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DEFINITION
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that countrys largest metropolitan area.
People Statistics > Population in the largest city > % of urban population (most recent) by country
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Countries
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Amount
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Date
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# 1
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Hong Kong: |
101.4 %
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2005  |
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# 2
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Singapore: |
99.63 %
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2005  |
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# 3
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Kuwait: |
72.62 %
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2005  |
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# 4
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Puerto Rico: |
68.22 %
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2005  |
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# 5
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Haiti: |
64.34 %
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2005  |
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# 6
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Mongolia: |
59.57 %
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2005  |
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# 7
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Lebanon: |
57.38 %
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2005  |
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# 8
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Armenia: |
57.04 %
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2005  |
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# 9
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Togo: |
54.24 %
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2005  |
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# 10
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Paraguay: |
53.84 %
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2005  |
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# 11
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Panama: |
53.14 %
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2005  |
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# 12
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Afghanistan: |
52.74 %
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1985  |
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# 13
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Greece: |
49.3 %
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2005  |
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# 14
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Cambodia: |
49.21 %
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2005  |
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# 15
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Liberia: |
49.04 %
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2005  |
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# 16
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Congo, Republic of the: |
48.71 %
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2005  |
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# 17
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Israel: |
47.49 %
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2005  |
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# 18
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Guinea: |
45.91 %
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2005  |
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= 19
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Costa Rica: |
45.57 %
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2005  |
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= 19
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Somalia: |
45.57 %
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2005  |
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# 21
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Portugal: |
45.43 %
|
2005  |
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# 22
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Georgia: |
44.82 %
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2005  |
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# 23
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Rwanda: |
44.64 %
|
2005  |
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# 24
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Senegal: |
44.51 %
|
2005  |
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# 25
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Côte d'Ivoire: |
43.79 %
|
2005  |
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# 26
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Kyrgyzstan: |
43.33 %
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2005  |
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# 27
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Azerbaijan: |
42.97 %
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2005  |
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# 28
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Libya: |
42.27 %
|
2005  |
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# 29
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Japan: |
41.86 %
|
2005  |
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# 30
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Austria: |
41.59 %
|
2005  |
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# 31
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Ireland: |
41.23 %
|
2005  |
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# 32
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Chile: |
39.81 %
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2005  |
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# 33
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Uruguay: |
39.67 %
|
2005  |
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# 34
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Kenya: |
39.11 %
|
2005  |
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# 35
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Nicaragua: |
38.36 %
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2005  |
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# 36
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Burkina Faso: |
38.27 %
|
2005  |
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# 37
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United Arab Emirates: |
38.25 %
|
2005  |
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# 38
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El Salvador: |
36.87 %
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2005  |
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# 39
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Uganda: |
36.32 %
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2005  |
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# 40
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Niger: |
36.23 %
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2005  |
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# 41
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Chad: |
35.98 %
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2005  |
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# 42
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Argentina: |
35.95 %
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2005  |
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# 43
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Sierra Leone: |
35.54 %
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2005  |
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# 44
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Peru: |
35.39 %
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2005  |
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# 45
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Egypt: |
35.12 %
|
2005  |
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# 46
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Bangladesh: |
34.92 %
|
2005  |
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# 47
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Dominican Republic: |
34.04 %
|
2005  |
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# 48
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Finland: |
34.02 %
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2005  |
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# 49
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Mali: |
33.19 %
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2005  |
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# 50
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
32.74 %
|
2005  |
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# 51
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Angola: |
32.56 %
|
2005  |
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# 52
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New Zealand: |
32.5 %
|
2005  |
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# 53
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Zimbabwe: |
32.43 %
|
2005  |
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# 54
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Madagascar: |
31.79 %
|
2005  |
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# 55
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Thailand: |
31.78 %
|
2005  |
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# 56
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Yemen: |
31.45 %
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2005  |
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# 57
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Iraq: |
30.9 %
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1995  |
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# 58
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Zambia: |
30.85 %
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2005  |
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# 59
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Sudan: |
30.56 %
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2005  |
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# 60
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Tanzania: |
28.85 %
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2005  |
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# 61
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Ecuador: |
28.73 %
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2005  |
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# 62
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Jordan: |
28.69 %
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2005  |
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# 63
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Honduras: |
27.68 %
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2005  |
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# 64
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Burma: |
26.57 %
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2005  |
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# 65
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Serbia and Montenegro: |
26.28 %
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2005  |
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# 66
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Syria: |
26.15 %
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2005  |
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# 67
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Bolivia: |
25.91 %
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2005  |
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# 68
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Cuba: |
25.72 %
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2005  |
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# 69
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Ethiopia: |
25.38 %
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2005  |
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# 70
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Hungary: |
25.32 %
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2005  |
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# 71
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Belarus: |
25.19 %
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2005  |
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# 72
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Mexico: |
24.78 %
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2005  |
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# 73
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Korea, South: |
24.72 %
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2005  |
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# 74
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Korea, North: |
24.19 %
|
2005  |
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# 75
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Australia: |
24.15 %
|
2005  |
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# 76
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Denmark: |
23.47 %
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2005  |
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# 77
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Colombia: |
23.37 %
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2005  |
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# 78
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Vietnam: |
23.08 %
|
2005  |
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# 79
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Uzbekistan: |
22.72 %
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2005  |
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# 80
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Sweden: |
22.48 %
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2005  |
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# 81
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Norway: |
22.42 %
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2005  |
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# 82
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Saudi Arabia: |
22.39 %
|
2005  |
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# 83
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Pakistan: |
21.35 %
|
2005  |
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# 84
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France: |
21.03 %
|
2005  |
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# 85
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Canada: |
20.53 %
|
2005  |
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# 86
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Philippines: |
20.52 %
|
2005  |
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# 87
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Switzerland: |
20.45 %
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2005  |
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# 88
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Bulgaria: |
20.17 %
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2005  |
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# 89
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Turkey: |
20.02 %
|
2005  |
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# 90
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Cameroon: |
19.76 %
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2005  |
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# 91
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Mozambique: |
19.33 %
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2005  |
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# 92
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Nepal: |
19.01 %
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2005  |
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# 93
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Ghana: |
18.75 %
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2005  |
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# 94
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Morocco: |
17.72 %
|
2005  |
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# 95
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Nigeria: |
17.17 %
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2005  |
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# 96
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Spain: |
16.85 %
|
2005  |
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# 97
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Romania: |
16.65 %
|
2005  |
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# 98
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Guatemala: |
16.55 %
|
2005  |
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# 99
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Iran: |
16.02 %
|
2005  |
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# 100
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United Kingdom: |
15.74 %
|
2005  |
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# 101
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Czech Republic: |
15.57 %
|
2005  |
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# 102
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Algeria: |
15.39 %
|
2005  |
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# 103
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Kazakhstan: |
13.32 %
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2005  |
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# 104
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Indonesia: |
12.46 %
|
2005  |
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# 105
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Venezuela: |
11.74 %
|
2005  |
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# 106
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South Africa: |
11.7 %
|
2005  |
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# 107
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Brazil: |
11.68 %
|
2005  |
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# 108
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Russia: |
10.2 %
|
2005  |
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# 109
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Belgium: |
9.94 %
|
2005  |
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# 110
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Netherlands: |
8.76 %
|
2005  |
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# 111
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Italy: |
8.45 %
|
2005  |
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# 112
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Ukraine: |
8.37 %
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2005  |
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# 113
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Malaysia: |
8.24 %
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2005  |
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# 114
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United States: |
7.82 %
|
2005  |
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# 115
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Poland: |
7.09 %
|
2005  |
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# 116
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India: |
5.79 %
|
2005  |
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# 117
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Germany: |
5.46 %
|
2005  |
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# 118
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China: |
2.75 %
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2005  |
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Weighted average: |
31.5 %
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DEFINITION: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that countrys largest metropolitan area.
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