Cold countries Compared by People > Percentage living in rural areas.

DEFINITION: Percentage of people living in rural 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.

SHOW ALL

LESS

CONTENTS

MAP
INTERESTING
Q+A

SHARE TWEET EMBED EXPORT

#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Bhutan	91%	2003
2	Nepal	85%	2003
3	Liechtenstein	78%	2003
4	Tajikistan	75%	2003
5	Kyrgyzstan	66%	2003
6	Bosnia and Herzegovina	56%	2003
7	Slovenia	49%	2003
8	Georgia	48%	2003
9	Romania	45%	2003
10	Kazakhstan	44%	2003
=11	Slovakia	43%	2003
=11	Mongolia	43%	2003
13	Republic of Macedonia	41%	2003
14	Ireland	40%	2003
15	Finland	39%	2003
16	Poland	38%	2003
17	Armenia	36%	2003
18	Hungary	35%	2003
=19	Austria	34%	2003
=19	Latvia	34%	2003
=21	Lithuania	33%	2003
=21	Ukraine	33%	2003
23	Switzerland	32%	2003
24	Estonia	31%	2003
25	Belarus	29%	2003
26	Russia	27%	2003
27	Czech Republic	26%	2003
28	Norway	21%	2003
=29	Canada	20%	2003
=29	United States	20%	2003
31	Sweden	17%	2003
32	Denmark	15%	2003
33	Chile	13%	2003
34	Germany	12%	2003
35	United Kingdom	11%	2003
=36	Luxembourg	8%	2003
=36	Andorra	8%	2003
38	Iceland	7%	2003
39	Belgium	3%	2003

Citation

SHARE TWEET EMBED