Indicators on human settlements
Source: Population Division of the United Nations
Secretariat.
Country or area
|
Urban
|
Rural
|
Urban
|
Rural
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| Afghanistan |
22
|
78
|
5.72
|
3.07
|
| Albania |
42
|
58
|
2.10
|
-0.52
|
| Algeria |
57
|
43
|
2.72
|
0.41
|
| American Samoa |
53
|
47
|
4.11
|
2.05
|
| Andorra |
92
|
8
|
3.84
|
6.80
|
| Angola |
34
|
66
|
4.83
|
1.96
|
| Antigua and Barbuda |
37
|
63
|
1.14
|
-0.19
|
| Argentina |
88
|
12
|
1.35
|
-0.06
|
| Armenia |
67
|
33
|
0.19
|
-0.21
|
| Australia |
91
|
9
|
1.42
|
-3.76
|
| Austria |
67
|
33
|
0.15
|
-0.60
|
| Azerbaijan |
52
|
48
|
0.59
|
0.59
|
| Bahamas |
89
|
11
|
1.56
|
-1.41
|
| Bahrain |
92
|
8
|
1.96
|
-1.98
|
| Bangladesh |
25
|
75
|
4.33
|
1.28
|
| Barbados |
50
|
50
|
1.44
|
-0.80
|
| Belarus |
69
|
31
|
-0.18
|
-0.93
|
| Belgium |
97
|
3
|
0.15
|
-2.25
|
| Belize |
48
|
52
|
2.15
|
1.65
|
| Benin |
42
|
58
|
4.53
|
1.45
|
| Bermuda |
100
|
0
|
0.63
|
0.00
|
| Bhutan |
7
|
93
|
5.92
|
2.34
|
| Bolivia |
62
|
38
|
3.02
|
0.63
|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
43
|
57
|
2.19
|
0.29
|
| Botswana |
49
|
51
|
1.39
|
-0.31
|
| Brazil |
81
|
19
|
1.88
|
-1.93
|
| Brunei Darussalam |
72
|
28
|
2.51
|
-0.11
|
| Bulgaria |
67
|
33
|
-0.94
|
-1.05
|
| Burkina Faso |
17
|
83
|
5.11
|
2.56
|
| Burundi |
9
|
91
|
6.38
|
2.64
|
| Cambodia |
17
|
83
|
5.54
|
1.74
|
| Cameroon |
49
|
51
|
3.64
|
0.60
|
| Canada |
79
|
21
|
1.06
|
-0.20
|
| Cape Verde |
62
|
38
|
3.90
|
-1.16
|
| Central African Republic |
41
|
59
|
2.81
|
0.78
|
| Chad |
24
|
76
|
4.65
|
2.55
|
| Chile |
86
|
14
|
1.48
|
-0.72
|
| China a |
36
|
64
|
3.22
|
-0.83
|
| China, Hong Kong SAR |
100
|
0
|
1.16
|
0.00
|
| China, Macao SAR |
99
|
1
|
0.87
|
-0.32
|
| Colombia |
75
|
25
|
2.25
|
-0.53
|
| Comoros |
33
|
67
|
4.64
|
2.00
|
| Congo |
65
|
35
|
3.96
|
1.13
|
| Cook Islands |
59
|
41
|
0.92
|
0.28
|
| Costa Rica |
59
|
41
|
2.90
|
0.72
|
| Côte d'Ivoire |
44
|
56
|
3.04
|
1.28
|
| Croatia |
58
|
42
|
0.75
|
-1.00
|
| Cuba |
75
|
25
|
0.54
|
-0.45
|
| Cyprus |
70
|
30
|
1.20
|
-0.27
|
| Czech Republic |
75
|
26
|
-0.03
|
-0.33
|
| Dem. Rep. of the Congo |
30
|
70
|
4.87
|
2.64
|
| Denmark |
85
|
15
|
0.16
|
0.16
|
| Djibouti |
84
|
16
|
1.28
|
-0.30
|
| Dominica |
71
|
29
|
0.40
|
-1.27
|
| Dominican Republic |
65
|
35
|
2.38
|
-0.27
|
| East Timor |
7
|
93
|
4.72
|
3.86
|
| Ecuador |
63
|
37
|
2.42
|
0.55
|
| Egypt |
43
|
57
|
1.81
|
1.57
|
| El Salvador |
60
|
40
|
3.52
|
-1.07
|
| Equatorial Guinea |
48
|
52
|
4.91
|
0.65
|
| Eritrea |
19
|
81
|
6.29
|
3.72
|
| Estonia |
69
|
31
|
-1.08
|
-1.27
|
| Ethiopia |
16
|
84
|
4.63
|
1.97
|
| Fiji |
49
|
51
|
2.53
|
-0.50
|
| Finland |
59
|
41
|
0.07
|
0.07
|
| France |
75
|
25
|
0.58
|
-0.34
|
| French Guiana |
75
|
25
|
3.30
|
2.70
|
| French Polynesia |
53
|
47
|
1.56
|
1.56
|
| Gabon |
81
|
19
|
3.36
|
-1.96
|
| Gambia |
31
|
69
|
4.35
|
1.44
|
| Georgia |
56
|
44
|
-0.10
|
-1.10
|
| Germany |
88
|
12
|
0.17
|
-1.55
|
| Ghana |
36
|
64
|
3.12
|
1.67
|
| Gibraltar |
100
|
0
|
-0.14
|
0.00
|
| Greece |
60
|
40
|
0.46
|
-0.62
|
| Grenada |
38
|
62
|
1.67
|
-0.62
|
| Guadeloupe |
100
|
0
|
0.82
|
-9.87
|
| Guam |
39
|
61
|
3.01
|
1.58
|
| Guatemala |
40
|
60
|
3.38
|
2.03
|
| Guinea |
27
|
73
|
3.14
|
0.81
|
| Guinea-Bissau |
32
|
68
|
4.79
|
1.21
|
| Guyana |
36
|
64
|
1.36
|
-0.49
|
| Haiti |
36
|
64
|
3.29
|
0.52
|
| Honduras |
53
|
47
|
3.97
|
0.25
|
| Hungary |
65
|
35
|
-0.06
|
-1.34
|
| Iceland |
92
|
8
|
0.83
|
-1.37
|
| India |
28
|
72
|
2.29
|
1.22
|
| Indonesia |
41
|
59
|
3.59
|
-0.63
|
| Iran (Islamic Rep. of) |
64
|
36
|
2.44
|
-0.65
|
| Iraq |
68
|
32
|
2.74
|
2.74
|
| Ireland |
59
|
41
|
1.43
|
0.27
|
| Israel |
92
|
8
|
2.17
|
0.25
|
| Italy |
67
|
33
|
0.11
|
-0.62
|
| Jamaica |
56
|
44
|
1.75
|
-0.26
|
| Japan |
79
|
21
|
0.35
|
-0.64
|
| Jordan |
79
|
21
|
2.96
|
2.19
|
| Kazakhstan |
56
|
44
|
-0.34
|
-0.41
|
| Kenya |
33
|
67
|
4.64
|
0.38
|
| Kiribati |
38
|
62
|
2.44
|
0.63
|
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. |
60
|
40
|
1.16
|
-0.08
|
| Korea, Republic of |
82
|
18
|
1.32
|
-2.66
|
| Kuwait |
96
|
4
|
2.64
|
0.52
|
| Kyrgyzstan |
34
|
66
|
1.16
|
1.16
|
| Lao People's Dem. Rep. |
19
|
81
|
4.59
|
1.71
|
| Latvia |
60
|
40
|
-0.56
|
-0.56
|
| Lebanon |
90
|
10
|
1.88
|
-1.55
|
| Lesotho |
28
|
72
|
3.38
|
-0.38
|
| Liberia |
45
|
55
|
6.82
|
4.41
|
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
88
|
12
|
2.51
|
-0.16
|
| Liechtenstein |
21
|
79
|
1.88
|
0.83
|
| Lithuania |
69
|
31
|
-0.03
|
-0.69
|
| Luxembourg |
92
|
8
|
1.55
|
-3.10
|
| Madagascar |
29
|
71
|
4.92
|
1.89
|
| Malawi |
15
|
85
|
4.60
|
1.71
|
| Malaysia |
57
|
43
|
2.86
|
0.07
|
| Maldives |
28
|
72
|
4.55
|
2.39
|
| Mali |
30
|
70
|
5.08
|
1.89
|
| Malta |
91
|
9
|
0.66
|
-2.43
|
| Marshall Islands |
66
|
34
|
1.58
|
0.77
|
| Martinique |
95
|
5
|
0.79
|
-4.92
|
| Mauritania |
58
|
42
|
5.11
|
-0.42
|
| Mauritius |
41
|
59
|
1.57
|
0.24
|
| Mexico |
74
|
26
|
1.70
|
0.56
|
| Micronesia, Fed. States of |
28
|
72
|
3.60
|
1.94
|
| Monaco |
100
|
0
|
0.88
|
0.00
|
| Mongolia |
57
|
43
|
1.27
|
0.96
|
| Morocco |
55
|
45
|
2.92
|
0.26
|
| Mozambique |
32
|
68
|
5.11
|
-0.04
|
| Myanmar |
28
|
72
|
2.90
|
0.45
|
| Namibia |
31
|
69
|
3.32
|
0.94
|
| Nauru |
100
|
0
|
2.33
|
0.00
|
| Nepal |
12
|
88
|
5.11
|
1.92
|
| Netherlands |
89
|
11
|
0.46
|
-0.65
|
| Netherlands Antilles |
69
|
31
|
1.13
|
0.22
|
| New Caledonia |
77
|
23
|
3.20
|
-3.00
|
| New Zealand |
86
|
14
|
0.85
|
0.03
|
| Nicaragua |
56
|
44
|
3.28
|
1.68
|
| Niger |
21
|
79
|
6.04
|
2.95
|
| Nigeria |
44
|
56
|
4.43
|
1.04
|
| Northern Mariana Islands |
53
|
47
|
4.25
|
3.77
|
| Norway |
75
|
25
|
0.74
|
-0.77
|
| Occupied Palestinian Territory
|
67
|
33
|
4.05
|
2.65
|
| Oman |
76
|
24
|
3.96
|
0.91
|
| Pakistan |
33
|
67
|
3.54
|
2.02
|
| Palau |
69
|
31
|
2.09
|
2.09
|
| Panama |
56
|
44
|
1.98
|
0.70
|
| Papua New Guinea |
17
|
83
|
3.69
|
1.92
|
| Paraguay |
56
|
44
|
3.61
|
0.90
|
| Peru |
73
|
27
|
2.10
|
0.23
|
| Philippines |
59
|
41
|
3.19
|
-0.19
|
| Poland |
62
|
38
|
0.25
|
-0.68
|
| Portugal |
64
|
36
|
1.93
|
-3.61
|
| Puerto Rico |
75
|
25
|
1.34
|
-0.57
|
| Qatar |
93
|
7
|
1.72
|
-1.50
|
| Republic of Moldova |
42
|
58
|
-0.02
|
-0.44
|
| Réunion |
71
|
29
|
2.18
|
-0.99
|
| Romania |
55
|
45
|
0.08
|
-0.68
|
| Russian Federation |
73
|
27
|
-0.64
|
-0.64
|
| Rwanda |
6
|
94
|
4.18
|
1.96
|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
34
|
66
|
-0.15
|
-0.97
|
| Saint Lucia |
38
|
62
|
1.74
|
0.65
|
| Saint Vincent/Grenadines |
55
|
45
|
2.55
|
-2.02
|
| Samoa |
22
|
78
|
1.44
|
0.02
|
| San Marino |
90
|
10
|
1.28
|
-0.49
|
| Sao Tome and Principe |
47
|
53
|
3.19
|
0.40
|
| Saudi Arabia |
86
|
14
|
3.63
|
-0.54
|
| Senegal |
47
|
53
|
3.95
|
1.10
|
| Seychelles |
64
|
36
|
2.43
|
-0.89
|
| Sierra Leone |
37
|
63
|
6.32
|
3.43
|
| Singapore |
100
|
0
|
1.74
|
0.00
|
| Slovakia |
57
|
43
|
0.42
|
-0.40
|
| Slovenia |
49
|
51
|
-0.10
|
-0.14
|
| Solomon Islands |
20
|
80
|
6.03
|
2.59
|
| Somalia |
27
|
73
|
5.84
|
3.56
|
| South Africa |
57
|
43
|
2.09
|
-1.12
|
| Spain |
78
|
22
|
0.28
|
-1.08
|
| Sri Lanka |
23
|
77
|
2.36
|
0.51
|
| Sudan |
36
|
64
|
4.70
|
0.81
|
| Suriname |
74
|
26
|
1.26
|
-2.10
|
| Swaziland |
26
|
74
|
2.17
|
0.44
|
| Sweden |
83
|
17
|
-0.10
|
-0.27
|
| Switzerland |
67
|
33
|
0.00
|
-0.19
|
| Syrian Arab Republic |
51
|
49
|
3.25
|
1.78
|
| Tajikistan |
28
|
72
|
0.69
|
0.69
|
| Thailand |
20
|
80
|
2.12
|
0.90
|
| The FYR of Macedonia |
59
|
41
|
0.39
|
0.16
|
| Togo |
33
|
67
|
4.20
|
1.67
|
| Tonga |
33
|
67
|
1.13
|
-0.01
|
| Trinidad and Tobago |
74
|
26
|
1.00
|
-1.18
|
| Tunisia |
66
|
34
|
2.07
|
-0.75
|
| Turkey |
66
|
34
|
1.94
|
0.07
|
| Turkmenistan |
45
|
55
|
2.31
|
1.52
|
| Tuvalu |
52
|
48
|
3.07
|
-0.77
|
| Uganda |
14
|
86
|
5.69
|
2.74
|
| Ukraine |
68
|
32
|
-0.81
|
-1.21
|
| United Arab Emirates |
87
|
13
|
2.22
|
-1.89
|
| United Kingdom |
89
|
11
|
0.25
|
-0.50
|
| United Rep. of Tanzania |
32
|
68
|
5.30
|
0.73
|
| United States of America |
77
|
23
|
1.19
|
-0.18
|
| U.S. Virgin Islands |
46
|
54
|
1.69
|
0.57
|
| Uruguay |
92
|
8
|
0.92
|
-2.09
|
| Uzbekistan |
37
|
63
|
1.39
|
1.39
|
| Vanuatu |
22
|
78
|
4.24
|
2.02
|
| Venezuela |
87
|
13
|
2.09
|
-0.10
|
| Viet Nam |
24
|
76
|
3.06
|
0.71
|
| Western Sahara |
95
|
5
|
3.24
|
-4.24
|
| Yemen |
25
|
75
|
5.34
|
3.63
|
| Yugoslavia |
52
|
48
|
0.15
|
-0.47
|
| Zambia |
40
|
60
|
2.66
|
1.70
|
| Zimbabwe |
35
|
65
|
3.66
|
0.58
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Sources:
Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization
Prospects: The 2001 Revision, data set in digital form. For percentage
of population urban, "Percentage of population at mid-year in urban
areas", data set in digital form (POP/DB/WUP/Rev.2001/1/F4); for
annual population growth rate, "Average annual rate of change of
the urban/rural population", data set in digital form (POP/DB/WUP/Rev.2001/1/F6
and F7)
Footnote:
| a |
For statistical purposes
the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative
Regions and Taiwan province of China. |
Technical notes:
Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations
are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat
and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based
on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever
necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies. 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.
The approach used in estimating rates of population change is one of continuous
growth which considers that population grows exponentially. The average
annual percentage change in population is an average for the five-year
period 2000-2005.
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