Heavily indebted 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.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Malawi	84%	2003
2	Eritrea	80%	2003
3	Sri Lanka	79%	2003
4	Saint Lucia	70%	2003
5	Saint Kitts and Nevis	68%	2003
6	Zimbabwe	65%	2003
=7	Sao Tome and Principe	62%	2003
=7	Antigua and Barbuda	62%	2003
9	Sudan	61%	2003
10	Grenada	59%	2003
11	Egypt	58%	2003
12	Belize	52%	2003
13	Seychelles	50%	2003
=14	Barbados	48%	2003
=14	Jamaica	48%	2003
16	Portugal	45%	2003
17	Cape Verde	44%	2003
18	Morocco	43%	2003
19	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	42%	2003
20	Ireland	40%	2003
21	Greece	39%	2003
=22	Hungary	35%	2003
=22	Japan	35%	2003
=24	Netherlands	34%	2003
=24	Austria	34%	2003
26	Italy	33%	2003
27	Cyprus	31%	2003
28	Dominica	28%	2003
=29	France	24%	2003
=29	Spain	24%	2003
31	Jordan	21%	2003
=32	Canada	20%	2003
=32	United States	20%	2003
34	Lebanon	13%	2003
35	Germany	12%	2003
36	United Kingdom	11%	2003
=37	Israel	8%	2003
=37	Malta	8%	2003
39	Iceland	7%	2003
=40	Puerto Rico	3%	2003
=40	Belgium	3%	2003

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