Cold 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.

SHOW ALL

LESS

CONTENTS

MAP
INTERESTING
Q+A

SHARE TWEET EMBED EXPORT

#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Belgium	97%	2003
2	Iceland	93%	2003
=3	Luxembourg	92%	2003
=3	Andorra	92%	2003
5	United Kingdom	89%	2003
6	Germany	88%	2003
7	Chile	87%	2003
8	Denmark	85%	2003
9	Sweden	83%	2003
=10	Canada	80%	2003
=10	United States	80%	2003
12	Norway	79%	2003
13	Czech Republic	74%	2003
14	Russia	73%	2003
15	Belarus	71%	2003
16	Estonia	69%	2003
17	Switzerland	68%	2003
=18	Lithuania	67%	2003
=18	Ukraine	67%	2003
=20	Austria	66%	2003
=20	Latvia	66%	2003
22	Hungary	65%	2003
23	Armenia	64%	2003
24	Poland	62%	2003
25	Finland	61%	2003
26	Ireland	60%	2003
27	Republic of Macedonia	59%	2003
=28	Slovakia	57%	2003
=28	Mongolia	57%	2003
30	Kazakhstan	56%	2003
31	Romania	55%	2003
32	Georgia	52%	2003
33	Slovenia	51%	2003
34	Bosnia and Herzegovina	44%	2003
35	Kyrgyzstan	34%	2003
36	Tajikistan	25%	2003
37	Liechtenstein	22%	2003
38	Nepal	15%	2003
39	Bhutan	9%	2003

Citation

SHARE TWEET EMBED