Former British colonies Compared by People > Percentage living in rural areas.

DEFINITION: Percentage of people living in rural 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.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Bhutan	91%	2003
2	Uganda	88%	2003
3	Malawi	84%	2003
4	Lesotho	82%	2003
5	Sri Lanka	79%	2003
=6	Swaziland	76%	2003
=6	Bangladesh	76%	2003
=8	The Gambia	74%	2003
=8	Yemen	74%	2003
10	India	72%	2003
=11	Maldives	71%	2003
=11	Burma	71%	2003
13	Saint Lucia	70%	2003
=14	Saint Kitts and Nevis	68%	2003
=14	Namibia	68%	2003
16	Pakistan	66%	2003
=17	Tanzania	65%	2003
=17	Zimbabwe	65%	2003
=17	Somalia	65%	2003
20	Zambia	64%	2003
=21	Antigua and Barbuda	62%	2003
=21	Guyana	62%	2003
=23	Sierra Leone	61%	2003
=23	Sudan	61%	2003
=23	Kenya	61%	2003
26	Grenada	59%	2003
27	Egypt	58%	2003
28	Ghana	55%	2003
29	Nigeria	53%	2003
30	Belize	52%	2003
=31	Barbados	48%	2003
=31	Fiji	48%	2003
=31	Botswana	48%	2003
=31	Jamaica	48%	2003
35	Tuvalu	45%	2003
36	Malaysia	36%	2003
37	Dominica	28%	2003
38	Trinidad and Tobago	25%	2003
39	Jordan	21%	2003
=40	Canada	20%	2003
=40	United States	20%	2003
42	United Arab Emirates	15%	2003
43	New Zealand	14%	2003
44	The Bahamas	11%	2003
45	Bahrain	10%	2003
=46	Qatar	8%	2003
=46	Israel	8%	2003
48	Kuwait	4%	2003

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