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People > Urbanization: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies. 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
GRAPH
=1 MonacoMonaco 100 2002
=1 NauruNauru 100 2002
=1 GibraltarGibraltar 100 2002
=1 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 100 2002
=1 BermudaBermuda 100 2002
=1 SingaporeSingapore 100 2002
7 BelgiumBelgium 97 2002
=8 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 96 2002
=8 KuwaitKuwait 96 2002
10 MartiniqueMartinique 95 2002
=11 BahrainBahrain 93 2002
=11 QatarQatar 93 2002
=11 IcelandIceland 93 2002
=14 LuxembourgLuxembourg 92 2002
=14 AndorraAndorra 92 2002
=14 IsraelIsrael 92 2002
=14 UruguayUruguay 92 2002
=18 AustraliaAustralia 91 2002
=18 MaltaMalta 91 2002
=20 NetherlandsNetherlands 90 2002
=20 LebanonLebanon 90 2002
=20 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 90 2002
=20 San MarinoSan Marino 90 2002
24 The BahamasThe Bahamas 89 2002
=25 LibyaLibya 88 2002
=25 ArgentinaArgentina 88 2002
=25 GermanyGermany 88 2002
=28 VenezuelaVenezuela 87 2002
=28 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 87 2002
=28 United Arab EmiratesUAE 87 2002
=31 New ZealandNew Zealand 86 2002
=31 ChileChile 86 2002
33 DenmarkDenmark 85 2002
34 DjiboutiDjibouti 84 2002
=35 South KoreaSouth Korea 83 2002
=35 SwedenSweden 83 2002
=37 GabonGabon 82 2002
=37 BrazilBrazil 82 2002
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 79.43 2002
=39 CanadaCanada 79 2002
=39 JordanJordan 79 2002
=39 JapanJapan 79 2002
=42 SpainSpain 78 2002
=42 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 78 2002
=44 OmanOman 77 2002
=44 United StatesUnited States 77 2002
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 76.74 2002
=46 FranceFrance 76 2002
=46 CubaCuba 76 2002
=46 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 76 2002
=49 NorwayNorway 75 2002
=49 ColombiaColombia 75 2002
=49 SurinameSuriname 75 2002
=49 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 75 2002
=49 MexicoMexico 75 2002
=49 French GuianaFrench Guiana 75 2002
=49 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 75 2002
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 73.45 2002
=56 PeruPeru 73 2002
=56 RussiaRussia 73 2002
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 73 2002
58 ReunionReunion 72 2002
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 72 2002
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 71.64 2002
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 71.59 2002
59 DominicaDominica 71 2002
=60 CyprusCyprus 70 2002
=60 BelarusBelarus 70 2002
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 69.22 2002
=62 PalauPalau 69 2002
=62 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 69 2002
=62 EstoniaEstonia 69 2002
=62 LithuaniaLithuania 69 2002
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 68.33 2002
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 68.11 2002
66 UkraineUkraine 68 2002
=67 ItalyItaly 67 2002
=67 ArmeniaArmenia 67 2002
=67 BulgariaBulgaria 67 2002
=67 AustriaAustria 67 2002
=67 IraqIraq 67 2002
=67 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 67 2002
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 66.95 2002
=73 TurkeyTurkey 66 2002
=73 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 66 2002
=73 PortugalPortugal 66 2002
=73 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 66 2002
=73 TunisiaTunisia 66 2002
=78 HungaryHungary 65 2002
=78 IranIran 65 2002
=78 SeychellesSeychelles 65 2002
81 Cape VerdeCape Verde 64 2002
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 63.49 2002
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 63.49 2002
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 63.45 2002
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 63.03 2002
=82 EcuadorEcuador 63 2002
=82 BoliviaBolivia 63 2002
=82 PolandPoland 63 2002
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 62.24 2002
85 El SalvadorEl Salvador 62 2002
86 North KoreaNorth Korea 61 2002
=87 Costa RicaCosta Rica 60 2002
=87 GreeceGreece 60 2002
=87 LatviaLatvia 60 2002
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 59.06 2002
=90 FinlandFinland 59 2002
=90 IrelandIreland 59 2002
=90 PhilippinesPhilippines 59 2002
=90 MauritaniaMauritania 59 2002
=90 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 59 2002
=90 Cook IslandsCook Islands 59 2002
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 58.93 2002
=96 SlovakiaSlovakia 58 2002
=96 MalaysiaMalaysia 58 2002
=96 South AfricaSouth Africa 58 2002
=96 AlgeriaAlgeria 58 2002
=96 CroatiaCroatia 58 2002
=101 PanamaPanama 57 2002
=101 GeorgiaGeorgia 57 2002
=101 ParaguayParaguay 57 2002
=101 JamaicaJamaica 57 2002
=101 MongoliaMongolia 57 2002
=101 NicaraguaNicaragua 57 2002
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 56.35 2002
=107 MoroccoMorocco 56 2002
=107 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 56 2002
=107 KazakhstanKazakhstan 56 2002
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 55.07 2002
110 RomaniaRomania 55 2002
111 HondurasHonduras 54 2002
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 53.86 2002
=112 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 53 2002
=112 TuvaluTuvalu 53 2002
=112 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 53 2002
=112 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 53 2002
=116 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 52 2002
=116 SyriaSyria 52 2002
=116 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 52 2002
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 51.47 2002
=119 BarbadosBarbados 51 2002
=119 ArubaAruba 51 2002
=121 CameroonCameroon 50 2002
=121 FijiFiji 50 2002
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 49.44 2002
=123 BotswanaBotswana 49 2002
=123 SloveniaSlovenia 49 2002
=123 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 49 2002
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 48.82 2002
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 48.31 2002
=126 BelizeBelize 48 2002
=126 SenegalSenegal 48 2002
=126 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 48 2002
129 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 47 2002
130 LiberiaLiberia 46 2002
=131 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 45 2002
=131 NigeriaNigeria 45 2002
133 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 44 2002
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 43.68 2002
=134 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 43 2002
=134 AlbaniaAlbania 43 2002
=134 BeninBenin 43 2002
=134 EgyptEgypt 43 2002
=138 IndonesiaIndonesia 42 2002
=138 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 42 2002
=138 MauritiusMauritius 42 2002
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 41.83 2002
141 MoldovaMoldova 41 2002
=142 GuatemalaGuatemala 40 2002
=142 GuamGuam 40 2002
=142 ZambiaZambia 40 2002
145 KiribatiKiribati 39 2002
=146 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 38 2002
=146 GrenadaGrenada 38 2002
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 37.17 2002
=148 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 37 2002
=148 UzbekistanUzbekistan 37 2002
=148 SudanSudan 37 2002
=148 ChinaChina 37 2002
=148 HaitiHaiti 37 2002
=148 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 37 2002
=154 ZimbabweZimbabwe 36 2002
=154 GhanaGhana 36 2002
=154 GuyanaGuyana 36 2002
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 35.4 2002
157 AngolaAngola 35 2002
=158 KenyaKenya 34 2002
=158 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 34 2002
=158 TogoTogo 34 2002
=158 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 34 2002
=158 ComorosComoros 34 2002
=163 TanzaniaTanzania 33 2002
=163 PakistanPakistan 33 2002
=163 TongaTonga 33 2002
=163 MozambiqueMozambique 33 2002
167 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 32 2002
=168 The GambiaThe Gambia 31 2002
=168 MaliMali 31 2002
=168 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 31 2002
=168 NamibiaNamibia 31 2002
172 MadagascarMadagascar 30 2002
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 29.15 2002
173 LesothoLesotho 29 2002
=174 TajikistanTajikistan 28 2002
=174 GuineaGuinea 28 2002
=174 MaldivesMaldives 28 2002
=174 IndiaIndia 28 2002
=174 SomaliaSomalia 28 2002
=174 BurmaBurma 28 2002
180 SwazilandSwaziland 27 2002
181 BangladeshBangladesh 26 2002
=182 YemenYemen 25 2002
=182 VietnamVietnam 25 2002
184 ChadChad 24 2002
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 23.2 2002
185 Sri LankaSri Lanka 23 2002
=186 AfghanistanAfghanistan 22 2002
=186 VanuatuVanuatu 22 2002
=186 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 22 2002
=186 SamoaSamoa 22 2002
190 NigerNiger 21 2002
=191 ThailandThailand 20 2002
=191 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 20 2002
=191 LaosLaos 20 2002
194 EritreaEritrea 19 2002
=195 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 18 2002
=195 CambodiaCambodia 18 2002
197 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 17 2002
198 EthiopiaEthiopia 16 2002
=199 MalawiMalawi 15 2002
=199 UgandaUganda 15 2002
201 NepalNepal 12 2002
202 BurundiBurundi 9 2002
203 BhutanBhutan 7 2002
204 RwandaRwanda 6 2002

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Agriculture

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Background

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TOP STATS: Overview, National tree, Full name and 21 more

Conflict

TOP STATS: Terrorism > Global Terrorism Index, Civil war and unrest > Arab Spring death toll, War > World War I > Total deaths and 29 more

Cost of living

TOP STATS: Average monthly disposable salary > After tax, Local purchasing power, Prices at markets > Cigarettes > Pack of Marlboro and 52 more

Crime

No explanation needed for this section. Murders. Guns. Jails. Crimes. Judges. We have all of that and more out here. Actually we go deeper than your routine crime beat sections. How many adults were prosecuted? What percentage were convicted? How many were women? What is the death penalty rate in different countries? How safe do the citizens perceive they are? Do they trust the police? Will they report a crime? You'll find surprising answers here.

TOP STATS: Violent crime > Murder rate, Violent crime > Murder rate per million people, Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate and 183 more

Culture

TOP STATS: Happy Planet Index, Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts, Food and drink > Beer consumption and 67 more

Disasters

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Economy

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Education

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TOP STATS: Children out of school, primary, Pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Compulsary education duration and 908 more

Energy

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Environment

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Geography

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Government

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Health

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Industry

Lists all industry related stats like production of cars, buses trucks, LCVs, different industries like biotech firms and so on.

TOP STATS: Manufacturing output, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ and 94 more

Labor

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Language

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Lifestyle

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Media

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Military

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People

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Religion

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Terrorism

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Transport

Here you can find the numbers on the different modes of transportation. How many cars does a country have? Airports? What is the lenght of its highways? What proportion is paved? What about runways, heliports and ports? Lets not leave out waterways or the merchant navy. We have them all here.

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Travel

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Weather

TOP STATS: Temperature > Highest temperature ever recorded, Precipitation, Precipitation per capita and 4 more

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COUNTRIES COVERED
Rate of urbanization 230
Urban population 230

Interesting observations about People > Urbanization

  • Monaco ranked first for urbanization amongst Christian countries in 2002.
  • Guadeloupe ranked first for urbanization amongst Hot countries in 2002.
  • Singapore ranked first for urbanization amongst Former British colonies in 2002.
  • Kuwait ranked first for urbanization amongst Muslim countries in 2002.
  • Belgium ranked first for urbanization amongst Cold countries in 2002.
  • Argentina ranked first for urbanization amongst Emerging markets in 2002.
  • Luxembourg ranked first for urbanization amongst Catholic countries in 2002.
  • Iraq ranked first for urbanization amongst Failed states in 2002.
  • Djibouti ranked first for urbanization amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2002.
  • Russia ranked first for urbanization amongst Former Soviet republics in 2002.
  • Saudi Arabia ranked first for urbanization amongst Religious countries in 2002.

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Does urbanization bring about better governance?
Governance has more to do with the development of <a href=/graph/eco_pub_ins_ind&int=-1>public institutions and accountability</a> within a country than urbanization per se. Urbanization may necessarily involve construction of public infrastructure for housing, electricity, water supply and transportation, but better governance comes about with improved <a href=/graph/eco_pub_ins_ind&int=-1>education levels</a>, information flow, an effective legal system and other factors that would enhance and enforce accountability.

Posted on 24 Jan 2005

Suchita Vemuri, Staff Writer

Suchita Vemuri, Staff Writer

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Most nations with a high rate of urbanization are countries with limited habitable lands, many of them islands or small states, others with large uninhabitable desert areas.
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Countries with a high rate of urbanization generally have a very high rate of <a href=/graph/eco_gdp_com_by_sec_ind>industrialization</a>. Poorer countries also show high rates of internal migration from rural to urban areas and uneven economic growth within the country.

Posted on 24 Jan 2005

Suchita Vemuri, Staff Writer

Suchita Vemuri, Staff Writer

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I think for the statistics to be real , consideration of the area of the country should be made . Fertile lands are abundant in deveoloping countries, mostly in rural areas but still no tangible balance is featured in terms of immigration .
Can we speak of a new phenomenon such as ruralization of urban areas in developing countries ?

Posted on 03 Feb 2011

BAKRI JOURARA

BAKRI JOURARA

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Except urbanization is deliberate and focus, it may not result in positive development. There is the need for infrastructural development to move with urbanization

Posted on 23 Sep 2010

Dr Oyewole Charles I

Dr Oyewole Charles I

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As our rural areas become urbanized, competition for land increases; with land developers and government preferring estate development and infrastructures, to agricultural holdings; to the detriment of a nation that is already struggling with food insecurity. Except individual African government, with particular reference to Nigeria, attempt a deliberate incorporation of urban agriculture into our cities, we may soon be faced with acute food shortage, or high food price as demands out weigh supply. While preaching urbanization, there is the need to understand its implication on agricultural development; noting that over 65% of the population depends on agriculture for survival.

Posted on 29 Jul 2009

Dr Oyewole Charles Iledun

Dr Oyewole Charles Iledun

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Hey - Use the green box on top of the page to get correlations.

Posted on 25 Nov 2004

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