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Indicators on human settlements
Last updated: December 2008
Afghanistan
24
 
76
 
5.4
 
3.4
 
Albania
47
 
53
 
1.9
 
-0.6
 
Algeria
65
 
35
 
2.5
 
-0.3
 
American Samoa
92
 
8
 
2.4
 
-2.3
 
Andorra
89
 
11
 
-0.2
 
4.6
 
Angola
57
 
43
 
4.4
 
0.7
 
Anguilla
100
 
0
 
1.4
 
0.0
 
Antigua and Barbuda
30
 
70
 
0.9
 
1.3
 
Argentina
92
 
8
 
1.2
 
-1.5
 
Armenia
64
 
36
 
-0.3
 
0.0
 
Aruba
47
 
53
 
0.1
 
-0.1
 
Australia (12)
89
 
11
 
1.2
 
-0.6
 
Austria
67
 
33
 
0.7
 
-0.3
 
Azerbaijan
52
 
48
 
1.0
 
0.5
 
Bahamas
84
 
16
 
1.4
 
0.0
 
Bahrain
89
 
11
 
1.8
 
1.4
 
Bangladesh
27
 
73
 
3.5
 
1.0
 
Barbados
40
 
60
 
1.5
 
-0.5
 
Belarus
73
 
27
 
0.0
 
-2.1
 
Belgium
97
 
3
 
0.3
 
-0.9
 
Belize
52
 
48
 
3.1
 
1.0
 
Benin
41
 
59
 
4.0
 
2.3
 
Bermuda
100
 
0
 
0.3
 
0.0
 
Bhutan
35
 
65
 
4.9
 
-0.3
 
Bolivia
66
 
34
 
2.5
 
0.4
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
47
 
53
 
1.4
 
-1.0
 
Botswana
60
 
40
 
2.5
 
-0.6
 
Brazil
86
 
14
 
1.8
 
-1.9
 
British Virgin Islands
40
 
60
 
1.7
 
0.8
 
Brunei Darussalam
75
 
25
 
2.6
 
0.4
 
Bulgaria
71
 
29
 
-0.3
 
-1.7
 
Burkina Faso
20
 
80
 
5.0
 
2.4
 
Burundi
10
 
90
 
6.8
 
3.6
 
Cambodia
22
 
78
 
4.6
 
1.0
 
Cameroon
57
 
43
 
3.5
 
0.1
 
Canada
80
 
20
 
1.0
 
0.4
 
Cape Verde
60
 
40
 
3.5
 
0.4
 
Cayman Islands
100
 
0
 
1.5
 
0.0
 
Central African Republic
39
 
61
 
2.3
 
1.5
 
Chad
27
 
73
 
4.7
 
2.2
 
Channel Islands (7)
31
 
69
 
0.6
 
0.0
 
Chile
88
 
12
 
1.3
 
-1.3
 
China (4)
43
 
57
 
2.7
 
-1.0
 
China, Hong Kong SAR (5)
100
 
0
 
1.0
 
0.0
 
China, Macao SAR (6)
100
 
0
 
0.7
 
0.0
 
Colombia
74
 
26
 
1.7
 
0.1
 
Comoros (1)
28
 
72
 
2.7
 
2.4
 
Congo
61
 
39
 
2.7
 
1.1
 
Cook Islands
74
 
26
 
-0.7
 
-6.5
 
Costa Rica
63
 
37
 
2.3
 
0.1
 
Côte d'Ivoire
49
 
51
 
3.2
 
0.6
 
Croatia
57
 
43
 
0.4
 
-0.7
 
Cuba
76
 
24
 
0.0
 
-0.1
 
Cyprus
70
 
30
 
1.3
 
0.4
 
Czech Republic
73
 
27
 
0.0
 
0.0
 
Dem. People's Republic of Korea
63
 
37
 
0.9
 
-0.6
 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
34
 
66
 
5.1
 
2.3
 
Denmark
87
 
13
 
0.5
 
-1.8
 
Djibouti
87
 
13
 
2.2
 
-1.4
 
Dominica
74
 
26
 
0.2
 
-1.6
 
Dominican Republic
69
 
31
 
2.6
 
-0.9
 
Ecuador
66
 
34
 
2.1
 
-0.9
 
Egypt
43
 
57
 
1.8
 
1.7
 
El Salvador
61
 
39
 
1.9
 
0.6
 
Equatorial Guinea
39
 
61
 
2.8
 
2.1
 
Eritrea
21
 
79
 
5.4
 
2.7
 
Estonia
69
 
31
 
-0.3
 
-0.4
 
Ethiopia
17
 
83
 
4.3
 
2.2
 
Faeroe Islands
41
 
59
 
2.0
 
-0.3
 
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
92
 
8
 
1.2
 
-5.8
 
Fiji
52
 
48
 
1.6
 
-0.5
 
Finland (8)
63
 
37
 
0.8
 
-0.6
 
France
77
 
23
 
0.8
 
-0.5
 
French Guiana
76
 
24
 
2.6
 
1.8
 
French Polynesia
52
 
48
 
1.3
 
1.3
 
Gabon
85
 
15
 
2.1
 
-1.7
 
Gambia
57
 
43
 
4.2
 
0.7
 
Georgia
53
 
47
 
-0.6
 
-1.0
 
Germany
74
 
26
 
0.1
 
-0.4
 
Ghana
50
 
50
 
3.5
 
0.5
 
Gibraltar
100
 
0
 
0.1
 
0.0
 
Greece
61
 
39
 
0.6
 
-0.3
 
Greenland
84
 
16
 
0.9
 
-0.8
 
Grenada
31
 
69
 
0.3
 
-0.1
 
Guadeloupe
98
 
2
 
0.7
 
1.2
 
Guam
93
 
7
 
1.3
 
1.1
 
Guatemala
49
 
51
 
3.4
 
1.6
 
Guinea-Bissau
30
 
70
 
3.2
 
2.9
 
Guinea
34
 
66
 
3.5
 
1.4
 
Guyana
28
 
72
 
0.0
 
-0.3
 
Haiti
47
 
53
 
4.5
 
-1.0
 
Holy See (10)
100
 
0
 
0.1
 
0.0
 
Honduras
48
 
52
 
2.9
 
1.0
 
Hungary
68
 
32
 
0.3
 
-1.5
 
Iceland
92
 
8
 
0.8
 
0.7
 
India
29
 
71
 
2.4
 
1.1
 
Indonesia
52
 
48
 
3.3
 
-1.1
 
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
68
 
32
 
2.1
 
-0.3
 
Iraq
67
 
33
 
1.7
 
2.1
 
Ireland
61
 
39
 
2.2
 
1.0
 
Isle of Man
51
 
49
 
-0.2
 
0.3
 
Israel
92
 
8
 
1.7
 
1.4
 
Italy
68
 
32
 
0.4
 
-0.3
 
Jamaica
53
 
47
 
0.9
 
0.1
 
Japan
66
 
34
 
0.2
 
-0.5
 
Jordan
78
 
22
 
3.1
 
2.8
 
Kazakhstan
58
 
42
 
1.2
 
0.0
 
Kenya
22
 
78
 
4.0
 
2.3
 
Kiribati
44
 
56
 
1.8
 
1.4
 
Kuwait
98
 
2
 
2.5
 
1.3
 
Kyrgyzstan
36
 
64
 
1.6
 
0.8
 
Lao People's Democratic Republic
31
 
69
 
5.6
 
0.1
 
Latvia
68
 
32
 
-0.5
 
-0.6
 
Lebanon
87
 
13
 
1.2
 
0.1
 
Lesotho
25
 
75
 
3.5
 
-0.3
 
Liberia
60
 
40
 
5.6
 
2.8
 
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
78
 
22
 
2.2
 
1.2
 
Liechtenstein
14
 
86
 
0.5
 
1.0
 
Lithuania
67
 
33
 
-0.4
 
-0.8
 
Luxembourg
82
 
18
 
1.0
 
1.8
 
Madagascar
29
 
71
 
3.8
 
2.2
 
Malawi
19
 
81
 
5.2
 
2.0
 
Malaysia
70
 
30
 
3.0
 
-1.3
 
Maldives
38
 
62
 
5.3
 
-0.3
 
Mali
32
 
68
 
4.8
 
2.2
 
Malta
94
 
6
 
0.6
 
-3.1
 
Marshall Islands
71
 
29
 
2.7
 
1.0
 
Martinique
98
 
2
 
0.3
 
-0.8
 
Mauritania
41
 
59
 
3.0
 
2.2
 
Mauritius (2)
42
 
58
 
0.9
 
0.7
 
Mexico
77
 
23
 
1.5
 
-0.2
 
Micronesia (Fed. States of)
22
 
78
 
0.8
 
0.4
 
Moldova
42
 
58
 
-1.5
 
-0.4
 
Monaco
100
 
0
 
0.3
 
0.0
 
Mongolia
57
 
43
 
1.2
 
0.6
 
Montenegro
60
 
40
 
-0.8
 
0.6
 
Montserrat
14
 
86
 
2.2
 
1.0
 
Morocco
56
 
44
 
1.8
 
0.4
 
Mozambique
37
 
63
 
4.1
 
0.7
 
Myanmar
33
 
67
 
2.9
 
-0.1
 
Namibia
37
 
63
 
2.9
 
0.4
 
Nauru
100
 
0
 
0.3
 
0.0
 
Nepal
17
 
83
 
4.9
 
1.4
 
Netherlands
82
 
18
 
0.9
 
-2.7
 
Netherlands Antilles
93
 
7
 
1.6
 
-2.1
 
New Caledonia
65
 
35
 
2.1
 
0.5
 
New Zealand
87
 
13
 
1.0
 
0.1
 
Nicaragua
57
 
43
 
1.8
 
0.7
 
Niger
16
 
84
 
4.0
 
3.4
 
Nigeria
48
 
52
 
3.8
 
0.9
 
Niue
39
 
61
 
-0.2
 
-2.9
 
Northern Mariana Islands
91
 
9
 
2.1
 
0.7
 
Norway (9)
77
 
23
 
0.7
 
0.3
 
Occupied Palestinian Territory
72
 
28
 
3.3
 
2.8
 
Oman
72
 
28
 
2.0
 
1.8
 
Pakistan
36
 
64
 
3.0
 
1.2
 
Palau
81
 
19
 
1.8
 
-5.1
 
Panama
73
 
27
 
2.7
 
-1.3
 
Papua New Guinea
12
 
88
 
1.9
 
2.0
 
Paraguay
60
 
40
 
2.8
 
0.3
 
Peru
71
 
29
 
1.3
 
0.8
 
Philippines
65
 
35
 
3.0
 
-0.2
 
Pitcairn
0
 
100
 
0.0
 
0.0
 
Poland
61
 
39
 
-0.3
 
0.0
 
Portugal
59
 
41
 
1.4
 
-1.1
 
Puerto Rico
98
 
2
 
0.8
 
-12.7
 
Qatar
96
 
4
 
2.2
 
0.2
 
Republic of Korea
81
 
19
 
0.6
 
-0.9
 
Réunion
93
 
7
 
1.6
 
-3.5
 
Romania
54
 
46
 
-0.1
 
-0.9
 
Russian Federation
73
 
27
 
-0.5
 
-0.4
 
Rwanda
18
 
82
 
4.2
 
2.4
 
Saint Helena (3)
39
 
61
 
1.5
 
1.0
 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
32
 
68
 
1.4
 
1.2
 
Saint Lucia
28
 
72
 
1.4
 
1.0
 
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
89
 
11
 
0.1
 
-0.4
 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
47
 
53
 
1.3
 
-0.2
 
Samoa
23
 
77
 
1.7
 
0.6
 
San Marino
94
 
6
 
0.9
 
-0.1
 
São Tomé and Príncipe
61
 
39
 
3.0
 
-0.5
 
Saudi Arabia
82
 
18
 
2.5
 
1.1
 
Senegal
42
 
58
 
3.1
 
2.0
 
Serbia
52
 
48
 
0.5
 
-0.2
 
Seychelles
54
 
46
 
1.4
 
-0.6
 
Sierra Leone
38
 
62
 
2.9
 
1.5
 
Singapore
100
 
0
 
1.2
 
0.0
 
Slovakia
56
 
44
 
0.2
 
-0.2
 
Slovenia
48
 
52
 
-0.6
 
0.6
 
Solomon Islands
18
 
82
 
4.1
 
1.9
 
Somalia
37
 
63
 
4.2
 
2.2
 
South Africa
61
 
39
 
1.4
 
-0.7
 
Spain
77
 
23
 
0.9
 
0.2
 
Sri Lanka
15
 
85
 
0.5
 
0.5
 
Sudan
43
 
57
 
4.3
 
0.7
 
Suriname
75
 
25
 
1.0
 
-0.8
 
Swaziland
25
 
75
 
1.7
 
0.3
 
Sweden
85
 
15
 
0.5
 
0.0
 
Switzerland
73
 
27
 
0.5
 
0.1
 
Syrian Arab Republic
54
 
46
 
3.1
 
1.8
 
Tajikistan
26
 
74
 
1.6
 
1.5
 
TFYR Macedonia (11)
67
 
33
 
0.8
 
-1.4
 
Thailand
33
 
67
 
1.7
 
0.2
 
Timor-Leste
27
 
73
 
5.0
 
2.9
 
Togo
42
 
58
 
4.3
 
1.5
 
Tokelau
0
 
100
 
0.0
 
0.0
 
Tonga
25
 
75
 
1.6
 
0.1
 
Trinidad and Tobago
13
 
87
 
2.9
 
0.0
 
Tunisia
67
 
33
 
1.7
 
-0.1
 
Turkey
69
 
31
 
1.9
 
-0.2
 
Turkmenistan
49
 
51
 
2.2
 
0.5
 
Turks and Caicos Islands
92
 
8
 
2.2
 
-7.2
 
Tuvalu
49
 
51
 
1.3
 
-0.5
 
Uganda
13
 
87
 
4.4
 
3.1
 
Ukraine
68
 
32
 
-0.7
 
-1.0
 
United Arab Emirates
78
 
22
 
2.9
 
2.5
 
United Kingdom
90
 
10
 
0.5
 
-0.4
 
United Republic of Tanzania
25
 
75
 
4.2
 
1.9
 
United States of America
82
 
18
 
1.3
 
-0.7
 
United States Virgin Islands
95
 
5
 
0.2
 
-4.1
 
Uruguay
92
 
8
 
0.4
 
-1.2
 
Uzbekistan
37
 
63
 
1.6
 
1.4
 
Vanuatu
25
 
75
 
4.1
 
1.8
 
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
93
 
7
 
2.0
 
-3.4
 
Viet Nam
28
 
72
 
3.1
 
0.7
 
Wallis and Futuna Islands
0
 
100
 
0.0
 
0.7
 
Western Sahara
81
 
19
 
4.0
 
2.6
 
Yemen
31
 
69
 
4.9
 
2.1
 
Zambia
35
 
65
 
2.3
 
1.7
 
Zimbabwe
37
 
63
 
2.2
 
0.2
 

 

Sources:

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).

Footnotes:

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 Islands.
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:

The population distribution refers to the percentage of the total population in urban and rural areas, respectively. The estimates presented refer to the population as of 1 July of the given year. The annual rates of urban and rural population change are an average for the five-year period 2000-2005 and refer to the rate at which the rural and urban populations are increasing or decreasing (negative sign) on average in each year within the five-year period, expressed as a percentage of the base population.

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.

Estimates and projections of 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.