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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 | Burundi | 71.3% | 1988 | ||
| 2 | Niger | 64.4% | 1988 | ||
| 3 | Mongolia | 64.1% | 2000 | ||
| 4 | Egypt | 63.8% | 1996 | ||
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 59.5% | 1989 | ||
| 6 | Tajikistan | 58.4% | 1989 | ||
| =7 | South Korea | 58.2% | 2000 | ||
| =7 | Morocco | 58.2% | 1994 | ||
| 9 | Algeria | 57% | 1987 | ||
| 10 | Mauritius | 56% | 2000 | ||
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 55.9% | 1999 | ||
| 12 | India | 55.3% | 1991 | ||
| 13 | Iraq | 55.2% | 1997 | ||
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 55.1% | 1999 | ||
| 15 | Vietnam | 54.7% | 1999 | ||
| 16 | Soviet Union | 54.6% | 1989 | ||
| 17 | Pakistan | 54.4% | 2003 | ||
| 18 | Burma | 54.2% | 1991 | ||
| 19 | Senegal | 54.1% | 1993 | ||
| 20 | Moldova | 53.8% | 1989 | ||
| 21 | Tunisia | 53.2% | 1994 | ||
| 22 | Sudan | 53.1% | 1993 | ||
| 23 | Azerbaijan | 53% | 1999 | ||
| 24 | Ethiopia | 52.9% | 1994 | ||
| 25 | Indonesia | 52.7% | 2000 | ||
| 26 | Uganda | 52.1% | 1991 | ||
| 27 | Zambia | 52% | 2000 | ||
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 51.8% | 1991 | ||
| 29 | Hong Kong | 51.2% | 1986 | ||
| 30 | Russia | 51% | 2002 | ||
| 31 | Jordan | 50.8% | 1993 | ||
| =32 | Nicaragua | 50.7% | 2003 | ||
| =32 | Ukraine | 50.7% | 2001 | ||
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 50.6% | 2002 | ||
| 35 | Malaysia | 50.1% | 1991 | ||
| 36 | Mali | 49.8% | 1987 | ||
| =37 | Hungary | 49.3% | 2004 | ||
| =37 | Gabon | 49.3% | 1993 | ||
| 39 | Belarus | 49.1% | 1999 | ||
| 40 | Romania | 48.9% | 2002 | ||
| =41 | Poland | 48.7% | 2002 | ||
| =41 | Nigeria | 48.7% | 1991 | ||
| 43 | Iran | 48.6% | 1996 | ||
| 44 | Slovakia | 48.3% | 2001 | ||
| =45 | Czech Republic | 47.7% | 2001 | ||
| =45 | Mozambique | 47.7% | 1997 | ||
| 47 | Nepal | 47.3% | 1991 | ||
| 48 | Turkey | 46.6% | 2000 | ||
| 49 | Cambodia | 46.5% | 2004 | ||
| =50 | Croatia | 46.4% | 2001 | ||
| =50 | Central African Republic | 46.4% | 1988 | ||
| 52 | Lithuania | 45.7% | 2001 | ||
| =53 | Serbia and Montenegro | 45% | 2002 | ||
| =53 | Serbia | 45% | 2002 | ||
| =55 | Mexico | 44.6% | 2003 | ||
| =55 | Guatemala | 44.6% | 1990 | ||
| 57 | Fiji | 44.5% | 1986 | ||
| 58 | Brazil | 44.4% | 1991 | ||
| 59 | Israel | 43.4% | 2004 | ||
| 60 | Estonia | 43.1% | 2000 | ||
| 61 | New Zealand | 42.5% | 1991 | ||
| 62 | Colombia | 42.1% | 1993 | ||
| 63 | Uruguay | 42% | 1996 | ||
| 64 | Greenland | 41.6% | 2000 | ||
| =65 | Austria | 41.4% | 2001 | ||
| =65 | Bolivia | 41.4% | 2001 | ||
| 67 | Brunei | 41.3% | 2001 | ||
| =68 | South Africa | 41.2% | 1996 | ||
| =68 | New Caledonia | 41.2% | 1989 | ||
| 70 | Malawi | 40.9% | 1987 | ||
| 71 | Norway | 40.8% | 2001 | ||
| 72 | Japan | 40.7% | 1995 | ||
| 73 | Greece | 40.6% | 2001 | ||
| 74 | Ghana | 40.4% | 2000 | ||
| 75 | France | 40.2% | 1999 | ||
| 76 | Chile | 40.1% | 1992 | ||
| 77 | Maldives | 39.4% | 1995 | ||
| 78 | Haiti | 39.3% | 1996 | ||
| 79 | Ireland | 39.2% | 1996 | ||
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 38.7% | 1993 | ||
| =81 | Netherlands | 38.6% | 2002 | ||
| =81 | Australia | 38.6% | 2001 | ||
| =81 | Canada | 38.6% | 2001 | ||
| =81 | Thailand | 38.6% | 2000 | ||
| =81 | Sweden | 38.6% | 1990 | ||
| 86 | Puerto Rico | 38.4% | 2000 | ||
| 87 | Cyprus | 37.9% | 2001 | ||
| 88 | China | 37.8% | 2000 | ||
| =89 | Portugal | 37.5% | 2001 | ||
| =89 | Armenia | 37.5% | 2001 | ||
| 91 | Vanuatu | 37.3% | 1986 | ||
| =92 | The Gambia | 35.9% | 1993 | ||
| =92 | Venezuela | 35.9% | 1990 | ||
| 94 | Swaziland | 35.6% | 1991 | ||
| 95 | Switzerland | 35.2% | 2000 | ||
| =96 | Slovenia | 35.1% | 2004 | ||
| =96 | Costa Rica | 35.1% | 2003 | ||
| 98 | Cuba | 35% | 2002 | ||
| 99 | Belize | 34.7% | 1991 | ||
| 100 | El Salvador | 34.4% | 1992 | ||
| 101 | Paraguay | 33.7% | 2002 | ||
| 102 | Finland | 33.4% | 2004 | ||
| 103 | Panama | 32.9% | 1990 | ||
| 104 | Latvia | 32.7% | 2000 | ||
| 105 | Iceland | 32.3% | 2003 | ||
| 106 | Ecuador | 31.2% | 2001 | ||
| 107 | Jamaica | 28.7% | 2001 | ||
| 108 | Namibia | 28.5% | 1991 | ||
| 109 | Cape Verde | 23.9% | 1990 | ||
| 110 | Bulgaria | 5% | 2001 | ||
| 111 | Yemen | 3.5% | 1994 |
