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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 (2003) by country
Showing values for 2003.
Select another time period:
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
|
Date
|
|
# 1
|
China: |
496,807,000
|
2003  |
|
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Chinese People
|
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# 2
|
India: |
301,224,800
|
2003  |
|
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Indian People
|
|
# 3
|
United States: |
232,997,000
|
2003  |
|
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American People
|
|
# 4
|
Brazil: |
150,568,500
|
2003  |
|
|
Brazilian People
|
|
# 5
|
Russia: |
105,789,000
|
2003  |
|
|
Russian People
|
|
# 6
|
Indonesia: |
98,020,220
|
2003  |
|
|
Indonesian People
|
|
# 7
|
Japan: |
83,733,230
|
2003  |
|
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Japanese People
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|
# 8
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Mexico: |
76,250,540
|
2003  |
|
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Mexican People
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# 9
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Germany: |
62,037,820
|
2003  |
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German People
|
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# 10
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Nigeria: |
58,524,020
|
2003  |
|
|
Nigerian People
|
|
# 11
|
United Kingdom: |
53,373,450
|
2003  |
|
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British People
|
|
# 12
|
Pakistan: |
50,736,370
|
2003  |
|
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Pakistani People
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# 13
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Philippines: |
48,917,500
|
2003  |
|
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Philippine People
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# 14
|
Turkey: |
46,853,770
|
2003  |
|
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Turkish People
|
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# 15
|
France: |
45,922,210
|
2003  |
|
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French People
|
|
# 16
|
Iran: |
43,699,230
|
2003  |
|
|
Iranian People
|
|
# 17
|
Italy: |
38,848,580
|
2003  |
|
|
Italian People
|
|
# 18
|
Korea, South: |
38,432,500
|
2003  |
|
|
Korean People
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# 19
|
Argentina: |
34,105,810
|
2003  |
|
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Argentine People
|
|
# 20
|
Bangladesh: |
33,252,170
|
2003  |
|
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Bangladeshi People
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# 21
|
Ukraine: |
32,283,300
|
2003  |
|
|
Ukrainian People
|
|
# 22
|
Spain: |
32,150,240
|
2003  |
|
|
Spanish People
|
|
# 23
|
Colombia: |
31,885,570
|
2003  |
|
|
Colombian People
|
|
# 24
|
Egypt: |
30,416,930
|
2003  |
|
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Egyptian People
|
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# 25
|
South Africa: |
26,742,220
|
2003  |
|
|
South African People
|
|
# 26
|
Canada: |
25,247,070
|
2003  |
|
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Canadian People
|
|
# 27
|
Venezuela: |
23,743,320
|
2003  |
|
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Venezuelan People
|
|
# 28
|
Poland: |
23,658,600
|
2003  |
|
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Polish People
|
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# 29
|
Vietnam: |
20,783,920
|
2003  |
|
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Vietnamese People
|
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# 30
|
Thailand: |
20,092,590
|
2003  |
|
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Thai People
|
|
# 31
|
Algeria: |
19,724,880
|
2003  |
|
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Algerian People
|
|
# 32
|
Peru: |
19,610,720
|
2003  |
|
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Peruvian People
|
|
# 33
|
Iraq: |
18,364,070
|
2003  |
|
|
Iraqi People
|
|
# 34
|
Saudi Arabia: |
17,758,110
|
2003  |
|
|
Saudi People
|
|
# 35
|
Australia: |
17,448,490
|
2003  |
|
|
Australian People
|
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# 36
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
16,909,180
|
2003  |
|
|
Congolese People
|
|
# 37
|
Morocco: |
16,498,890
|
2003  |
|
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Moroccan People
|
|
# 38
|
Malaysia: |
15,908,380
|
2003  |
|
|
Malaysian People
|
|
# 39
|
Burma: |
14,621,350
|
2003  |
|
|
Burmese People
|
|
# 40
|
Chile: |
13,864,630
|
2003  |
|
|
Chilean People
|
|
# 41
|
Korea, North: |
13,593,980
|
2003  |
|
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Korean People
|
|
# 42
|
Sudan: |
13,565,880
|
2003  |
|
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Sudanese People
|
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# 43
|
Netherlands: |
12,792,000
|
2003  |
|
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Dutch People
|
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# 44
|
Romania: |
11,753,740
|
2003  |
|
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Romanian People
|
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# 45
|
Ethiopia: |
10,676,260
|
2003  |
|
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Ethiopian People
|
|
# 46
|
Belgium: |
10,081,400
|
2003  |
|
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Belgian People
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# 47
|
Ghana: |
9,816,849
|
2003  |
|
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Ghanaian People
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# 48
|
Uzbekistan: |
9,444,708
|
2003  |
|
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Uzbekistani People
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# 49
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Syria: |
9,136,918
|
2003  |
|
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Syrian People
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|
# 50
|
Tanzania: |
8,653,785
|
2003  |
|
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Tanzanian People
|
|
# 51
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Kazakhstan: |
8,483,216
|
2003  |
|
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Kazakhstani People
|
|
# 52
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Cuba: |
8,475,468
|
2003  |
|
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Cuban People
|
|
# 53
|
Cameroon: |
8,308,907
|
2003  |
|
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Cameroonian People
|
|
# 54
|
Ecuador: |
7,943,189
|
2003  |
|
|
Ecuadorian People
|
|
# 55
|
Angola: |
7,821,383
|
2003  |
|
|
Angolan People
|
|
# 56
|
Côte d'Ivoire: |
7,780,927
|
2003  |
|
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Ivoirian People
|
|
# 57
|
Sweden: |
7,533,787
|
2003  |
|
|
Swedish People
|
|
# 58
|
Czech Republic: |
7,518,874
|
2003  |
|
|
Czech People
|
|
# 59
|
Belarus: |
7,042,114
|
2003  |
|
|
Belarusian People
|
|
# 60
|
Hong Kong: |
6,803,100
|
2003  |
|
|
Hong Kong People
|
|
# 61
|
Hungary: |
6,647,012
|
2003  |
|
|
Hungarian People
|
|
# 62
|
Kenya: |
6,644,955
|
2003  |
|
|
Kenyan People
|
|
# 63
|
Greece: |
6,495,076
|
2003  |
|
|
Greek People
|
|
# 64
|
Tunisia: |
6,350,607
|
2003  |
|
|
Tunisian People
|
|
# 65
|
Mozambique: |
6,283,415
|
2003  |
|
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Mozambican People
|
|
# 66
|
Israel: |
6,122,414
|
2003  |
|
|
Israeli People
|
|
# 67
|
Afghanistan: |
6,061,697
|
2003  |
|
|
Afghan People
|
|
# 68
|
Portugal: |
5,880,397
|
2003  |
|
|
Portuguese People
|
|
# 69
|
Dominican Republic: |
5,619,878
|
2003  |
|
|
Dominican People
|
|
# 70
|
Bolivia: |
5,587,410
|
2003  |
|
|
Bolivian People
|
|
# 71
|
Guatemala: |
5,562,491
|
2003  |
|
|
Guatemalan People
|
|
# 72
|
Switzerland: |
5,457,249
|
2003  |
|
|
Swiss People
|
|
# 73
|
Bulgaria: |
5,441,679
|
2003  |
|
|
Bulgarian People
|
|
# 74
|
Austria: |
5,351,254
|
2003  |
|
|
Austrian People
|
|
# 75
|
Yemen: |
5,229,022
|
2003  |
|
|
Yemeni People
|
|
# 76
|
Libya: |
4,734,832
|
2003  |
|
|
Libyan People
|
|
# 77
|
Madagascar: |
4,667,238
|
2003  |
|
|
Malagasy People
|
|
# 78
|
Denmark: |
4,600,647
|
2003  |
|
|
Danish People
|
|
# 79
|
Senegal: |
4,580,927
|
2003  |
|
|
Senegalese People
|
|
# 80
|
Zimbabwe: |
4,509,816
|
2003  |
|
|
Zimbabwean People
|
|
# 81
|
Jordan: |
4,264,542
|
2003  |
|
|
Jordanian People
|
|
# 82
|
Azerbaijan: |
4,220,769
|
2003  |
|
|
Azerbaijani People
|
|
# 83
|
Serbia and Montenegro: |
4,208,685
|
2003  |
|
|
Serbian People
|
|
# 84
|
Singapore: |
4,185,200
|
2003  |
|
|
Singapore People
|
|
# 85
|
Zambia: |
3,942,874
|
2003  |
|
|
Zambian People
|
|
# 86
|
El Salvador: |
3,935,489
|
2003  |
|
|
Salvadoran People
|
|
# 87
|
Nepal: |
3,866,242
|
2003  |
|
|
Nepalese People
|
|
# 88
|
Mali: |
3,752,065
|
2003  |
|
|
Malian People
|
|
# 89
|
Puerto Rico: |
3,738,277
|
2003  |
|
|
Puerto Rican People
|
|
# 90
|
Norway: |
3,509,495
|
2003  |
|
|
Norwegian People
|
|
# 91
|
New Zealand: |
3,447,912
|
2003  |
|
|
New Zealand People
|
|
# 92
|
Uganda: |
3,331,807
|
2003  |
|
|
Ugandan People
|
|
# 93
|
Paraguay: |
3,248,636
|
2003  |
|
|
Paraguayan People
|
|
# 94
|
Finland: |
3,185,140
|
2003  |
|
|
Finnish People
|
|
# 95
|
Honduras: |
3,147,325
|
2003  |
|
|
Honduran People
|
|
# 96
|
Uruguay: |
3,132,591
|
2003  |
|
|
Uruguayan People
|
|
# 97
|
Benin: |
3,121,627
|
2003  |
|
|
Beninese People
|
|
# 98
|
United Arab Emirates: |
3,110,762
|
2003  |
|
|
Emirati People
|
|
# 99
|
Haiti: |
3,109,457
|
2003  |
|
|
Haitian People
|
|
# 100
|
Lebanon: |
3,026,395
|
2003  |
|
|
Lebanese People
|
|
# 101
|
Slovakia: |
3,025,515
|
2003  |
|
|
Slovak People
|
|
# 102
|
Nicaragua: |
2,970,245
|
2003  |
|
|
Nicaraguan People
|
|
# 103
|
Sri Lanka: |
2,953,410
|
2003  |
|
|
Sri Lankan People
|
|
# 104
|
Guinea: |
2,898,892
|
2003  |
|
|
Guinean People
|
|
# 105
|
Somalia: |
2,654,637
|
2003  |
|
|
Somali People
|
|
# 106
|
Costa Rica: |
2,531,717
|
2003  |
|
|
Costa Rican People
|
|
# 107
|
Cambodia: |
2,514,113
|
2003  |
|
|
Cambodian People
|
|
# 108
|
Croatia: |
2,493,739
|
2003  |
|
|
Croatian People
|
|
# 109
|
Ireland: |
2,395,023
|
2003  |
|
|
Irish People
|
|
# 110
|
Georgia: |
2,391,882
|
2003  |
|
|
Georgian People
|
|
# 111
|
Kuwait: |
2,354,719
|
2003  |
|
|
Kuwaiti People
|
|
# 112
|
Lithuania: |
2,306,051
|
2003  |
|
|
Lithuanian People
|
|
# 113
|
Togo: |
2,258,416
|
2003  |
|
|
Togolese People
|
|
# 114
|
Chad: |
2,241,310
|
2003  |
|
|
Chadian People
|
|
# 115
|
Congo, Republic of the: |
2,240,455
|
2003  |
|
|
Congolese People
|
|
# 116
|
Burkina Faso: |
2,183,023
|
2003  |
|
|
Burkinabe People
|
|
# 117
|
Niger: |
2,161,396
|
2003  |
|
|
Nigerien People
|
|
# 118
|
Turkmenistan: |
2,149,696
|
2003  |
|
|
Turkmen People
|
|
# 119
|
Panama: |
2,145,963
|
2003  |
|
|
Panamanian People
|
|
# 120
|
Malawi: |
2,018,594
|
2003  |
|
|
Malawian People
|
|
# 121
|
Sierra Leone: |
2,007,742
|
2003  |
|
|
Sierra Leonean People
|
|
# 122
|
Moldova: |
1,965,856
|
2003  |
|
|
Moldovan People
|
|
# 123
|
Armenia: |
1,958,990
|
2003  |
|
|
Armenian People
|
|
# 124
|
Liberia: |
1,823,282
|
2003  |
|
|
Liberian People
|
|
# 125
|
Oman: |
1,796,242
|
2003  |
|
|
Omani People
|
|
# 126
|
Kyrgyzstan: |
1,795,757
|
2003  |
|
|
Kyrgyzstani People
|
|
# 127
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
1,751,424
|
2003  |
|
|
Herzegovinian People
|
|
# 128
|
Tajikistan: |
1,601,419
|
2003  |
|
|
Tajikistani People
|
|
# 129
|
Latvia: |
1,579,372
|
2003  |
|
|
Latvian People
|
|
# 130
|
Rwanda: |
1,497,566
|
2003  |
|
|
Rwandan People
|
|
# 131
|
Central African Republic: |
1,489,619
|
2003  |
|
|
Central African People
|
|
# 132
|
Mongolia: |
1,404,923
|
2003  |
|
|
Mongolian People
|
|
# 133
|
Jamaica: |
1,383,058
|
2003  |
|
|
Jamaican People
|
|
# 134
|
Macedonia, Republic of: |
1,363,787
|
2003  |
|
|
Macedonian People
|
|
# 135
|
Albania: |
1,359,991
|
2003  |
|
|
Albanian People
|
|
# 136
|
Mauritania: |
1,164,102
|
2003  |
|
|
Mauritanian People
|
|
# 137
|
Laos: |
1,127,587
|
2003  |
|
|
Lao People
|
|
# 138
|
Gabon: |
1,102,556
|
2003  |
|
|
Gabonese People
|
|
# 139
|
Slovenia: |
1,016,210
|
2003  |
|
|
Slovenian People
|
|
# 140
|
Botswana: |
987,111
|
2003  |
|
|
Motswana -Batswana People
|
|
# 141
|
Estonia: |
936,906.6
|
2003  |
|
|
Estonian People
|
|
# 142
|
Eritrea: |
760,435.5
|
2003  |
|
|
Eritrean People
|
|
# 143
|
Papua New Guinea: |
753,335.9
|
2003  |
|
|
Papua New Guinean People
|
|
# 144
|
Gambia, The: |
747,314.9
|
2003  |
|
|
Gambian People
|
|
# 145
|
Qatar: |
698,041.6
|
2003  |
|
|
Qatari People
|
|
# 146
|
Bahrain: |
675,792.3
|
2003  |
|
|
Bahraini People
|
|
# 147
|
Namibia: |
675,624.9
|
2003  |
|
|
Namibian People
|
|
# 148
|
Burundi: |
664,262.1
|
2003  |
|
|
Burundian People
|
|
# 149
|
Djibouti: |
649,959.3
|
2003  |
|
|
Djiboutian People
|
|
# 150
|
Mauritius: |
519,939.3
|
2003  |
|
|
Mauritian People
|
|
# 151
|
Cyprus: |
498,842.1
|
2003  |
|
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Cypriot People
|
|
# 152
|
Macau: |
454,313
|
2003  |
|
|
Chinese People
|
|
# 153
|
Guinea-Bissau: |
442,757.3
|
2003  |
|
|
Guinean People
|
|
# 154
|
Fiji: |
415,174.1
|
2003  |
|
|
Fijian People
|
|
# 155
|
Malta: |
376,836.4
|
2003  |
|
|
Maltese People
|
|
# 156
|
Luxembourg: |
374,355.9
|
2003  |
|
|
Luxembourg People
|
|
# 157
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Lesotho: |
330,114.7
|
2003  |
|
|
Basotho People
|
|
# 158
|
Suriname: |
324,647
|
2003  |
|
|
Surinamese People
|
|
# 159
|
Bahamas, The: |
282,251.2
|
2003  |
|
|
Bahamian People
|
|
# 160
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Cape Verde: |
269,600.4
|
2003  |
|
|
Cape Verdean People
|
|
# 161
|
Iceland: |
268,121.5
|
2003  |
|
|
Icelandic People
|
|
# 162
|
Swaziland: |
262,893.8
|
2003  |
|
|
Swazi People
|
|
# 163
|
Brunei: |
259,369
|
2003  |
|
|
Bruneian People
|
|
# 164
|
East Timor: |
225,235
|
2003  |
|
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Timorese People
|
|
# 165
|
Guyana: |
212,413.3
|
2003  |
|
|
Guyanese People
|
|
# 166
|
Comoros: |
205,625.8
|
2003  |
|
|
Comoran People
|
|
# 167
|
Equatorial Guinea: |
186,971.4
|
2003  |
|
|
Equatorial Guinean People
|
|
# 168
|
Guam: |
153,431.9
|
2003  |
|
|
Guamanian People
|
|
# 169
|
Trinidad and Tobago: |
151,002.8
|
2003  |
|
|
Tobagonian People
|
|
# 170
|
New Caledonia: |
142,161.5
|
2003  |
|
|
New Caledonian People
|
|
# 171
|
Barbados: |
138,339.6
|
2003  |
|
|
Barbadian People
|
|
# 172
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Belize: |
131,540.2
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2003  |
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Belizean People
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# 173
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French Polynesia: |
129,237.4
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2003  |
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French Polynesian People
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# 174
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Netherlands Antilles: |
125,110.9
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2003  |
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Dutch Antillean People
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# 175
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Virgin Islands: |
101,806.4
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2003  |
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Virgin Islander People
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# 176
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Maldives: |
90,120.04
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2003  |
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Maldivian People
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# 177
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São Tomé and Príncipe: |
83,919.89
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2003  |
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Sao Tomean People
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# 178
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Solomon Islands: |
74,800.41
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2003  |
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Solomon Islander People
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# 179
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Bhutan: |
64,498.58
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2003  |
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Bhutanese People
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# 180
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Bermuda: |
62,795.07
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2003  |
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Bermudian People
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# 181
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
53,363.4
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2003  |
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Saint Vincentian People
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# 182
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Dominica: |
51,401.42
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2003  |
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Dominican People
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# 183
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Greenland: |
46,763.01
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2003  |
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Greenlandic People
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# 184
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Vanuatu: |
46,311.51
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2003  |
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- People
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# 185
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Saint Lucia: |
44,588.11
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2003  |
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Saint Lucian People
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# 186
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Kiribati: |
43,986.47
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2003  |
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- People
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# 187
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Seychelles: |
43,171.92
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2003  |
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Seychellois People
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# 188
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Samoa: |
40,484.14
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2003  |
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Samoan People
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# 189
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Man, Isle of: |
40,132
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2003  |
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Manx People
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# 190
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Marshall Islands: |
39,141.51
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2003  |
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Marshallese People
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# 191
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Grenada: |
32,179.27
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2003  |
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Grenadian People
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# 192
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Antigua and Barbuda: |
30,722.31
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2003  |
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Barbudan People
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# 193
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Micronesia, Federated States of: |
24,268.2
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2003  |
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Micronesian People
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# 194
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Tonga: |
24,062.91
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2003  |
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Tongan People
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# 195
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
15,152.72
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2003  |
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Nevisian People
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Total: |
3,001,906,988.89
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Weighted average: |
15,394,394.8 |
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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 (2003) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/peo_urb_pop-people-urban-population&date=2003
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