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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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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=1 | Singapore | 1 per capita | 2005 | ||
=1 | Macau | 1 per capita | 2005 | ||
=1 | Hong Kong | 1 per capita | 2005 | ||
4 | Bermuda | 0.995 per capita | 2005 | ||
5 | Kuwait | 0.983 per capita | 2005 | ||
6 | Puerto Rico | 0.976 per capita | 2005 | ||
7 | Belgium | 0.972 per capita | 2005 | ||
8 | Bahrain | 0.965 per capita | 2005 | ||
9 | Uruguay | 0.964 per capita | 2005 | ||
10 | Qatar | 0.954 per capita | 2005 | ||
11 | Malta | 0.953 per capita | 2005 | ||
12 | Virgin Islands | 0.942 per capita | 2005 | ||
13 | Guam | 0.94 per capita | 2005 | ||
14 | Venezuela | 0.934 per capita | 2005 | ||
15 | Iceland | 0.928 per capita | 2005 | ||
16 | Israel | 0.916 per capita | 2005 | ||
17 | The Bahamas | 0.904 per capita | 2005 | ||
18 | Argentina | 0.901 per capita | 2005 | ||
19 | United Kingdom | 0.897 per capita | 2005 | ||
20 | Australia | 0.882 per capita | 2005 | ||
21 | Chile | 0.876 per capita | 2005 | ||
22 | New Zealand | 0.862 per capita | 2005 | ||
23 | Djibouti | 0.861 per capita | 2005 | ||
24 | Denmark | 0.856 per capita | 2005 | ||
25 | Libya | 0.848 per capita | 2005 | ||
=26 | Sweden | 0.842 per capita | 2005 | ||
=26 | Brazil | 0.842 per capita | 2005 | ||
28 | Gabon | 0.836 per capita | 2005 | ||
29 | Jordan | 0.832 per capita | 2005 | ||
30 | Greenland | 0.829 per capita | 2005 | ||
31 | Luxembourg | 0.828 per capita | 2005 | ||
32 | Saudi Arabia | 0.81 per capita | 2005 | ||
=33 | South Korea | 0.808 per capita | 2005 | ||
=33 | United States | 0.808 per capita | 2005 | ||
35 | Netherlands | 0.802 per capita | 2005 | ||
36 | Canada | 0.801 per capita | 2005 | ||
37 | Norway | 0.774 per capita | 2005 | ||
38 | Lebanon | 0.772 per capita | 2005 | ||
=39 | France | 0.767 per capita | 2005 | ||
=39 | Spain | 0.767 per capita | 2005 | ||
=39 | United Arab Emirates | 0.767 per capita | 2005 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 0.766 per capita | 2005 | |||
42 | Mexico | 0.76 per capita | 2005 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 0.756 per capita | 2005 | |||
43 | Cuba | 0.755 per capita | 2005 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 0.754 per capita | 2005 | |||
=44 | Switzerland | 0.752 per capita | 2005 | ||
=44 | Germany | 0.752 per capita | 2005 | ||
=46 | Suriname | 0.739 per capita | 2005 | ||
=46 | Iraq | 0.739 per capita | 2005 | ||
48 | Colombia | 0.738 per capita | 2005 | ||
=49 | Czech Republic | 0.735 per capita | 2005 | ||
=49 | Brunei | 0.735 per capita | 2005 | ||
51 | Russia | 0.73 per capita | 2005 | ||
52 | Dominica | 0.729 per capita | 2005 | ||
53 | Peru | 0.726 per capita | 2005 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 0.725 per capita | 2005 | |||
54 | Belarus | 0.722 per capita | 2005 | ||
55 | Oman | 0.715 per capita | 2005 | ||
56 | Panama | 0.708 per capita | 2005 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 0.706 per capita | 2005 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 0.705 per capita | 2005 | |||
Eurozone average (profile) | 0.705 per capita | 2005 | |||
57 | Netherlands Antilles | 0.704 per capita | 2005 | ||
58 | Bulgaria | 0.7 per capita | 2005 | ||
59 | Cyprus | 0.693 per capita | 2005 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 0.693 per capita | 2005 | |||
60 | Estonia | 0.691 per capita | 2005 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 0.686 per capita | 2005 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 0.68 per capita | 2005 | |||
=61 | Ukraine | 0.678 per capita | 2005 | ||
=61 | Latvia | 0.678 per capita | 2005 | ||
63 | Italy | 0.676 per capita | 2005 | ||
=64 | Turkey | 0.673 per capita | 2005 | ||
=64 | Malaysia | 0.673 per capita | 2005 | ||
66 | Iran | 0.669 per capita | 2005 | ||
67 | Marshall Islands | 0.667 per capita | 2005 | ||
68 | Lithuania | 0.666 per capita | 2005 | ||
69 | Hungary | 0.663 per capita | 2005 | ||
70 | Austria | 0.66 per capita | 2005 | ||
71 | Japan | 0.658 per capita | 2005 | ||
72 | Tunisia | 0.653 per capita | 2005 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 0.647 per capita | 2005 | |||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 0.646 per capita | 2005 | |||
73 | Bolivia | 0.642 per capita | 2005 | ||
74 | Armenia | 0.641 per capita | 2005 | ||
75 | New Caledonia | 0.637 per capita | 2005 | ||
76 | Algeria | 0.633 per capita | 2005 | ||
77 | Ecuador | 0.628 per capita | 2005 | ||
=78 | Dominican Republic | 0.627 per capita | 2005 | ||
=78 | Philippines | 0.627 per capita | 2005 | ||
80 | Poland | 0.621 per capita | 2005 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 0.621 per capita | 2005 | |||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 0.621 per capita | 2005 | |||
81 | Costa Rica | 0.617 per capita | 2005 | ||
82 | North Korea | 0.616 per capita | 2005 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 0.614 per capita | 2005 | |||
83 | Finland | 0.611 per capita | 2005 | ||
84 | Ireland | 0.605 per capita | 2005 | ||
85 | Congo, Republic of the | 0.602 per capita | 2005 | ||
86 | El Salvador | 0.598 per capita | 2005 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 0.595 per capita | 2005 | |||
87 | South Africa | 0.593 per capita | 2005 | ||
=88 | Greece | 0.59 per capita | 2005 | ||
=88 | Nicaragua | 0.59 per capita | 2005 | ||
90 | Morocco | 0.587 per capita | 2005 | ||
91 | Paraguay | 0.585 per capita | 2005 | ||
92 | Liberia | 0.581 per capita | 2005 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 0.581 per capita | 2005 | |||
93 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.58 per capita | 2005 | ||
94 | Portugal | 0.576 per capita | 2005 | ||
95 | Botswana | 0.574 per capita | 2005 | ||
=96 | Cape Verde | 0.573 per capita | 2005 | ||
=96 | Kazakhstan | 0.573 per capita | 2005 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 0.568 per capita | 2005 | |||
98 | Mongolia | 0.567 per capita | 2005 | ||
99 | Croatia | 0.565 per capita | 2005 | ||
100 | Slovakia | 0.562 per capita | 2005 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 0.557 per capita | 2005 | |||
101 | Cameroon | 0.546 per capita | 2005 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 0.544 per capita | 2005 | |||
102 | The Gambia | 0.539 per capita | 2005 | ||
103 | Romania | 0.537 per capita | 2005 | ||
104 | Angola | 0.533 per capita | 2005 | ||
105 | Jamaica | 0.531 per capita | 2005 | ||
106 | Seychelles | 0.529 per capita | 2005 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 0.527 per capita | 2005 | |||
107 | Barbados | 0.527 per capita | 2005 | ||
=108 | Georgia | 0.522 per capita | 2005 | ||
=108 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.522 per capita | 2005 | ||
110 | French Polynesia | 0.517 per capita | 2005 | ||
111 | Azerbaijan | 0.515 per capita | 2005 | ||
112 | Slovenia | 0.51 per capita | 2005 | ||
113 | Fiji | 0.508 per capita | 2005 | ||
114 | Moldova | 0.507 per capita | 2005 | ||
115 | Syria | 0.506 per capita | 2005 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 0.495 per capita | 2005 | |||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 0.489 per capita | 2005 | |||
116 | Belize | 0.483 per capita | 2005 | ||
117 | Indonesia | 0.481 per capita | 2005 | ||
118 | Ghana | 0.478 per capita | 2005 | ||
119 | Kiribati | 0.474 per capita | 2005 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 0.473 per capita | 2005 | |||
120 | Guatemala | 0.472 per capita | 2005 | ||
121 | Honduras | 0.465 per capita | 2005 | ||
122 | Turkmenistan | 0.462 per capita | 2005 | ||
123 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.459 per capita | 2005 | ||
124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.457 per capita | 2005 | ||
125 | Albania | 0.454 per capita | 2005 | ||
126 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.45 per capita | 2005 | ||
127 | Nigeria | 0.448 per capita | 2005 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 0.431 per capita | 2005 | |||
128 | Egypt | 0.428 per capita | 2005 | ||
129 | Mauritius | 0.424 per capita | 2005 | ||
130 | Senegal | 0.416 per capita | 2005 | ||
131 | Sudan | 0.408 per capita | 2005 | ||
132 | Sierra Leone | 0.407 per capita | 2005 | ||
=133 | Mauritania | 0.404 per capita | 2005 | ||
=133 | China | 0.404 per capita | 2005 | ||
=135 | Benin | 0.401 per capita | 2005 | ||
=135 | Togo | 0.401 per capita | 2005 | ||
137 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.391 per capita | 2005 | ||
138 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.389 per capita | 2005 | ||
139 | Haiti | 0.388 per capita | 2005 | ||
140 | Central African Republic | 0.38 per capita | 2005 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 0.38 per capita | 2005 | |||
failed states average (profile) | 0.373 per capita | 2005 | |||
141 | Comoros | 0.37 per capita | 2005 | ||
142 | Uzbekistan | 0.367 per capita | 2005 | ||
143 | Zimbabwe | 0.359 per capita | 2005 | ||
144 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.358 per capita | 2005 | ||
145 | Somalia | 0.352 per capita | 2005 | ||
146 | Namibia | 0.351 per capita | 2005 | ||
147 | Zambia | 0.35 per capita | 2005 | ||
148 | Pakistan | 0.349 per capita | 2005 | ||
=149 | Guinea | 0.345 per capita | 2005 | ||
=149 | Mozambique | 0.345 per capita | 2005 | ||
151 | Thailand | 0.323 per capita | 2005 | ||
152 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.322 per capita | 2005 | ||
153 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.321 per capita | 2005 | ||
=154 | Grenada | 0.306 per capita | 2005 | ||
=154 | Burma | 0.306 per capita | 2005 | ||
156 | Mali | 0.305 per capita | 2005 | ||
=157 | Maldives | 0.296 per capita | 2005 | ||
=157 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.296 per capita | 2005 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 0.295 per capita | 2005 | |||
159 | India | 0.287 per capita | 2005 | ||
160 | Guyana | 0.282 per capita | 2005 | ||
161 | Saint Lucia | 0.276 per capita | 2005 | ||
162 | Yemen | 0.273 per capita | 2005 | ||
163 | Madagascar | 0.268 per capita | 2005 | ||
164 | East Timor | 0.265 per capita | 2005 | ||
165 | Vietnam | 0.264 per capita | 2005 | ||
166 | Chad | 0.253 per capita | 2005 | ||
167 | Bangladesh | 0.251 per capita | 2005 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 0.245 per capita | 2005 | |||
168 | Tajikistan | 0.245 per capita | 2005 | ||
=169 | Swaziland | 0.241 per capita | 2005 | ||
=169 | Tanzania | 0.241 per capita | 2005 | ||
171 | Tonga | 0.24 per capita | 2005 | ||
172 | Vanuatu | 0.235 per capita | 2005 | ||
173 | Afghanistan | 0.228 per capita | 2005 | ||
174 | Samoa | 0.224 per capita | 2005 | ||
175 | Federated States of Micronesia | 0.223 per capita | 2005 | ||
176 | Laos | 0.215 per capita | 2005 | ||
177 | Kenya | 0.207 per capita | 2005 | ||
178 | Cambodia | 0.197 per capita | 2005 | ||
179 | Eritrea | 0.194 per capita | 2005 | ||
180 | Rwanda | 0.193 per capita | 2005 | ||
181 | Lesotho | 0.187 per capita | 2005 | ||
182 | Burkina Faso | 0.183 per capita | 2005 | ||
183 | Malawi | 0.172 per capita | 2005 | ||
184 | Solomon Islands | 0.17 per capita | 2005 | ||
185 | Niger | 0.168 per capita | 2005 | ||
186 | Ethiopia | 0.16 per capita | 2005 | ||
187 | Nepal | 0.158 per capita | 2005 | ||
188 | Sri Lanka | 0.151 per capita | 2005 | ||
189 | Papua New Guinea | 0.134 per capita | 2005 | ||
190 | Uganda | 0.126 per capita | 2005 | ||
191 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.122 per capita | 2005 | ||
192 | Bhutan | 0.111 per capita | 2005 | ||
193 | Burundi | 0.1 per capita | 2005 |
Citation
Interesting observations about People > Urban population > Per capita
- Hong Kong ranked first for urban population > per capita amongst Hot countries in 2005.
- Kuwait ranked first for urban population > per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
- Singapore ranked first for urban population > per capita amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
- Bermuda ranked first for urban population > per capita amongst Christian countries in 2005.
- Belgium ranked first for urban population > per capita amongst Europe in 2005.
- Venezuela ranked first for urban population > per capita amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
- Burundi has ranked last for urban population > per capita since 1993.
- Iraq ranked first for urban population > per capita amongst Failed states in 2005.
- Djibouti ranked first for urban population > per capita amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
- Macau ranked second for urban population > per capita globally in 2005.