Heavily indebted 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.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Singapore	100%	2003
=2	Puerto Rico	97%	2003
=2	Belgium	97%	2003
4	Iceland	93%	2003
=5	Israel	92%	2003
=5	Malta	92%	2003
7	United Kingdom	89%	2003
8	Germany	88%	2003
9	Lebanon	87%	2003
=10	Canada	80%	2003
=10	United States	80%	2003
12	Jordan	79%	2003
=13	France	76%	2003
=13	Spain	76%	2003
15	Dominica	72%	2003
16	Cyprus	69%	2003
17	Italy	67%	2003
=18	Netherlands	66%	2003
=18	Austria	66%	2003
=20	Hungary	65%	2003
=20	Japan	65%	2003
22	Greece	61%	2003
23	Ireland	60%	2003
24	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	58%	2003
25	Morocco	57%	2003
26	Cape Verde	56%	2003
27	Portugal	55%	2003
=28	Barbados	52%	2003
=28	Jamaica	52%	2003
30	Seychelles	50%	2003
31	Belize	48%	2003
32	Egypt	42%	2003
33	Grenada	41%	2003
34	Sudan	39%	2003
=35	Sao Tome and Principe	38%	2003
=35	Antigua and Barbuda	38%	2003
37	Zimbabwe	35%	2003
38	Saint Kitts and Nevis	32%	2003
39	Saint Lucia	30%	2003
40	Sri Lanka	21%	2003
41	Eritrea	20%	2003
42	Malawi	16%	2003

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