Percentage living in rural areas. statistics - countries compared

SOURCE
Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. 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

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.

People Statistics > Percentage living in rural areas. (most recent) by country

Rank

Countries

Amount

# 1

Bhutan:

91%

# 2

Burundi:

90%

# 3

Uganda:

88%

# 4

Papua New Guinea:

87%

# 5

Nepal:

85%

= 6

Malawi:

84%

= 6

Ethiopia:

84%

= 6

Solomon Islands:

84%

= 9

Burkina Faso:

82%

= 9

Lesotho:

82%

= 9

Rwanda:

82%

# 12

Cambodia:

81%

# 13

Eritrea:

80%

# 14

Sri Lanka:

79%

= 15

Samoa:

78%

= 15

Liechtenstein:

78%

= 15

Niger:

78%

= 18

Afghanistan:

77%

= 18

Vanuatu:

77%

= 20

Swaziland:

76%

= 20

Bangladesh:

76%

= 22

Tajikistan:

75%

= 22

Chad:

75%

= 24

Gambia, The:

74%

= 24

Yemen:

74%

= 24

Vietnam:

74%

# 27

Madagascar:

73%

# 28

India:

72%

= 29

Burma:

71%

= 29

Maldives:

71%

# 31

Saint Lucia:

70%

= 32

Saint Kitts and Nevis:

68%

= 32

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:

68%

= 32

Namibia:

68%

= 32

Thailand:

68%

= 32

Mali:

68%

# 37

Tonga:

67%

= 38

Guinea-Bissau:

66%

= 38

Pakistan:

66%

= 38

Kyrgyzstan:

66%

= 41

Togo:

65%

= 41

Guinea:

65%

= 41

Zimbabwe:

65%

= 41

Somalia:

65%

= 41

Comoros:

65%

= 41

Tanzania:

65%

= 47

Zambia:

64%

= 47

Angola:

64%

= 47

Mozambique:

64%

= 50

Uzbekistan:

63%

= 50

Haiti:

63%

= 52

Antigua and Barbuda:

62%

= 52

Guyana:

62%

= 52

Sao Tome and Principe:

62%

= 55

Kenya:

61%

= 55

Sierra Leone:

61%

= 55

Sudan:

61%

# 58

Grenada:

59%

# 59

Egypt:

58%

= 60

Mauritius:

57%

= 60

Central African Republic:

57%

= 62

Albania:

56%

= 62

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

56%

= 64

Ghana:

55%

= 64

Benin:

55%

= 64

Turkmenistan:

55%

= 64

Aruba:

55%

= 68

Moldova:

54%

= 68

Guatemala:

54%

= 68

Indonesia:

54%

= 68

Honduras:

54%

= 72

Nigeria:

53%

= 72

Kiribati:

53%

= 72

Liberia:

53%

= 75

Belize:

52%

= 75

Equatorial Guinea:

52%

= 77

Syria:

50%

= 77

Seychelles:

50%

= 77

Azerbaijan:

50%

= 77

Senegal:

50%

= 81

Cameroon:

49%

= 81

Slovenia:

49%

= 83

Barbados:

48%

= 83

Georgia:

48%

= 83

Botswana:

48%

= 83

French Polynesia:

48%

= 83

Fiji:

48%

= 83

Serbia and Montenegro:

48%

= 83

Jamaica:

48%

= 90

Tuvalu:

45%

= 90

Portugal:

45%

= 90

Romania:

45%

= 93

Cape Verde:

44%

= 93

Kazakhstan:

44%

= 95

South Africa:

43%

= 95

Paraguay:

43%

= 95

Mongolia:

43%

= 95

Nicaragua:

43%

= 95

Slovakia:

43%

= 95

Panama:

43%

= 95

Morocco:

43%

# 102

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:

42%

= 103

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:

41%

= 103

Algeria:

41%

= 103

Croatia:

41%

= 103

Dominican Republic:

41%

= 107

Ireland:

40%

= 107

El Salvador:

40%

= 109

Greece:

39%

= 109

Philippines:

39%

= 109

Finland:

39%

= 109

Costa Rica:

39%

= 109

New Caledonia:

39%

= 114

Poland:

38%

= 114

Mauritania:

38%

= 114

Ecuador:

38%

# 117

Bolivia:

37%

= 118

Armenia:

36%

= 118

Malaysia:

36%

= 118

Tunisia:

36%

= 121

Japan:

35%

= 121

Hungary:

35%

= 123

Netherlands:

34%

= 123

Austria:

34%

= 123

Turkey:

34%

= 123

Marshall Islands:

34%

= 123

Latvia:

34%

= 128

Lithuania:

33%

= 128

Italy:

33%

= 128

Iran:

33%

= 128

Iraq:

33%

= 128

Ukraine:

33%

# 133

Switzerland:

32%

= 134

Cyprus:

31%

= 134

Estonia:

31%

= 134

Palau:

31%

= 137

Netherlands Antilles:

30%

= 137

Cook Islands:

30%

= 137

Bulgaria:

30%

# 140

Belarus:

29%

# 141

Dominica:

28%

# 142

Russia:

27%

= 143

Peru:

26%

= 143

Czech Republic:

26%

= 145

French Guiana:

25%

= 145

Mexico:

25%

= 145

Trinidad and Tobago:

25%

= 148

Suriname:

24%

= 148

Cuba:

24%

= 148

Colombia:

24%

= 148

France:

24%

= 148

Spain:

24%

# 153

Oman:

22%

= 154

Norway:

21%

= 154

Jordan:

21%

= 156

United States:

20%

= 156

Korea, South:

20%

= 156

Canada:

20%

= 159

Sweden:

17%

= 159

Brazil:

17%

= 161

Djibouti:

16%

= 161

Gabon:

16%

= 163

Denmark:

15%

= 163

United Arab Emirates:

15%

= 165

New Zealand:

14%

= 165

Libya:

14%

= 167

Chile:

13%

= 167

Lebanon:

13%

= 169

Germany:

12%

= 169

Venezuela:

12%

= 169

Saudi Arabia:

12%

= 172

Bahamas, The:

11%

= 172

San Marino:

11%

= 172

United Kingdom:

11%

= 175

American Samoa:

10%

= 175

Argentina:

10%

= 175

Bahrain:

10%

# 178

Reunion:

= 179

Luxembourg:

= 179

Andorra:

= 179

Israel:

= 179

Qatar:

= 179

Malta:

= 184

Iceland:

= 184

Uruguay:

= 186

Western Sahara:

= 186

Guam:

= 186

Northern Mariana Islands:

= 186

Virgin Islands:

= 190

Kuwait:

= 190

Martinique:

= 192

Belgium:

= 192

Puerto Rico:

Weighted average:

44.0%

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.

SOURCE: Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. 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

People Statistics > Percentage living in rural areas. (most recent) by country

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