2005
63 ItalyItaly 0.676 per capita 2005
=64 TurkeyTurkey 0.673 per capita 2005
=64 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.673 per capita 2005
66 IranIran 0.669 per capita 2005
67 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 0.667 per capita 2005
68 LithuaniaLithuania 0.666 per capita 2005
69 HungaryHungary 0.663 per capita 2005
70 AustriaAustria 0.66 per capita 2005
71 JapanJapan 0.658 per capita 2005
72 TunisiaTunisia 0.653 per capita 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 0.647 per capita 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 0.646 per capita 2005
73 BoliviaBolivia 0.642 per capita 2005
74 ArmeniaArmenia 0.641 per capita 2005
75 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 0.637 per capita 2005
76 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.633 per capita 2005
77 EcuadorEcuador 0.628 per capita 2005
=78 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.627 per capita 2005
=78 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.627 per capita 2005
80 PolandPoland 0.621 per capita 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 0.621 per capita 2005
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 0.621 per capita 2005
81 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.617 per capita 2005
82 North KoreaNorth Korea 0.616 per capita 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 0.614 per capita 2005
83 FinlandFinland 0.611 per capita 2005
84 IrelandIreland 0.605 per capita 2005
85 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 0.602 per capita 2005
86 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.598 per capita 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 0.595 per capita 2005
87 South AfricaSouth Africa 0.593 per capita 2005
=88 GreeceGreece 0.59 per capita 2005
=88 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.59 per capita 2005
90 MoroccoMorocco 0.587 per capita 2005
91 ParaguayParaguay 0.585 per capita 2005
92 LiberiaLiberia 0.581 per capita 2005
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 0.581 per capita 2005
93 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.58 per capita 2005
94 PortugalPortugal 0.576 per capita 2005
95 BotswanaBotswana 0.574 per capita 2005
=96 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.573 per capita 2005
=96 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.573 per capita 2005
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 0.568 per capita 2005
98 MongoliaMongolia 0.567 per capita 2005
99 CroatiaCroatia 0.565 per capita 2005
100 SlovakiaSlovakia 0.562 per capita 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 0.557 per capita 2005
101 CameroonCameroon 0.546 per capita 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 0.544 per capita 2005
102 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.539 per capita 2005
103 RomaniaRomania 0.537 per capita 2005
104 AngolaAngola 0.533 per capita 2005
105 JamaicaJamaica 0.531 per capita 2005
106 SeychellesSeychelles 0.529 per capita 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 0.527 per capita 2005
107 BarbadosBarbados 0.527 per capita 2005
=108 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.522 per capita 2005
=108 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 0.522 per capita 2005
110 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 0.517 per capita 2005
111 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.515 per capita 2005
112 SloveniaSlovenia 0.51 per capita 2005
113 FijiFiji 0.508 per capita 2005
114 MoldovaMoldova 0.507 per capita 2005
115 SyriaSyria 0.506 per capita 2005
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 0.495 per capita 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 0.489 per capita 2005
116 BelizeBelize 0.483 per capita 2005
117 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.481 per capita 2005
118 GhanaGhana 0.478 per capita 2005
119 KiribatiKiribati 0.474 per capita 2005
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 0.473 per capita 2005
120 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.472 per capita 2005
121 HondurasHonduras 0.465 per capita 2005
122 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 0.462 per capita 2005
123 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.459 per capita 2005
124 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0.457 per capita 2005
125 AlbaniaAlbania 0.454 per capita 2005
126 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.45 per capita 2005
127 NigeriaNigeria 0.448 per capita 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 0.431 per capita 2005
128 EgyptEgypt 0.428 per capita 2005
129 MauritiusMauritius 0.424 per capita 2005
130 SenegalSenegal 0.416 per capita 2005
131 SudanSudan 0.408 per capita 2005
132 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.407 per capita 2005
=133 MauritaniaMauritania 0.404 per capita 2005
=133 ChinaChina 0.404 per capita 2005
=135 BeninBenin 0.401 per capita 2005
=135 TogoTogo 0.401 per capita 2005
137 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 0.391 per capita 2005
138 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.389 per capita 2005
139 HaitiHaiti 0.388 per capita 2005
140 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.38 per capita 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 0.38 per capita 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 0.373 per capita 2005
141 ComorosComoros 0.37 per capita 2005
142 UzbekistanUzbekistan 0.367 per capita 2005
143 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.359 per capita 2005
144 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0.358 per capita 2005
145 SomaliaSomalia 0.352 per capita 2005
146 NamibiaNamibia 0.351 per capita 2005
147 ZambiaZambia 0.35 per capita 2005
148 PakistanPakistan 0.349 per capita 2005
=149 GuineaGuinea 0.345 per capita 2005
=149 MozambiqueMozambique 0.345 per capita 2005
151 ThailandThailand 0.323 per capita 2005
152 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 0.322 per capita 2005
153 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.321 per capita 2005
=154 GrenadaGrenada 0.306 per capita 2005
=154 BurmaBurma 0.306 per capita 2005
156 MaliMali 0.305 per capita 2005
=157 MaldivesMaldives 0.296 per capita 2005
=157 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.296 per capita 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 0.295 per capita 2005
159 IndiaIndia 0.287 per capita 2005
160 GuyanaGuyana 0.282 per capita 2005
161 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0.276 per capita 2005
162 YemenYemen 0.273 per capita 2005
163 MadagascarMadagascar 0.268 per capita 2005
164 East TimorEast Timor 0.265 per capita 2005
165 VietnamVietnam 0.264 per capita 2005
166 ChadChad 0.253 per capita 2005
167 BangladeshBangladesh 0.251 per capita 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 0.245 per capita 2005
168 TajikistanTajikistan 0.245 per capita 2005
=169 SwazilandSwaziland 0.241 per capita 2005
=169 TanzaniaTanzania 0.241 per capita 2005
171 TongaTonga 0.24 per capita 2005
172 VanuatuVanuatu 0.235 per capita 2005
173 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.228 per capita 2005
174 SamoaSamoa 0.224 per capita 2005
175 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 0.223 per capita 2005
176 LaosLaos 0.215 per capita 2005
177 KenyaKenya 0.207 per capita 2005
178 CambodiaCambodia 0.197 per capita 2005
179 EritreaEritrea 0.194 per capita 2005
180 RwandaRwanda 0.193 per capita 2005
181 LesothoLesotho 0.187 per capita 2005
182 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.183 per capita 2005
183 MalawiMalawi 0.172 per capita 2005
184 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0.17 per capita 2005
185 NigerNiger 0.168 per capita 2005
186 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.16 per capita 2005
187 NepalNepal 0.158 per capita 2005
188 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.151 per capita 2005
189 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.134 per capita 2005
190 UgandaUganda 0.126 per capita 2005
191 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.122 per capita 2005
192 BhutanBhutan 0.111 per capita 2005
193 BurundiBurundi 0.1 per capita 2005

Citation

People > Urban population > Per capita: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about People > Urban population > Per capita

  • Hong Kong ranked first for urban population > per capita amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Kuwait ranked first for urban population > per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Singapore ranked first for urban population > per capita amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
  • Bermuda ranked first for urban population > per capita amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • Belgium ranked first for urban population > per capita amongst Europe in 2005.
  • Venezuela ranked first for urban population > per capita amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
  • Burundi has ranked last for urban population > per capita since 1993.
  • Iraq ranked first for urban population > per capita amongst Failed states in 2005.
  • Djibouti ranked first for urban population > per capita amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
  • Macau ranked second for urban population > per capita globally in 2005.
  • Russia ranked first for urban population > per capita amongst Former Soviet republics in 2005.
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