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DEFINITION
Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations.
People Statistics > Urban population (2001) by country
Showing values for 2001.
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| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
|
Date
|
|
# 1
|
China: |
467,023,300
|
2001  |
|
|
Chinese People
|
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# 2
|
India: |
288,060,100
|
2001  |
|
|
Indian People
|
|
# 3
|
United States: |
226,656,600
|
2001  |
|
|
American People
|
|
# 4
|
Brazil: |
144,276,400
|
2001  |
|
|
Brazilian People
|
|
# 5
|
Russia: |
107,010,200
|
2001  |
|
|
Russian People
|
|
# 6
|
Indonesia: |
90,335,890
|
2001  |
|
|
Indonesian People
|
|
# 7
|
Japan: |
83,053,730
|
2001  |
|
|
Japanese People
|
|
# 8
|
Mexico: |
74,205,970
|
2001  |
|
|
Mexican People
|
|
# 9
|
Germany: |
61,848,550
|
2001  |
|
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German People
|
|
# 10
|
Nigeria: |
53,876,680
|
2001  |
|
|
Nigerian People
|
|
# 11
|
United Kingdom: |
53,228,920
|
2001  |
|
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British People
|
|
# 12
|
Pakistan: |
47,329,220
|
2001  |
|
|
Pakistani People
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# 13
|
Philippines: |
45,832,670
|
2001  |
|
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Philippine People
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# 14
|
France: |
44,974,390
|
2001  |
|
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French People
|
|
# 15
|
Turkey: |
44,694,610
|
2001  |
|
|
Turkish People
|
|
# 16
|
Iran: |
41,775,430
|
2001  |
|
|
Iranian People
|
|
# 17
|
Italy: |
38,336,620
|
2001  |
|
|
Italian People
|
|
# 18
|
Korea, South: |
37,807,050
|
2001  |
|
|
Korean People
|
|
# 19
|
Argentina: |
33,315,860
|
2001  |
|
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Argentine People
|
|
# 20
|
Ukraine: |
32,735,030
|
2001  |
|
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Ukrainian People
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# 21
|
Spain: |
31,102,280
|
2001  |
|
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Spanish People
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|
# 22
|
Bangladesh: |
30,998,600
|
2001  |
|
|
Bangladeshi People
|
|
# 23
|
Colombia: |
30,620,770
|
2001  |
|
|
Colombian People
|
|
# 24
|
Egypt: |
29,189,580
|
2001  |
|
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Egyptian People
|
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# 25
|
South Africa: |
25,713,370
|
2001  |
|
|
South African People
|
|
# 26
|
Canada: |
24,722,540
|
2001  |
|
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Canadian People
|
|
# 27
|
Poland: |
23,631,470
|
2001  |
|
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Polish People
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|
# 28
|
Venezuela: |
22,674,830
|
2001  |
|
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Venezuelan People
|
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# 29
|
Vietnam: |
19,650,650
|
2001  |
|
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Vietnamese People
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# 30
|
Thailand: |
19,436,100
|
2001  |
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Thai People
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# 31
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Peru: |
18,926,910
|
2001  |
|
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Peruvian People
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|
# 32
|
Algeria: |
18,703,090
|
2001  |
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Algerian People
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# 33
|
Iraq: |
17,449,850
|
2001  |
|
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Iraqi People
|
|
# 34
|
Australia: |
16,966,960
|
2001  |
|
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Australian People
|
|
# 35
|
Saudi Arabia: |
16,906,610
|
2001  |
|
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Saudi People
|
|
# 36
|
Morocco: |
15,718,860
|
2001  |
|
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Moroccan People
|
|
# 37
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
15,525,820
|
2001  |
|
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Congolese People
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# 38
|
Malaysia: |
14,776,460
|
2001  |
|
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Malaysian People
|
|
# 39
|
Burma: |
13,780,660
|
2001  |
|
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Burmese People
|
|
# 40
|
Chile: |
13,450,280
|
2001  |
|
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Chilean People
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|
# 41
|
Korea, North: |
13,312,250
|
2001  |
|
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Korean People
|
|
# 42
|
Sudan: |
12,433,710
|
2001  |
|
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Sudanese People
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# 43
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Netherlands: |
12,432,510
|
2001  |
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Dutch People
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# 44
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Romania: |
12,044,230
|
2001  |
|
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Romanian People
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# 45
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Belgium: |
9,990,734
|
2001  |
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Belgian People
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# 46
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Ethiopia: |
9,945,632
|
2001  |
|
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Ethiopian People
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# 47
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Uzbekistan: |
9,282,731
|
2001  |
|
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Uzbekistani People
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# 48
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Ghana: |
9,090,355
|
2001  |
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Ghanaian People
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# 49
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Syria: |
8,656,834
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2001  |
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Syrian People
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# 50
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Cuba: |
8,435,715
|
2001  |
|
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Cuban People
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|
# 51
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Kazakhstan: |
8,394,967
|
2001  |
|
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Kazakhstani People
|
|
# 52
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Tanzania: |
8,048,289
|
2001  |
|
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Tanzanian People
|
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# 53
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Cameroon: |
7,717,953
|
2001  |
|
|
Cameroonian People
|
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# 54
|
Ecuador: |
7,591,233
|
2001  |
|
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Ecuadorian People
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# 55
|
Czech Republic: |
7,555,536
|
2001  |
|
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Czech People
|
|
# 56
|
Sweden: |
7,474,518
|
2001  |
|
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Swedish People
|
|
# 57
|
Côte d'Ivoire: |
7,400,145
|
2001  |
|
|
Ivoirian People
|
|
# 58
|
Angola: |
7,201,235
|
2001  |
|
|
Angolan People
|
|
# 59
|
Belarus: |
7,023,051
|
2001  |
|
|
Belarusian People
|
|
# 60
|
Hong Kong: |
6,724,900
|
2001  |
|
|
Hong Kong People
|
|
# 61
|
Hungary: |
6,615,812
|
2001  |
|
|
Hungarian People
|
|
# 62
|
Greece: |
6,442,951
|
2001  |
|
|
Greek People
|
|
# 63
|
Kenya: |
6,241,431
|
2001  |
|
|
Kenyan People
|
|
# 64
|
Tunisia: |
6,169,822
|
2001  |
|
|
Tunisian People
|
|
# 65
|
Israel: |
5,887,822
|
2001  |
|
|
Israeli People
|
|
# 66
|
Mozambique: |
5,755,973
|
2001  |
|
|
Mozambican People
|
|
# 67
|
Portugal: |
5,665,232
|
2001  |
|
|
Portuguese People
|
|
# 68
|
Bulgaria: |
5,467,392
|
2001  |
|
|
Bulgarian People
|
|
# 69
|
Afghanistan: |
5,345,286
|
2001  |
|
|
Afghan People
|
|
# 70
|
Switzerland: |
5,315,355
|
2001  |
|
|
Swiss People
|
|
# 71
|
Dominican Republic: |
5,308,219
|
2001  |
|
|
Dominican People
|
|
# 72
|
Austria: |
5,295,522
|
2001  |
|
|
Austrian People
|
|
# 73
|
Bolivia: |
5,286,477
|
2001  |
|
|
Bolivian People
|
|
# 74
|
Guatemala: |
5,204,529
|
2001  |
|
|
Guatemalan People
|
|
# 75
|
Yemen: |
4,770,847
|
2001  |
|
|
Yemeni People
|
|
# 76
|
Denmark: |
4,562,530
|
2001  |
|
|
Danish People
|
|
# 77
|
Libya: |
4,515,484
|
2001  |
|
|
Libyan People
|
|
# 78
|
Madagascar: |
4,360,116
|
2001  |
|
|
Malagasy People
|
|
# 79
|
Zimbabwe: |
4,345,178
|
2001  |
|
|
Zimbabwean People
|
|
# 80
|
Senegal: |
4,323,918
|
2001  |
|
|
Senegalese People
|
|
# 81
|
Serbia and Montenegro: |
4,201,822
|
2001  |
|
|
Serbian People
|
|
# 82
|
Azerbaijan: |
4,138,306
|
2001  |
|
|
Azerbaijani People
|
|
# 83
|
Singapore: |
4,131,200
|
2001  |
|
|
Singapore People
|
|
# 84
|
Jordan: |
4,021,229
|
2001  |
|
|
Jordanian People
|
|
# 85
|
Zambia: |
3,799,819
|
2001  |
|
|
Zambian People
|
|
# 86
|
El Salvador: |
3,756,959
|
2001  |
|
|
Salvadoran People
|
|
# 87
|
Puerto Rico: |
3,654,909
|
2001  |
|
|
Puerto Rican People
|
|
# 88
|
Nepal: |
3,466,550
|
2001  |
|
|
Nepalese People
|
|
# 89
|
Norway: |
3,446,127
|
2001  |
|
|
Norwegian People
|
|
# 90
|
Mali: |
3,408,624
|
2001  |
|
|
Malian People
|
|
# 91
|
New Zealand: |
3,329,469
|
2001  |
|
|
New Zealand People
|
|
# 92
|
Finland: |
3,169,865
|
2001  |
|
|
Finnish People
|
|
# 93
|
Uruguay: |
3,078,202
|
2001  |
|
|
Uruguayan People
|
|
# 94
|
Uganda: |
3,063,529
|
2001  |
|
|
Ugandan People
|
|
# 95
|
Paraguay: |
3,052,320
|
2001  |
|
|
Paraguayan People
|
|
# 96
|
Slovakia: |
3,027,245
|
2001  |
|
|
Slovak People
|
|
# 97
|
Lebanon: |
2,957,000
|
2001  |
|
|
Lebanese People
|
|
# 98
|
Honduras: |
2,949,997
|
2001  |
|
|
Honduran People
|
|
# 99
|
Haiti: |
2,918,506
|
2001  |
|
|
Haitian People
|
|
# 100
|
Sri Lanka: |
2,918,446
|
2001  |
|
|
Sri Lankan People
|
|
# 101
|
Benin: |
2,876,625
|
2001  |
|
|
Beninese People
|
|
# 102
|
Nicaragua: |
2,873,093
|
2001  |
|
|
Nicaraguan People
|
|
# 103
|
Guinea: |
2,705,670
|
2001  |
|
|
Guinean People
|
|
# 104
|
United Arab Emirates: |
2,694,829
|
2001  |
|
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Emirati People
|
|
# 105
|
Croatia: |
2,477,078
|
2001  |
|
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Croatian People
|
|
# 106
|
Georgia: |
2,454,333
|
2001  |
|
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Georgian People
|
|
# 107
|
Somalia: |
2,434,449
|
2001  |
|
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Somali People
|
|
# 108
|
Costa Rica: |
2,390,195
|
2001  |
|
|
Costa Rican People
|
|
# 109
|
Lithuania: |
2,329,683
|
2001  |
|
|
Lithuanian People
|
|
# 110
|
Ireland: |
2,295,898
|
2001  |
|
|
Irish People
|
|
# 111
|
Cambodia: |
2,271,021
|
2001  |
|
|
Cambodian People
|
|
# 112
|
Kuwait: |
2,234,505
|
2001  |
|
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Kuwaiti People
|
|
# 113
|
Congo, Republic of the: |
2,081,378
|
2001  |
|
|
Congolese People
|
|
# 114
|
Turkmenistan: |
2,068,571
|
2001  |
|
|
Turkmen People
|
|
# 115
|
Togo: |
2,061,633
|
2001  |
|
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Togolese People
|
|
# 116
|
Chad: |
2,022,535
|
2001  |
|
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Chadian People
|
|
# 117
|
Panama: |
2,008,299
|
2001  |
|
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Panamanian People
|
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# 118
|
Niger: |
1,989,930
|
2001  |
|
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Nigerien People
|
|
# 119
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Armenia: |
1,989,007
|
2001  |
|
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Armenian People
|
|
# 120
|
Moldova: |
1,969,030
|
2001  |
|
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Moldovan People
|
|
# 121
|
Burkina Faso: |
1,963,327
|
2001  |
|
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Burkinabe People
|
|
# 122
|
Malawi: |
1,830,701
|
2001  |
|
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Malawian People
|
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# 123
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Oman: |
1,769,057
|
2001  |
|
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Omani People
|
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# 124
|
Sierra Leone: |
1,767,231
|
2001  |
|
|
Sierra Leonean People
|
|
# 125
|
Kyrgyzstan: |
1,757,963
|
2001  |
|
|
Kyrgyzstani People
|
|
# 126
|
Liberia: |
1,740,319
|
2001  |
|
|
Liberian People
|
|
# 127
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
1,704,460
|
2001  |
|
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Herzegovinian People
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# 128
|
Latvia: |
1,605,064
|
2001  |
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Latvian People
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# 129
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Tajikistan: |
1,597,883
|
2001  |
|
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Tajikistani People
|
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# 130
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Central African Republic: |
1,445,052
|
2001  |
|
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Central African People
|
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# 131
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Mongolia: |
1,370,974
|
2001  |
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Mongolian People
|
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# 132
|
Jamaica: |
1,356,053
|
2001  |
|
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Jamaican People
|
|
# 133
|
Macedonia, Republic of: |
1,324,586
|
2001  |
|
|
Macedonian People
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# 134
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Albania: |
1,303,819
|
2001  |
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Albanian People
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# 135
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Rwanda: |
1,249,069
|
2001  |
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Rwandan People
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# 136
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Mauritania: |
1,091,818
|
2001  |
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Mauritanian People
|
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# 137
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Gabon: |
1,048,090
|
2001  |
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Gabonese People
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# 138
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Laos: |
1,039,668
|
2001  |
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Lao People
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# 139
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Slovenia: |
1,012,733
|
2001  |
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Slovenian People
|
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# 140
|
Botswana: |
954,114
|
2001  |
|
|
Motswana -Batswana People
|
|
# 141
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Estonia: |
945,865.2
|
2001  |
|
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Estonian People
|
|
# 142
|
Papua New Guinea: |
717,506.3
|
2001  |
|
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Papua New Guinean People
|
|
# 143
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Gambia, The: |
679,131.5
|
2001  |
|
|
Gambian People
|
|
# 144
|
Eritrea: |
671,653.3
|
2001  |
|
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Eritrean People
|
|
# 145
|
Bahrain: |
650,525.6
|
2001  |
|
|
Bahraini People
|
|
# 146
|
Namibia: |
635,718.6
|
2001  |
|
|
Namibian People
|
|
# 147
|
Djibouti: |
614,792.8
|
2001  |
|
|
Djiboutian People
|
|
# 148
|
Qatar: |
610,339.9
|
2001  |
|
|
Qatari People
|
|
# 149
|
Burundi: |
589,038.8
|
2001  |
|
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Burundian People
|
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# 150
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Mauritius: |
511,629.3
|
2001  |
|
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Mauritian People
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# 151
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Cyprus: |
482,211.1
|
2001  |
|
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Cypriot People
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# 152
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Macau: |
447,726
|
2001  |
|
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Chinese People
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# 153
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Guinea-Bissau: |
417,353.9
|
2001  |
|
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Guinean People
|
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# 154
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Fiji: |
399,504.1
|
2001  |
|
|
Fijian People
|
|
# 155
|
Malta: |
368,555.4
|
2001  |
|
|
Maltese People
|
|
# 156
|
Luxembourg: |
367,422
|
2001  |
|
|
Luxembourg People
|
|
# 157
|
Lesotho: |
322,892.6
|
2001  |
|
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Basotho People
|
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# 158
|
Suriname: |
317,002.3
|
2001  |
|
|
Surinamese People
|
|
# 159
|
Bahamas, The: |
272,522.7
|
2001  |
|
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Bahamian People
|
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# 160
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Iceland: |
263,340
|
2001  |
|
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Icelandic People
|
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# 161
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Swaziland: |
250,539.7
|
2001  |
|
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Swazi People
|
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# 162
|
Cape Verde: |
249,949.1
|
2001  |
|
|
Cape Verdean People
|
|
# 163
|
Brunei: |
244,380.6
|
2001  |
|
|
Bruneian People
|
|
# 164
|
Guyana: |
212,677.6
|
2001  |
|
|
Guyanese People
|
|
# 165
|
East Timor: |
196,047.2
|
2001  |
|
|
Timorese People
|
|
# 166
|
Comoros: |
190,059.6
|
2001  |
|
|
Comoran People
|
|
# 167
|
Equatorial Guinea: |
178,365.1
|
2001  |
|
|
Equatorial Guinean People
|
|
# 168
|
Guam: |
147,460.3
|
2001  |
|
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Guamanian People
|
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# 169
|
Trinidad and Tobago: |
142,817.3
|
2001  |
|
|
Tobagonian People
|
|
# 170
|
New Caledonia: |
135,299.5
|
2001  |
|
|
New Caledonian People
|
|
# 171
|
Barbados: |
134,634.8
|
2001  |
|
|
Barbadian People
|
|
# 172
|
French Polynesia: |
125,570.3
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2001  |
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French Polynesian People
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# 173
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Belize: |
123,040.9
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2001  |
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Belizean People
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# 174
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Netherlands Antilles: |
122,196
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2001  |
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Dutch Antillean People
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# 175
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Virgin Islands: |
101,049.6
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2001  |
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Virgin Islander People
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# 176
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Maldives: |
83,178.15
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2001  |
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Maldivian People
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# 177
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São Tomé and Príncipe: |
77,522.24
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2001  |
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Sao Tomean People
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# 178
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Solomon Islands: |
68,679.71
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2001  |
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Solomon Islander People
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# 179
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Bermuda: |
62,351.57
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2001  |
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Bermudian People
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# 180
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Bhutan: |
60,281.09
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2001  |
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Bhutanese People
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# 181
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
52,100.09
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2001  |
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Saint Vincentian People
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# 182
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Dominica: |
50,793.05
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2001  |
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Dominican People
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# 183
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Greenland: |
46,128.11
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2001  |
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Greenlandic People
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# 184
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Saint Lucia: |
44,118.62
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2001  |
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Saint Lucian People
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# 185
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Vanuatu: |
43,092.22
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2001  |
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- People
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# 186
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Seychelles: |
41,721.59
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2001  |
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Seychellois People
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# 187
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Kiribati: |
40,723.56
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2001  |
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- People
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# 188
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Man, Isle of: |
39,860.29
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2001  |
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Manx People
|
|
# 189
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Samoa: |
39,425.32
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2001  |
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Samoan People
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|
# 190
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Marshall Islands: |
36,160.98
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2001  |
|
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Marshallese People
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|
# 191
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Grenada: |
31,733.81
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2001  |
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Grenadian People
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# 192
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Antigua and Barbuda: |
29,180.13
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2001  |
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Barbudan People
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# 193
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Micronesia, Federated States of: |
23,950.87
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2001  |
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Micronesian People
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# 194
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Tonga: |
23,531
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2001  |
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Tongan People
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# 195
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
15,069.08
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2001  |
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Nevisian People
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Total: |
2,881,357,621.48
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Weighted average: |
14,776,192.9 |
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DEFINITION: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations.
See also
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CITATION
"Urban population (2001) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/peo_urb_pop-people-urban-population&date=2001
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