Former British colonies 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	Singapore	100%	2003
2	Kuwait	96%	2003
=3	Qatar	92%	2003
=3	Israel	92%	2003
5	Bahrain	90%	2003
6	The Bahamas	89%	2003
7	New Zealand	86%	2003
8	United Arab Emirates	85%	2003
=9	Canada	80%	2003
=9	United States	80%	2003
11	Jordan	79%	2003
12	Trinidad and Tobago	75%	2003
13	Dominica	72%	2003
14	Malaysia	64%	2003
15	Tuvalu	55%	2003
=16	Barbados	52%	2003
=16	Fiji	52%	2003
=16	Botswana	52%	2003
=16	Jamaica	52%	2003
20	Belize	48%	2003
21	Nigeria	47%	2003
22	Ghana	45%	2003
23	Egypt	42%	2003
24	Grenada	41%	2003
=25	Sierra Leone	39%	2003
=25	Sudan	39%	2003
=25	Kenya	39%	2003
=28	Antigua and Barbuda	38%	2003
=28	Guyana	38%	2003
30	Zambia	36%	2003
=31	Tanzania	35%	2003
=31	Zimbabwe	35%	2003
=31	Somalia	35%	2003
34	Pakistan	34%	2003
=35	Saint Kitts and Nevis	32%	2003
=35	Namibia	32%	2003
37	Saint Lucia	30%	2003
=38	Maldives	29%	2003
=38	Burma	29%	2003
40	India	28%	2003
=41	The Gambia	26%	2003
=41	Yemen	26%	2003
=43	Swaziland	24%	2003
=43	Bangladesh	24%	2003
45	Sri Lanka	21%	2003
46	Lesotho	18%	2003
47	Malawi	16%	2003
48	Uganda	12%	2003
49	Bhutan	9%	2003

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