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DEFINITION:
Percent of population that is widowed by age group, gender and urban / rural status.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 66.8% | 1996 | ||
| 2 | Mauritius | 64.2% | 2000 | ||
| 3 | Niger | 63.7% | 1988 | ||
| 4 | Mongolia | 61.1% | 2000 | ||
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 57.4% | 1999 | ||
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 56.9% | 1989 | ||
| 7 | Hungary | 56.2% | 2004 | ||
| 8 | Slovakia | 55.9% | 2001 | ||
| 9 | Soviet Union | 55.3% | 1989 | ||
| =10 | South Korea | 55.2% | 2000 | ||
| =10 | Kyrgyzstan | 55.2% | 1999 | ||
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 55% | 2002 | ||
| 13 | Senegal | 54.2% | 1993 | ||
| 14 | Tajikistan | 54% | 1989 | ||
| 15 | New Caledonia | 53.9% | 1989 | ||
| 16 | Burundi | 53.8% | 1988 | ||
| 17 | India | 53.7% | 1991 | ||
| 18 | Moldova | 53.6% | 1989 | ||
| 19 | Morocco | 53.5% | 1994 | ||
| 20 | Czech Republic | 53% | 2001 | ||
| =21 | Russia | 52.9% | 2002 | ||
| =21 | Uganda | 52.9% | 1991 | ||
| =23 | Vietnam | 52.8% | 1999 | ||
| =23 | Sudan | 52.8% | 1993 | ||
| 25 | Poland | 52.6% | 2002 | ||
| 26 | Croatia | 52.5% | 2001 | ||
| 27 | Ukraine | 52.4% | 2001 | ||
| 28 | Algeria | 52.2% | 1987 | ||
| 29 | Ethiopia | 51.8% | 1994 | ||
| 30 | Indonesia | 51.7% | 2000 | ||
| 31 | Burma | 51.6% | 1991 | ||
| 32 | Malaysia | 51.2% | 1991 | ||
| 33 | Belarus | 50.7% | 1999 | ||
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 50.4% | 1999 | ||
| 35 | Iraq | 50.2% | 1997 | ||
| 36 | Romania | 49.6% | 2002 | ||
| 37 | Lithuania | 49.5% | 2001 | ||
| 38 | Mozambique | 48.1% | 1997 | ||
| =39 | Nepal | 47.6% | 1991 | ||
| =39 | Hong Kong | 47.6% | 1986 | ||
| =41 | Pakistan | 47.2% | 2003 | ||
| =41 | Jordan | 47.2% | 1993 | ||
| 43 | Guatemala | 47% | 1990 | ||
| 44 | Cambodia | 46.4% | 2004 | ||
| =45 | Estonia | 45.7% | 2000 | ||
| =45 | Mali | 45.7% | 1987 | ||
| 47 | Nigeria | 45.1% | 1991 | ||
| =48 | Serbia and Montenegro | 44.9% | 2002 | ||
| =48 | Serbia | 44.9% | 2002 | ||
| 50 | Gabon | 44.4% | 1993 | ||
| 51 | Ireland | 44.3% | 1996 | ||
| 52 | Zambia | 44.2% | 2000 | ||
| 53 | China | 43.7% | 2000 | ||
| 54 | Tunisia | 43.2% | 1994 | ||
| 55 | Slovenia | 43.1% | 2004 | ||
| 56 | Thailand | 42.8% | 2000 | ||
| 57 | Japan | 42.6% | 1995 | ||
| =58 | Iran | 42.3% | 1996 | ||
| =58 | Central African Republic | 42.3% | 1988 | ||
| 60 | Austria | 41.9% | 2001 | ||
| 61 | Greenland | 41.5% | 2000 | ||
| 62 | Brunei | 40.9% | 2001 | ||
| 63 | Norway | 40.3% | 2001 | ||
| 64 | Malawi | 40.1% | 1987 | ||
| =65 | Maldives | 39.9% | 1995 | ||
| =65 | Fiji | 39.9% | 1986 | ||
| 67 | Ghana | 39.8% | 2000 | ||
| 68 | Nicaragua | 39.6% | 2003 | ||
| =69 | Finland | 39% | 2004 | ||
| =69 | France | 39% | 1999 | ||
| 71 | Israel | 38.9% | 2004 | ||
| 72 | Turkey | 38.6% | 2000 | ||
| 73 | Mexico | 38.5% | 2003 | ||
| 74 | Switzerland | 38.4% | 2000 | ||
| 75 | Armenia | 38.3% | 2001 | ||
| 76 | Bolivia | 38% | 2001 | ||
| 77 | Netherlands | 37.4% | 2002 | ||
| 78 | Puerto Rico | 37% | 2000 | ||
| 79 | Portugal | 36.4% | 2001 | ||
| 80 | Colombia | 36.3% | 1993 | ||
| 81 | Latvia | 36% | 2000 | ||
| 82 | South Africa | 35.9% | 1996 | ||
| =83 | El Salvador | 35.2% | 1992 | ||
| =83 | Burkina Faso | 35.2% | 1991 | ||
| 85 | Chile | 35% | 1992 | ||
| 86 | Greece | 34.6% | 2001 | ||
| 87 | Brazil | 34.4% | 1991 | ||
| 88 | Uruguay | 34.2% | 1996 | ||
| 89 | Jamaica | 33.9% | 2001 | ||
| 90 | Cyprus | 33.7% | 2001 | ||
| 91 | Sweden | 33.1% | 1990 | ||
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 32.7% | 1993 | ||
| 93 | New Zealand | 31.8% | 1991 | ||
| =94 | Canada | 31.7% | 2001 | ||
| =94 | Panama | 31.7% | 1990 | ||
| 96 | Namibia | 30.7% | 1991 | ||
| 97 | Costa Rica | 30.4% | 2003 | ||
| 98 | Ecuador | 29.3% | 2001 | ||
| 99 | Paraguay | 28.6% | 2002 | ||
| 100 | Venezuela | 28.5% | 1990 | ||
| 101 | Cuba | 28.4% | 2002 | ||
| 102 | Belize | 28.3% | 1991 | ||
| 103 | Australia | 28.1% | 2001 | ||
| 104 | The Gambia | 27.3% | 1993 | ||
| 105 | Cape Verde | 27.1% | 1990 | ||
| 106 | Haiti | 26.7% | 1996 | ||
| 107 | Iceland | 26.4% | 2003 | ||
| 108 | Swaziland | 23.5% | 1991 | ||
| 109 | Yemen | 2.4% | 1994 | ||
| 110 | Bulgaria | 1.3% | 2001 |
