Code Country Variable www.Worldata.org ® © Unit Share Rank Year Source Key
1 Afghanistan Urban population na % of population 2000 HDR (2002) na
2 Albania Urban population 42.3 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 92
3 Algeria Urban population 57.1 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 106
4 Andorra Urban population na % of population 2000 HDR (2002) na
5 Angola Urban population 34.2 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 161
6 Antigua and Barbuda Urban population 36.8 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 52
7 Argentina Urban population 88.2 % of population 16 2000 HDR (2002) 34
8 Armenia Urban population 67.2 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 76
9 Australia Urban population 90.7 % of population 11 2000 HDR (2002) 5
10 Austria Urban population 67.3 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 15
11 Azerbaijan Urban population 51.9 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 88
12 Bahamas Urban population 88.5 % of population 15 2000 HDR (2002) 41
13 Bahrain Urban population 92.2 % of population 6 2000 HDR (2002) 39
14 Bangladesh Urban population 25.0 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 145
15 Barbados Urban population 50.0 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 31
16 Belarus Urban population 69.4 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 56
17 Belgium Urban population 97.3 % of population 2 2000 HDR (2002) 4
18 Belize Urban population 48.0 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 58
19 Benin Urban population 42.3 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 158
20 Bhutan Urban population 7.1 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 140
21 Bolivia Urban population 62.4 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 114
22 Bosnia and Herzegovina Urban population na % of population 2000 HDR (2002) na
23 Botswana Urban population 49.0 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 126
24 Brazil Urban population 81.2 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 73
25 Brunei Urban population 72.2 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 32
26 Bulgaria Urban population 67.5 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 62
27 Burkina Faso Urban population 16.5 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 169
28 Burundi Urban population 9.0 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 171
29 Cambodia Urban population 16.9 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 130
30 Cameroon Urban population 48.9 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 135
31 Canada Urban population 78.7 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 3
32 Cape Verde Urban population 62.2 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 100
33 Central African Republic Urban population 41.2 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 165
34 Chad Urban population 23.8 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 166
35 Chile Urban population 85.8 % of population 22 2000 HDR (2002) 38
36 China Urban population 35.8 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 96
37 Colombia Urban population 75.0 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 68
38 Comoros Urban population 33.2 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 137
39 Congo (Brazzaville) Urban population 65.4 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 136
40 Congo (Kinshasa) Urban population 30.3 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 155
41 Costa Rica Urban population 59.0 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 43
42 Côte d'Ivoire Urban population 43.6 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 156
43 Croatia Urban population 57.7 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 48
44 Cuba Urban population 75.3 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 55
45 Cyprus Urban population 69.9 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 26
46 Czech Republic Urban population 74.5 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 33
47 Denmark Urban population 85.1 % of population 24 2000 HDR (2002) 14
48 Djibouti Urban population 84.0 % of population 25 2000 HDR (2002) 149
49 Dominica Urban population 71.0 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 61
50 Dominican Republic Urban population 65.4 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 94
51 East Timor Urban population na % of population 2001 HDR (2002) na
52 Ecuador Urban population 63.0 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 93
53 Egypt Urban population 42.7 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 115
54 El Salvador Urban population 60.3 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 104
55 Equatorial Guinea Urban population 48.2 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 111
56 Eritrea Urban population 18.7 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 157
57 Estonia Urban population 69.4 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 42
58 Ethiopia Urban population 15.5 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 168
59 Fiji Islands Urban population 49.4 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 72
60 Finland Urban population 59.0 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 10
61 France Urban population 75.4 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 12
62 Gabon Urban population 81.4 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 117
63 Gambia Urban population 30.7 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 160
64 Georgia Urban population 56.3 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 81
65 Germany Urban population 87.5 % of population 18 2000 HDR (2002) 17
66 Ghana Urban population 36.1 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 129
67 Greece Urban population 60.1 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 24
68 Grenada Urban population 37.9 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 83
69 Guatemala Urban population 39.7 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 120
70 Guinea Urban population 27.5 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 159
71 Guinea-Bissau Urban population 31.5 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 167
72 Guyana Urban population 36.3 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 103
73 Haiti Urban population 35.7 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 146
74 Honduras Urban population 52.7 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 116
75 Hungary Urban population 64.5 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 35
76 Iceland Urban population 92.5 % of population 5 2000 HDR (2002) 7
77 India Urban population 27.7 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 124
78 Indonesia Urban population 41.0 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 110
79 Iran Urban population 64.0 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 98
80 Iraq Urban population na % of population 2000 HDR (2002) na
81 Ireland Urban population 59.0 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 18
82 Israel Urban population 91.6 % of population 8 2000 HDR (2002) 22
83 Italy Urban population 66.9 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 20
84 Jamaica Urban population 56.1 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 86
85 Japan Urban population 78.8 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 9
86 Jordan Urban population 78.7 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 99
87 Kazakhstan Urban population 55.8 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 79
88 Kenya Urban population 33.4 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 134
89 Kiribati Urban population na % of population 2000 HDR (2002) na
90 Korea, North Urban population na % of population 2000 HDR (2002) na
91 Korea, South Urban population 81.9 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 27
92 Kuwait Urban population 96.0 % of population 3 2000 HDR (2002) 45
93 Kyrgyzstan Urban population 34.4 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 102
94 Laos Urban population 19.3 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 143
95 Latvia Urban population 60.4 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 53
96 Lebanon Urban population 89.7 % of population 12 2000 HDR (2002) 75
97 Lesotho Urban population 28.0 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 132
98 Liberia Urban population na % of population 2000 HDR (2002) na
99 Libya Urban population 87.6 % of population 17 2000 HDR (2002) 64
100 Liechtenstein Urban population na % of population 2000 HDR (2002) na
101 Lithuania Urban population 68.5 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 49
102 Luxembourg Urban population 91.5 % of population 9 2000 HDR (2002) 16
103 Macedonia Urban population 59.4 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 65
104 Madagascar Urban population 29.5 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 147
105 Malawi Urban population 14.7 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 163
106 Malaysia Urban population 57.4 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 59
107 Maldives Urban population 27.6 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 84
108 Mali Urban population 30.2 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 164
109 Malta Urban population 90.9 % of population 10 2000 HDR (2002) 30
110 Marshall Islands Urban population na % of population 2000 HDR (2002) na
111 Mauritania Urban population 57.7 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 152
112 Mauritius Urban population 41.3 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 67
113 Mexico Urban population 74.4 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 54
114 Micronesia, Federated States of Urban population na % of population 2000 HDR (2002) na
115 Moldova Urban population 41.6 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 105
116 Monaco Urban population na % of population 2000 HDR (2002) na
117 Mongolia Urban population 56.6 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 113
118 Morocco Urban population 55.5 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 123
119 Mozambique Urban population 32.1 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 170
120 Myanmar Urban population 27.7 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 127
121 Namibia Urban population 30.9 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 122
122 Nauru Urban population na % of population 2000 HDR (2002) na
123 Nepal Urban population 11.8 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 142
124 Netherlands Urban population 89.5 % of population 13 2000 HDR (2002) 8
125 New Zealand Urban population 85.8 % of population 23 2000 HDR (2002) 19
126 Nicaragua Urban population 56.1 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 118
127 Niger Urban population 20.6 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 172
128 Nigeria Urban population 44.1 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 148
129 Norway Urban population 74.7 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 1
130 Oman Urban population 76.0 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 78
131 Pakistan Urban population 33.1 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 138
132 Palau Urban population na % of population 2000 HDR (2002) na
133 Panama Urban population 56.3 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 57
134 Papua New Guinea Urban population 17.4 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 133
135 Paraguay Urban population 56.0 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 90
136 Peru Urban population 72.8 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 82
137 Philippines Urban population 58.6 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 77
138 Poland Urban population 62.3 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 37
139 Portugal Urban population 64.4 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 28
140 Qatar Urban population 92.7 % of population 4 2000 HDR (2002) 51
141 Romania Urban population 55.1 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 63
142 Russia Urban population 72.9 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 60
143 Rwanda Urban population 6.2 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 162
144 Saint Kitts and Nevis Urban population 34.1 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 44
145 Saint Lucia Urban population 37.8 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 66
146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Urban population 54.8 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 91
147 Samoa Urban population 22.1 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 101
148 San Marino Urban population na % of population 2000 HDR (2002) na
149 Sao Tome and Principe Urban population 47.0 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 119
150 Saudi Arabia Urban population 86.2 % of population 21 2000 HDR (2002) 71
151 Senegal Urban population 47.4 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 154
152 Seychelles Urban population 63.8 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 47
153 Sierra Leone Urban population 36.6 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 173
154 Singapore Urban population 100.0 % of population 1 2000 HDR (2002) 25
155 Slovakia Urban population 57.4 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 36
156 Slovenia Urban population 49.2 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 29
157 Solomon Islands Urban population 19.7 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 121
158 Somalia Urban population na % of population 2000 HDR (2002) na
159 South Africa Urban population 56.9 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 107
160 Spain Urban population 77.6 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 21
161 Sri Lanka Urban population 22.8 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 89
162 Sudan Urban population 36.1 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 139
163 Suriname Urban population 74.1 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 74
164 Swaziland Urban population 26.4 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 125
165 Sweden Urban population 83.3 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 2
166 Switzerland Urban population 67.4 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 11
167 Syria Urban population 51.4 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 108
168 Tajikistan Urban population 27.6 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 112
169 Tanzania Urban population 32.3 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 151
170 Thailand Urban population 19.8 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 70
171 Togo Urban population 33.4 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 141
172 Tonga Urban population na % of population 2000 HDR (2002) na
173 Trinidad and Tobago Urban population 74.1 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 50
174 Tunisia Urban population 65.5 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 97
175 Turkey Urban population 65.8 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 85
176 Turkmenistan Urban population 44.8 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 87
177 Tuvalu Urban population na % of population 2000 HDR (2002) na
178 Uganda Urban population 14.2 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 150
179 Ukraine Urban population 67.9 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 80
180 United Arab Emirates (UAE) Urban population 86.7 % of population 20 2000 HDR (2002) 46
181 United Kingdom (UK) Urban population 89.5 % of population 14 2000 HDR (2002) 13
182 United States of America (USA) Urban population 77.2 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 6
183 Uruguay Urban population 91.9 % of population 7 2000 HDR (2002) 40
184 Uzbekistan Urban population 36.7 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 95
185 Vanuatu Urban population 21.7 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 131
186 Vatican Urban population na % of population 2000 HDR (2002) na
187 Venezuela Urban population 86.9 % of population 19 2000 HDR (2002) 69
188 Vietnam Urban population 24.1 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 109
189 Yemen Urban population 24.7 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 144
190 Yugoslavia Urban population na % of population 2000 HDR (2002) na
191 Zambia Urban population 39.6 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 153
192 Zimbabwe Urban population 35.3 % of population 2000 HDR (2002) 128
193 World Urban population 47.2 % of population     2000 HDR (2002) 193