Europe Compared by People > Percentage living in rural areas.

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.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Liechtenstein	78%	2003
=2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	56%	2003
=2	Albania	56%	2003
4	Moldova	54%	2003
5	Azerbaijan	50%	2003
6	Slovenia	49%	2003
7	Georgia	48%	2003
=8	Portugal	45%	2003
=8	Romania	45%	2003
10	Slovakia	43%	2003
=11	Republic of Macedonia	41%	2003
=11	Croatia	41%	2003
13	Ireland	40%	2003
=14	Finland	39%	2003
=14	Greece	39%	2003
16	Poland	38%	2003
17	Armenia	36%	2003
18	Hungary	35%	2003
=19	Netherlands	34%	2003
=19	Turkey	34%	2003
=19	Austria	34%	2003
=19	Latvia	34%	2003
=23	Italy	33%	2003
=23	Lithuania	33%	2003
=23	Ukraine	33%	2003
26	Switzerland	32%	2003
=27	Estonia	31%	2003
=27	Cyprus	31%	2003
29	Bulgaria	30%	2003
30	Belarus	29%	2003
31	Russia	27%	2003
32	Czech Republic	26%	2003
=33	France	24%	2003
=33	Spain	24%	2003
35	Norway	21%	2003
36	Sweden	17%	2003
37	Denmark	15%	2003
38	Germany	12%	2003
=39	United Kingdom	11%	2003
=39	San Marino	11%	2003
=41	Luxembourg	8%	2003
=41	Andorra	8%	2003
=41	Malta	8%	2003
44	Iceland	7%	2003
45	Belgium	3%	2003

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