Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by People > Percentage living in urban areas
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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.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
---|---|---|---|---|
=1 | Gabon | 84% | 2003 | |
=1 | Djibouti | 84% | 2003 | |
3 | Mauritania | 62% | 2003 | |
4 | South Africa | 57% | 2003 | |
5 | Cape Verde | 56% | 2003 | |
6 | Botswana | 52% | 2003 | |
7 | Cameroon | 51% | 2003 | |
=8 | Senegal | 50% | 2003 | |
=8 | Seychelles | 50% | 2003 | |
10 | Equatorial Guinea | 48% | 2003 | |
=11 | Liberia | 47% | 2003 | |
=11 | Nigeria | 47% | 2003 | |
=13 | Ghana | 45% | 2003 | |
=13 | Benin | 45% | 2003 | |
=15 | Central African Republic | 43% | 2003 | |
=15 | Mauritius | 43% | 2003 | |
=17 | Sierra Leone | 39% | 2003 | |
=17 | Sudan | 39% | 2003 | |
=17 | Kenya | 39% | 2003 | |
20 | Sao Tome and Principe | 38% | 2003 | |
=21 | Angola | 36% | 2003 | |
=21 | Mozambique | 36% | 2003 | |
=21 | Zambia | 36% | 2003 | |
=24 | Tanzania | 35% | 2003 | |
=24 | Guinea | 35% | 2003 | |
=24 | Zimbabwe | 35% | 2003 | |
=24 | Somalia | 35% | 2003 | |
=24 | Togo | 35% | 2003 | |
=24 | Comoros | 35% | 2003 | |
30 | Guinea-Bissau | 34% | 2003 | |
=31 | Mali | 32% | 2003 | |
=31 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 32% | 2003 | |
=31 | Namibia | 32% | 2003 | |
34 | Madagascar | 27% | 2003 | |
35 | The Gambia | 26% | 2003 | |
36 | Chad | 25% | 2003 | |
37 | Swaziland | 24% | 2003 | |
38 | Niger | 22% | 2003 | |
39 | Eritrea | 20% | 2003 | |
=40 | Burkina Faso | 18% | 2003 | |
=40 | Rwanda | 18% | 2003 | |
=40 | Lesotho | 18% | 2003 | |
=43 | Ethiopia | 16% | 2003 | |
=43 | Malawi | 16% | 2003 | |
45 | Uganda | 12% | 2003 | |
46 | Burundi | 10% | 2003 |