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Table 1c. Population growth and distribution
Last update: December 2008
Country or area

Urban population  

2005-2010
2008
2005
Afghanistan
3.9
 
24
 
81
 
IMP
 
Albania
0.6
 
47
 
103
 
CZS
 
Algeria
1.5
 
65
 
82
 
CZS
 
American Samoa
2.0
 
92
 
96
 
POB
 
Andorra
0.4
 
89
 
103
 
CZS
 
Angola
2.8
 
57
 
96
 
POB
 
Anguilla
1.4
 
100
 
117
 
POB
 
Antigua and Barbuda
1.2
 
30
 
123
 
POB
 
Argentina
1.0
 
92
 
115
 
POB
 
Armenia
-0.2
 
64
 
143
 
POB
 
Aruba
0.0
 
47
 
130
 
POB
 
Australia (12)
1.0
 
89
 
107
 
POB
 
Austria
0.4
 
67
 
108
 
POB
 
Azerbaijan
0.7
 
52
 
137
 
POB
 
Bahamas
1.2
 
84
 
94
 
POB
 
Bahrain
1.8
 
89
 
45
 
CZS
 
Bangladesh
1.7
 
27
 
16
 
POB
 
Barbados
0.3
 
40
 
150
 
POB
 
Belarus
-0.6
 
73
 
137
 
POB
 
Belgium
0.2
 
97
 
96
 
CZS
 
Belize
2.1
 
52
 
102
 
POB
 
Benin
3.0
 
41
 
85
 
CZS
 
Bermuda
0.3
 
100
 
107
 
POB
 
Bhutan
1.4
 
35
 
81
 
IMP
 
Bolivia
1.8
 
66
 
93
 
POB
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.1
 
47
 
103
 
IMP
 
Botswana
1.2
 
60
 
80
 
CZS
 
Brazil
1.3
 
86
 
86
 
POB
 
British Virgin Islands
1.1
 
40
 
95
 
POB
 
Brunei Darussalam
2.1
 
75
 
88
 
POB
 
Bulgaria
-0.7
 
71
 
138
 
POB
 
Burkina Faso
2.9
 
20
 
105
 
POB
 
Burundi
3.9
 
10
 
116
 
POB
 
Cambodia
1.7
 
22
 
105
 
CZS
 
Cameroon
2.0
 
57
 
81
 
POB
 
Canada
0.9
 
80
 
108
 
POB
 
Cape Verde
2.2
 
60
 
102
 
POB
 
Cayman Islands
1.5
 
100
 
96
 
POB
 
Central African Republic
1.8
 
39
 
87
 
CZS
 
Chad
2.9
 
27
 
86
 
POB
 
Channel Islands (7)
0.2
 
31
 
121
 
POB
 
Chile
1.0
 
88
 
110
 
POB
 
China (4)
0.6
 
43
 
96
 
IMP
 
China, Hong Kong SAR (5)
1.0
 
100
 
118
 
POB
 
China, Macao SAR (6)
0.7
 
100
 
123
 
POB
 
Colombia
1.3
 
74
 
100
 
POB
 
Comoros (1)
2.5
 
28
 
111
 
POB
 
Congo
2.1
 
61
 
99
 
POB
 
Cook Islands
-2.2
 
74
 
80
 
POB
 
Costa Rica
1.5
 
63
 
99
 
POB
 
Côte d'Ivoire
1.8
 
49
 
82
 
CZS, POB
 
Croatia
-0.1
 
57
 
112
 
POB
 
Cuba
0.0
 
76
 
36
 
POB
 
Cyprus
1.1
 
70
 
142
 
POB
 
Czech Republic
0.0
 
73
 
116
 
POB
 
Dem. People's Republic of Korea
0.3
 
63
 
117
 
IMP
 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
3.2
 
34
 
86
 
POB, CZS
 
Denmark
0.2
 
87
 
103
 
POB
 
Djibouti
1.7
 
87
 
87
 
IMP
 
Dominica
-0.3
 
74
 
86
 
POB
 
Dominican Republic
1.5
 
69
 
64
 
POB
 
Ecuador
1.1
 
66
 
98
 
POB
 
Egypt
1.8
 
43
 
88
 
POB
 
El Salvador
1.4
 
61
 
122
 
POB
 
Equatorial Guinea
2.4
 
39
 
89
 
CZS
 
Eritrea
3.2
 
21
 
87
 
IMP
 
Estonia
-0.3
 
69
 
147
 
POB
 
Ethiopia
2.5
 
17
 
87
 
POB
 
Faeroe Islands
0.7
 
41
 
78
 
POB
 
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
0.6
 
92
 
68
 
POB
 
Fiji
0.6
 
52
 
92
 
POB
 
Finland (8)
0.3
 
63
 
104
 
POB
 
France
0.5
 
77
 
107
 
POB
 
French Guiana
2.4
 
76
 
105
 
POB
 
French Polynesia
1.3
 
52
 
71
 
POB
 
Gabon
1.5
 
85
 
75
 
CZS
 
Gambia
2.6
 
57
 
95
 
POB
 
Georgia
-0.8
 
53
 
60
 
POB
 
Germany
-0.1
 
74
 
94
 
CZS
 
Ghana
2.0
 
50
 
125
 
POB
 
Gibraltar
0.1
 
100
 
105
 
POB
 
Greece
0.2
 
61
 
125
 
CZS
 
Greenland
0.6
 
84
 
37
 
POB
 
Grenada
0.0
 
31
 
114
 
POB
 
Guadeloupe
0.7
 
98
 
113
 
POB
 
Guam
1.3
 
93
 
87
 
POB
 
Guatemala
2.5
 
49
 
138
 
POB
 
Guinea-Bissau
3.0
 
30
 
100
 
POB
 
Guinea
2.2
 
34
 
112
 
CZS
 
Guyana
-0.2
 
28
 
91
 
POB
 
Haiti
1.6
 
47
 
161
 
POB
 
Holy See (10)
0.1
 
100
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
Honduras
1.9
 
48
 
95
 
POB
 
Hungary
-0.3
 
68
 
110
 
POB
 
Iceland
0.8
 
92
 
116
 
POB
 
India
1.5
 
29
 
90
 
POB
 
Indonesia
1.2
 
52
 
85
 
CZS
 
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1.4
 
68
 
66
 
POB
 
Iraq
1.8
 
67
 
45
 
CZS
 
Ireland
1.8
 
61
 
100
 
POB
 
Isle of Man
0.0
 
51
 
85
 
POB
 
Israel
1.7
 
92
 
127
 
POB
 
Italy
0.1
 
68
 
126
 
POB
 
Jamaica
0.5
 
53
 
111
 
POB
 
Japan
0.0
 
66
 
117
 
CZS
 
Jordan
3.0
 
78
 
96
 
CZS
 
Kazakhstan
0.7
 
58
 
137
 
POB
 
Kenya
2.7
 
22
 
92
 
POB
 
Kiribati
1.6
 
44
 
95
 
POB
 
Kuwait
2.4
 
98
 
45
 
CZS
 
Kyrgyzstan
1.1
 
36
 
139
 
POB
 
Lao People's Democratic Republic
1.7
 
31
 
93
 
CZS
 
Latvia
-0.5
 
68
 
137
 
POB
 
Lebanon
1.1
 
87
 
135
 
POB
 
Lesotho
0.6
 
25
 
101
 
CZS
 
Liberia
4.5
 
60
 
82
 
POB
 
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
2.0
 
78
 
55
 
CZS
 
Liechtenstein
0.9
 
14
 
106
 
CZS
 
Lithuania
-0.5
 
67
 
130
 
POB
 
Luxembourg
1.1
 
82
 
100
 
CZS
 
Madagascar
2.7
 
29
 
62
 
CZS
 
Malawi
2.6
 
19
 
107
 
POB
 
Malaysia
1.7
 
70
 
71
 
POB
 
Maldives
1.8
 
38
 
81
 
IMP
 
Mali
3.0
 
32
 
93
 
CZS
 
Malta
0.4
 
94
 
129
 
CZS
 
Marshall Islands
2.2
 
71
 
70
 
POB
 
Martinique
0.3
 
98
 
121
 
POB
 
Mauritania
2.5
 
41
 
73
 
CZS
 
Mauritius (2)
0.8
 
42
 
172
 
POB
 
Mexico
1.1
 
77
 
93
 
POB
 
Micronesia (Fed. States of)
0.5
 
22
 
54
 
POB
 
Moldova
-0.9
 
42
 
137
 
POB
 
Monaco
0.3
 
100
 
101
 
POB
 
Mongolia
1.0
 
57
 
117
 
CZS
 
Montenegro
-0.3
 
60
 
132
 
*
POB
 
Montserrat
1.2
 
14
 
86
 
POB
 
Morocco
1.2
 
56
 
103
 
CZS
 
Mozambique
1.9
 
37
 
109
 
POB
 
Myanmar
0.9
 
33
 
86
 
CZS
 
Namibia
1.3
 
37
 
89
 
POB
 
Nauru
0.3
 
100
 
82
 
CZS
 
Nepal
2.0
 
17
 
224
 
POB
 
Netherlands
0.2
 
82
 
119
 
POB
 
Netherlands Antilles
1.3
 
93
 
129
 
POB
 
New Caledonia
1.5
 
65
 
80
 
POB
 
New Zealand
0.9
 
87
 
111
 
POB
 
Nicaragua
1.3
 
57
 
103
 
POB
 
Niger
3.5
 
16
 
109
 
POB
 
Nigeria
2.3
 
48
 
93
 
CZS
 
Niue
-1.8
 
39
 
112
 
POB
 
Northern Mariana Islands
1.9
 
91
 
76
 
POB
 
Norway (9)
0.6
 
77
 
104
 
POB
 
Occupied Palestinian Territory
3.2
 
72
 
77
 
POB
 
Oman
2.0
 
72
 
26
 
CZS
 
Pakistan
1.8
 
36
 
81
 
POB
 
Palau
0.4
 
81
 
58
 
POB
 
Panama
1.6
 
73
 
101
 
POB
 
Papua New Guinea
2.0
 
12
 
72
 
CZS
 
Paraguay
1.8
 
60
 
92
 
POB
 
Peru
1.2
 
71
 
108
 
POB
 
Philippines
1.9
 
65
 
96
 
CZS
 
Pitcairn
0.0
 
0
 
50
 
IMP
 
Poland
-0.2
 
61
 
150
 
POB
 
Portugal
0.4
 
59
 
109
 
POB
 
Puerto Rico
0.5
 
98
 
106
 
POB
 
Qatar
2.1
 
96
 
35
 
CZS
 
Republic of Korea
0.3
 
81
 
115
 
POB
 
Réunion
1.3
 
93
 
96
 
POB
 
Romania
-0.4
 
54
 
103
 
POB
 
Russian Federation
-0.5
 
73
 
137
 
POB
 
Rwanda
2.8
 
18
 
89
 
POB
 
Saint Helena (3)
1.2
 
39
 
106
 
POB
 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1.3
 
32
 
99
 
POB
 
Saint Lucia
1.1
 
28
 
107
 
POB
 
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
0.1
 
89
 
107
 
POB
 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0.5
 
47
 
93
 
POB
 
Samoa
0.9
 
23
 
92
 
POB
 
San Marino
0.8
 
94
 
115
 
POB
 
São Tomé and Príncipe
1.6
 
61
 
88
 
CZS
 
Saudi Arabia
2.2
 
82
 
43
 
CZS
 
Senegal
2.5
 
42
 
67
 
POB
 
Serbia
0.1
 
52
 
132
 
*
POB
 
Seychelles
0.5
 
54
 
67
 
POB
 
Sierra Leone
2.0
 
38
 
74
 
CZS
 
Singapore
1.2
 
100
 
101
 
POB
 
Slovakia
0.0
 
56
 
127
 
POB
 
Slovenia
0.0
 
48
 
84
 
POB
 
Solomon Islands
2.3
 
18
 
72
 
POB
 
Somalia
2.9
 
37
 
87
 
IMP
 
South Africa
0.6
 
61
 
71
 
POB
 
Spain
0.8
 
77
 
90
 
POB
 
Sri Lanka
0.5
 
15
 
115
 
CZS
 
Sudan
2.2
 
43
 
93
 
POB
 
Suriname
0.6
 
75
 
90
 
CZS
 
Swaziland
0.6
 
25
 
89
 
POB
 
Sweden
0.4
 
85
 
109
 
POB
 
Switzerland
0.4
 
73
 
99
 
POB
 
Syrian Arab Republic
2.5
 
54
 
96
 
CZS
 
Tajikistan
1.5
 
26
 
137
 
POB
 
TFYR Macedonia (11)
0.1
 
67
 
140
 
POB
 
Thailand
0.7
 
33
 
132
 
CZS
 
Timor-Leste
3.5
 
27
 
91
 
IMP
 
Togo
2.6
 
42
 
101
 
POB
 
Tokelau
0.0
 
0
 
123
 
POB
 
Tonga
0.5
 
25
 
86
 
POB
 
Trinidad and Tobago
0.4
 
13
 
116
 
POB
 
Tunisia
1.1
 
67
 
95
 
CZS
 
Turkey
1.3
 
69
 
111
 
POB
 
Turkmenistan
1.3
 
49
 
137
 
POB
 
Turks and Caicos Islands
1.4
 
92
 
90
 
POB
 
Tuvalu
0.4
 
49
 
128
 
CZS
 
Uganda
3.2
 
13
 
98
 
POB
 
Ukraine
-0.8
 
68
 
137
 
POB
 
United Arab Emirates
2.8
 
78
 
39
 
CZS
 
United Kingdom
0.4
 
90
 
119
 
POB
 
United Republic of Tanzania
2.5
 
25
 
109
 
POB
 
United States of America
1.0
 
82
 
101
 
POB
 
United States Virgin Islands
0.0
 
95
 
136
 
POB
 
Uruguay
0.3
 
92
 
118
 
POB
 
Uzbekistan
1.4
 
37
 
137
 
POB
 
Vanuatu
2.4
 
25
 
87
 
POB
 
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
1.7
 
93
 
100
 
POB
 
Viet Nam
1.3
 
28
 
86
 
CZS
 
Wallis and Futuna Islands
0.7
 
0
 
98
 
POB
 
Western Sahara
3.7
 
81
 
76
 
IMP
 
Yemen
3.0
 
31
 
47
 
CZS
 
Zambia
1.9
 
35
 
102
 
POB
 
Zimbabwe
1.0
 
37
 
61
 
POB
 

Sources:

Annual population growth rate
Period estimates for 2005-2010 published in United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2006), World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision. CD-ROM Edition - Comprehensive Dataset (United Nations publications, Sales No. E.07.XIII.7).

Percent urban population
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2007), World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision. CD-ROM Edition – Data in digital form (POP/DB/WUP/Rev. 2007).

Sex ratio of international migrants
Calculated by the United Nations Statistics Division based on data published in United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2006), Trends in Total Migrant Stock: The 2005 Revision. CD-ROM Edition – Data in digital form (POP/DB/MIG/Rev. 2005).

CZS
Indicates that the estimate of the migrant stock was derived from data classified by citizenship, thus, it represents the foreign population.
POB
Indicates that the estimate of the migrant stock was derived from data classified by place of birth, thus, it represents the foreign-born.
IMP
Indicates that there were no data on either the foreign or the foreign-born population for the country or area concerned. Therefore, the estimate is an imputed value.

Footnotes:

...
Not available.
*
Refers to Serbia and Montenegro.
1
Including Mayotte.
2
Including Agalega, Rodrigues and Saint Brandon.
3
Including Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
4
For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China.
5
As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
6
As of 20 December 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
7
Refers to Guernsey, and Jersey.
8
Including Åland Islands.
9
Including Svalbard and Jan Mayen Island.
10
Refers to the Vatican City State.
11
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
12
Including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island.

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Technical notes:

Estimates and projections of the annual population growth rate and of the urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies.

The annual population growth rate refers to the rate at which the population is increasing or decreasing (negative sign) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the base population. The rate is an average for the five-year period 2000-2005.

The percentage of the total population in urban areas refers to the population as of 1 July of the given year.

The 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.

The sex ratio among international migrants refers to the estimated number of female international migrants per 100 male international migrants. The ratio is based on the estimates of the international migrant stock by sex produced by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat using a variety of sources. As far as possible, estimates of the international migrant stock are based on the foreign-born population captured in censuses through questions on place of birth. However, in some countries information on place of birth is not captured in the national census. In such instances, citizenship information, where available, is used for the identification of international migrants. In countries where population statistics are routinely derived from population registers or registers of foreigners, data on the stock of foreign-born persons or on the number of foreigners, are obtained from those registers.