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DEFINITION: Percentage of country's population that lives in urban poverty. The poverty line is determined by each country separately.
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 AngolaAngola 62.3% 2000
2 EritreaEritrea 62% 1993
3 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 61.5% 2006
4 HondurasHonduras 59.8% 2010
5 LiberiaLiberia 55.1% 2007
6 MadagascarMadagascar 52% 2005
7 NigeriaNigeria 51.2% 2010
8 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 51% 2010
=9 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 49.6% 2008
=9 MozambiqueMozambique 49.6% 2008
11 TajikistanTajikistan 49.4% 2007
12 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 47% 2003
13 MexicoMexico 45.5% 2010
14 East TimorEast Timor 45.2% 2007
15 HaitiHaiti 45% 2001
16 BoliviaBolivia 43.5% 2009
17 LesothoLesotho 41.5% 2003
18 NigerNiger 36.7% 2007
19 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 36.54% 2011
20 ArmeniaArmenia 36% 2010
21 GuineaGuinea 35.4% 2012
22 GuatemalaGuatemala 35% 2011
23 TogoTogo 34.6% 2011
24 ComorosComoros 34.5% 2004
25 BurundiBurundi 34% 2006
26 KenyaKenya 33.7% 2005
27 El SalvadorEl Salvador 33.3% 2009
28 SenegalSenegal 33.1% 2011
29 GambiaGambia 32.7% 2010
30 MongoliaMongolia 32.2% 2010
31 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 31.5% 2006
32 SwazilandSwaziland 31.1% 2010
33 ColombiaColombia 30.3% 2011
34 GabonGabon 29.8% 2005
35 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 29.4% 2008
36 AfghanistanAfghanistan 29% 2008
37 BeninBenin 28.3% 2007
38 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 27.9% 2009
39 ZambiaZambia 27.5% 2010
40 NicaraguaNicaragua 26.8% 2009
41 SudanSudan 26.5% 2009
42 EthiopiaEthiopia 25.7% 2011
43 ChadChad 24.6% 2003
44 South SudanSouth Sudan 24.4% 2009
45 ParaguayParaguay 23.9% 2011
46 BelizeBelize 23.7% 2002
47 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 23.6% 2010
48 RwandaRwanda 22.1% 2011
49 Costa RicaCosta Rica 22% 2011
50 TanzaniaTanzania 21.8% 2007
51 PhilippinesPhilippines 21.5% 1997
52 BangladeshBangladesh 21.28% 2010
53 IndiaIndia 20.9% 2010
54 MauritaniaMauritania 20.8% 2008
55 YemenYemen 20.7% 2005
56 BotswanaBotswana 19.4% 2003
57 MaliMali 18.9% 2010
58 FijiFiji 18.6% 2009
59 GeorgiaGeorgia 18.4% 2009
60 PeruPeru 18% 2011
=61 PanamaPanama 17.7% 2008
=61 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 17.7% 2006
=63 EcuadorEcuador 17.4% 2011
=63 LaosLaos 17.4% 2008
65 MalawiMalawi 17.3% 2010
=66 IraqIraq 16.1% 2007
=66 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 16.1% 1996
=68 NepalNepal 15.5% 2011
=68 ChileChile 15.5% 2009
70 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 14.8% 2008
71 NamibiaNamibia 14.6% 2009
72 UruguayUruguay 14.3% 2011
73 Cape VerdeCape Verde 13.2% 2007
74 PakistanPakistan 13.1% 2006
75 CameroonCameroon 12.2% 2007
76 JordanJordan 12% 2006
77 CambodiaCambodia 11.8% 2007
78 GhanaGhana 10.8% 2006
=79 EgyptEgypt 10.6% 2008
=79 JamaicaJamaica 10.6% 2002
81 MoldovaMoldova 10.4% 2010
82 AlbaniaAlbania 10.1% 2008
83 UgandaUganda 9.1% 2009
84 ThailandThailand 8.95% 2011
85 TurkeyTurkey 8.9% 2009
86 IndonesiaIndonesia 8.8% 2012
87 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 8.2% 2007
88 RussiaRussia 7.4% 2006
89 RomaniaRomania 6.8% 2006
90 ArgentinaArgentina 6.5% 2011
91 VietnamVietnam 6% 2010
92 SerbiaSerbia 5.7% 2010
93 Sri LankaSri Lanka 5.3% 2010
94 MoroccoMorocco 4.8% 2007
95 MontenegroMontenegro 4.4% 2011
=96 UkraineUkraine 2% 2008
=96 ChinaChina 2% 1998
=98 MalaysiaMalaysia 1.7% 2009
=98 BhutanBhutan 1.7% 2007

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