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People > Urban and rural Stats: compare key data on Netherlands & Switzerland

Definitions

  • Female rural population: Total number of females living in rural areas by country.
  • Female urban population: Total number of females living in urban areas by country.
  • Females living in cities proper: Total number of females living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000.
  • Male rural population: Total number of males living in rural areas by country.
  • Male urban population: Total number of males living in urban areas by country.
  • Male urban population per thousand people: Total number of males living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Males living in cities proper: Total number of males living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000.
  • Males living in cities proper per thousand people: Total number of males living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Males living in urban agglomerations per thousand people: Total number of males living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Population living in cities proper: Each city population by sex, city and city type.
  • Population living in urban agglomerations: Total population living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts.
  • Rural population: Total population living in rural areas by country.
  • Rural population per thousand people: Total population living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Urban population: Total population living in urban areas by country.
  • Urban population per thousand people: Total population living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Females living in cities proper per thousand people: Total number of females living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Females living in urban agglomerations: Total number of females living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts.
  • Females living in urban agglomerations per thousand people: Total number of females living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Male rural population per thousand people: Total number of males living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Female urban population per thousand people: Total number of females living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Population living in urban agglomerations per thousand people: Total population living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Female rural population per thousand people: Total number of females living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Males living in urban agglomerations: Total number of males living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts.
STAT Netherlands Switzerland HISTORY
Female rural population 2.77 million
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Switzerland
1.04 million
Ranked 39th.

Female urban population 5.65 million
Ranked 20th. 90% more than Switzerland
2.97 million
Ranked 30th.

Females living in cities proper 61,658
Ranked 36th.
189,938
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Male rural population 2.77 million
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Switzerland
1.04 million
Ranked 39th.

Male urban population 5.48 million
Ranked 21st. 92% more than Switzerland
2.86 million
Ranked 31st.

Male urban population per thousand people 328.17
Ranked 23th.
361.14
Ranked 14th. 10% more than Netherlands

Males living in cities proper 58,697
Ranked 35th.
184,985.5
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Males living in cities proper per thousand people 3.52
Ranked 38th.
23.38
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Netherlands

Males living in urban agglomerations per thousand people 13.68
Ranked 10th.
74.95
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Netherlands

Population living in cities proper 5.26 million
Ranked 14th. 88% more than Switzerland
2.8 million
Ranked 21st.

Population living in urban agglomerations 469,712
Ranked 7th.
1.2 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Netherlands

Rural population 5.53 million
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Switzerland
2.08 million
Ranked 47th.

Rural population per thousand people 331.34
Ranked 41st. 26% more than Switzerland
262.95
Ranked 52nd.

Urban population 11.12 million
Ranked 25th. 91% more than Switzerland
5.83 million
Ranked 37th.

Urban population per thousand people 666.43
Ranked 31st.
737.05
Ranked 18th. 11% more than Netherlands

Females living in cities proper per thousand people 3.69
Ranked 38th.
24.01
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Netherlands

Females living in urban agglomerations 241,308
Ranked 7th.
603,265
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Netherlands

Females living in urban agglomerations per thousand people 14.46
Ranked 10th.
76.24
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Netherlands

Male rural population per thousand people 165.65
Ranked 32nd. 26% more than Switzerland
131.74
Ranked 45th.

Female urban population per thousand people 338.25
Ranked 30th.
375.91
Ranked 18th. 11% more than Netherlands

Population living in urban agglomerations per thousand people 28.14
Ranked 10th.
151.19
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Netherlands

Female rural population per thousand people 165.69
Ranked 35th. 26% more than Switzerland
131.21
Ranked 45th.

Males living in urban agglomerations 228,404
Ranked 7th.
593,017
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Netherlands

SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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