Muslim countries 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	Burkina Faso	82%	2003
2	Niger	78%	2003
3	Afghanistan	77%	2003
4	Bangladesh	76%	2003
=5	Tajikistan	75%	2003
=5	Chad	75%	2003
=7	The Gambia	74%	2003
=7	Yemen	74%	2003
9	Maldives	71%	2003
10	Mali	68%	2003
=11	Pakistan	66%	2003
=11	Kyrgyzstan	66%	2003
=13	Guinea	65%	2003
=13	Somalia	65%	2003
=13	Comoros	65%	2003
16	Uzbekistan	63%	2003
=17	Sierra Leone	61%	2003
=17	Sudan	61%	2003
19	Egypt	58%	2003
20	Albania	56%	2003
21	Turkmenistan	55%	2003
22	Indonesia	54%	2003
23	Nigeria	53%	2003
=24	Senegal	50%	2003
=24	Syria	50%	2003
=24	Azerbaijan	50%	2003
27	Kazakhstan	44%	2003
28	Morocco	43%	2003
29	Algeria	41%	2003
30	Mauritania	38%	2003
=31	Malaysia	36%	2003
=31	Tunisia	36%	2003
33	Turkey	34%	2003
=34	Iran	33%	2003
=34	Iraq	33%	2003
36	Oman	22%	2003
37	Jordan	21%	2003
38	Djibouti	16%	2003
39	United Arab Emirates	15%	2003
40	Libya	14%	2003
41	Lebanon	13%	2003
42	Saudi Arabia	12%	2003
43	Bahrain	10%	2003
44	Qatar	8%	2003
45	Kuwait	4%	2003

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