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.
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 |
Bhutan: |
91% |
|
| #2 |
Burundi: |
90% |
|
| #3 |
Uganda: |
88% |
|
| #4 |
Papua New Guinea: |
87% |
|
| #5 |
Nepal: |
85% |
|
| #6 |
Malawi: |
84% |
|
| #7 |
Ethiopia: |
84% |
|
| #8 |
Solomon Islands: |
84% |
|
| #9 |
Burkina Faso: |
82% |
|
| #10 |
Lesotho: |
82% |
|
| #11 |
Rwanda: |
82% |
|
| #12 |
Cambodia: |
81% |
|
| #13 |
Eritrea: |
80% |
|
| #14 |
Sri Lanka: |
79% |
|
| #15 |
Samoa: |
78% |
|
| #16 |
Liechtenstein: |
78% |
|
| #17 |
Niger: |
78% |
|
| #18 |
Afghanistan: |
77% |
|
| #19 |
Vanuatu: |
77% |
|
| #20 |
Swaziland: |
76% |
|
| #21 |
Bangladesh: |
76% |
|
| #22 |
Tajikistan: |
75% |
|
| #23 |
Chad: |
75% |
|
| #24 |
Gambia, The: |
74% |
|
| #25 |
Yemen: |
74% |
|
| #26 |
Vietnam: |
74% |
|
| #27 |
Madagascar: |
73% |
|
| #28 |
India: |
72% |
|
| #29 |
Burma: |
71% |
|
| #30 |
Maldives: |
71% |
|
| #31 |
Saint Lucia: |
70% |
|
| #32 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
68% |
|
| #33 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
68% |
|
| #34 |
Namibia: |
68% |
|
| #35 |
Thailand: |
68% |
|
| #36 |
Mali: |
68% |
|
| #37 |
Tonga: |
67% |
|
| #38 |
Guinea-Bissau: |
66% |
|
| #39 |
Pakistan: |
66% |
|
| #40 |
Kyrgyzstan: |
66% |
|
| #41 |
Togo: |
65% |
|
| #42 |
Guinea: |
65% |
|
| #43 |
Zimbabwe: |
65% |
|
| #44 |
Somalia: |
65% |
|
| #45 |
Comoros: |
65% |
|
| #46 |
Tanzania: |
65% |
|
| #47 |
Zambia: |
64% |
|
| #48 |
Angola: |
64% |
|
| #49 |
Mozambique: |
64% |
|
| #50 |
Uzbekistan: |
63% |
|
| #51 |
Haiti: |
63% |
|
| #52 |
Antigua and Barbuda: |
62% |
|
| #53 |
Guyana: |
62% |
|
| #54 |
Sao Tome and Principe: |
62% |
|
| #55 |
Kenya: |
61% |
|
| #56 |
Sierra Leone: |
61% |
|
| #57 |
Sudan: |
61% |
|
| #58 |
Grenada: |
59% |
|
| #59 |
Egypt: |
58% |
|
| #60 |
Mauritius: |
57% |
|
| #61 |
Central African Republic: |
57% |
|
| #62 |
Albania: |
56% |
|
| #63 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
56% |
|
| #64 |
Ghana: |
55% |
|
| #65 |
Benin: |
55% |
|
| #66 |
Turkmenistan: |
55% |
|
| #67 |
Aruba: |
55% |
|
| #68 |
Moldova: |
54% |
|
| #69 |
Guatemala: |
54% |
|
| #70 |
Indonesia: |
54% |
|
| #71 |
Honduras: |
54% |
|
| #72 |
Nigeria: |
53% |
|
| #73 |
Kiribati: |
53% |
|
| #74 |
Liberia: |
53% |
|
| #75 |
Belize: |
52% |
|
| #76 |
Equatorial Guinea: |
52% |
|
| #77 |
Syria: |
50% |
|
| #78 |
Seychelles: |
50% |
|
| #79 |
Azerbaijan: |
50% |
|
| #80 |
Senegal: |
50% |
|
| #81 |
Cameroon: |
49% |
|
| #82 |
Slovenia: |
49% |
|
| #83 |
Barbados: |
48% |
|
| #84 |
Georgia: |
48% |
|
| #85 |
Botswana: |
48% |
|
| #86 |
French Polynesia: |
48% |
|
| #87 |
Fiji: |
48% |
|
| #88 |
Serbia and Montenegro: |
48% |
|
| #89 |
Jamaica: |
48% |
|
| #90 |
Tuvalu: |
45% |
|
| #91 |
Portugal: |
45% |
|
| #92 |
Romania: |
45% |
|
| #93 |
Cape Verde: |
44% |
|
| #94 |
Kazakhstan: |
44% |
|
| #95 |
South Africa: |
43% |
|
| #96 |
Paraguay: |
43% |
|
| #97 |
Mongolia: |
43% |
|
| #98 |
Nicaragua: |
43% |
|
| #99 |
Slovakia: |
43% |
|
| #100 |
Panama: |
43% |
|
| #101 |
Morocco: |
43% |
|
| #102 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
42% |
|
| #103 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
41% |
|
| #104 |
Algeria: |
41% |
|
| #105 |
Croatia: |
41% |
|
| #106 |
Dominican Republic: |
41% |
|
| #107 |
Ireland: |
40% |
|
| #108 |
El Salvador: |
40% |
|
| #109 |
Greece: |
39% |
|
| #110 |
Philippines: |
39% |
|
| #111 |
Finland: |
39% |
|
| #112 |
Costa Rica: |
39% |
|
| #113 |
New Caledonia: |
39% |
|
| #114 |
Poland: |
38% |
|
| #115 |
Mauritania: |
38% |
|
| #116 |
Ecuador: |
38% |
|
| #117 |
Bolivia: |
37% |
|
| #118 |
Armenia: |
36% |
|
| #119 |
Malaysia: |
36% |
|
| #120 |
Tunisia: |
36% |
|
| #121 |
Japan: |
35% |
|
| #122 |
Hungary: |
35% |
|
| #123 |
Netherlands: |
34% |
|
| #124 |
Austria: |
34% |
|
| #125 |
Turkey: |
34% |
|
| #126 |
Marshall Islands: |
34% |
|
| #127 |
Latvia: |
34% |
|
| #128 |
Lithuania: |
33% |
|
| #129 |
Italy: |
33% |
|
| #130 |
Iran: |
33% |
|
| #131 |
Iraq: |
33% |
|
| #132 |
Ukraine: |
33% |
|
| #133 |
Switzerland: |
32% |
|
| #134 |
Cyprus: |
31% |
|
| #135 |
Estonia: |
31% |
|
| #136 |
Palau: |
31% |
|
| #137 |
Netherlands Antilles: |
30% |
|
| #138 |
Cook Islands: |
30% |
|
| #139 |
Bulgaria: |
30% |
|
| #140 |
Belarus: |
29% |
|
| #141 |
Dominica: |
28% |
|
| #142 |
Russia: |
27% |
|
| #143 |
Peru: |
26% |
|
| #144 |
Czech Republic: |
26% |
|
| #145 |
French Guiana: |
25% |
|
| #146 |
Mexico: |
25% |
|
| #147 |
Trinidad and Tobago: |
25% |
|
| #148 |
Suriname: |
24% |
|
| #149 |
Cuba: |
24% |
|
| #150 |
Colombia: |
24% |
|
| #151 |
France: |
24% |
|
| #152 |
Spain: |
24% |
|
| #153 |
Oman: |
22% |
|
| #154 |
Norway: |
21% |
|
| #155 |
Jordan: |
21% |
|
| #156 |
United States: |
20% |
|
| #157 |
Korea, South: |
20% |
|
| #158 |
Canada: |
20% |
|
| #159 |
Sweden: |
17% |
|
| #160 |
Brazil: |
17% |
|
| #161 |
Djibouti: |
16% |
|
| #162 |
Gabon: |
16% |
|
| #163 |
Denmark: |
15% |
|
| #164 |
United Arab Emirates: |
15% |
|
| #165 |
New Zealand: |
14% |
|
| #166 |
Libya: |
14% |
|
| #167 |
Chile: |
13% |
|
| #168 |
Lebanon: |
13% |
|
| #169 |
Germany: |
12% |
|
| #170 |
Venezuela: |
12% |
|
| #171 |
Saudi Arabia: |
12% |
|
| #172 |
Bahamas, The: |
11% |
|
| #173 |
San Marino: |
11% |
|
| #174 |
United Kingdom: |
11% |
|
| #175 |
American Samoa: |
10% |
|
| #176 |
Argentina: |
10% |
|
| #177 |
Bahrain: |
10% |
|
| #178 |
Reunion: |
