Europe Compared by People > Percentage living in urban areas

DEFINITION: Percentage of people living in urban 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	Monaco	100%	2003
2	Belgium	97%	2003
3	Iceland	93%	2003
=4	Luxembourg	92%	2003
=4	Andorra	92%	2003
=4	Malta	92%	2003
=7	United Kingdom	89%	2003
=7	San Marino	89%	2003
9	Germany	88%	2003
10	Denmark	85%	2003
11	Sweden	83%	2003
12	Norway	79%	2003
=13	France	76%	2003
=13	Spain	76%	2003
15	Czech Republic	74%	2003
16	Russia	73%	2003
17	Belarus	71%	2003
18	Bulgaria	70%	2003
=19	Estonia	69%	2003
=19	Cyprus	69%	2003
21	Switzerland	68%	2003
=22	Italy	67%	2003
=22	Lithuania	67%	2003
=22	Ukraine	67%	2003
=25	Netherlands	66%	2003
=25	Turkey	66%	2003
=25	Austria	66%	2003
=25	Latvia	66%	2003
29	Hungary	65%	2003
30	Armenia	64%	2003
31	Poland	62%	2003
=32	Finland	61%	2003
=32	Greece	61%	2003
34	Ireland	60%	2003
=35	Republic of Macedonia	59%	2003
=35	Croatia	59%	2003
37	Slovakia	57%	2003
=38	Portugal	55%	2003
=38	Romania	55%	2003
40	Georgia	52%	2003
41	Slovenia	51%	2003
42	Azerbaijan	50%	2003
43	Moldova	46%	2003
=44	Bosnia and Herzegovina	44%	2003
=44	Albania	44%	2003
46	Liechtenstein	22%	2003

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