Muslim countries 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	Kuwait	96%	2003
2	Qatar	92%	2003
3	Bahrain	90%	2003
4	Saudi Arabia	88%	2003
5	Lebanon	87%	2003
6	Libya	86%	2003
7	United Arab Emirates	85%	2003
8	Djibouti	84%	2003
9	Jordan	79%	2003
10	Oman	78%	2003
=11	Iran	67%	2003
=11	Iraq	67%	2003
13	Turkey	66%	2003
=14	Malaysia	64%	2003
=14	Tunisia	64%	2003
16	Mauritania	62%	2003
17	Algeria	59%	2003
18	Morocco	57%	2003
19	Kazakhstan	56%	2003
=20	Senegal	50%	2003
=20	Syria	50%	2003
=20	Azerbaijan	50%	2003
23	Nigeria	47%	2003
24	Indonesia	46%	2003
25	Turkmenistan	45%	2003
26	Albania	44%	2003
27	Egypt	42%	2003
=28	Sierra Leone	39%	2003
=28	Sudan	39%	2003
30	Uzbekistan	37%	2003
=31	Guinea	35%	2003
=31	Somalia	35%	2003
=31	Comoros	35%	2003
=34	Pakistan	34%	2003
=34	Kyrgyzstan	34%	2003
36	Mali	32%	2003
37	Maldives	29%	2003
=38	The Gambia	26%	2003
=38	Yemen	26%	2003
=40	Tajikistan	25%	2003
=40	Chad	25%	2003
42	Bangladesh	24%	2003
43	Afghanistan	23%	2003
44	Niger	22%	2003
45	Burkina Faso	18%	2003

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