De facto population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each area or country as of 1 July.
Source: UNDESA (2012a). World Urbanisation Prospects, 2011 Revisions. http://esa.un.org/unpd/wup/index.htm
Data in the tables are those available to the Human Development Report Office as of 15 October 2012, unless otherwise specified.
| HDI Rank | Country | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .. | Very high human development | 72.3 | 74.6 | 77.0 | 79.1 | 79.4 | 79.7 | 80.1 | 80.4 | 80.7 | 81.0 | 81.2 |
| .. | High human development | 59.8 | 66.0 | 70.1 | 71.7 | 72.0 | 72.4 | 72.7 | 73.1 | 73.4 | 73.8 | 74.1 |
| .. | Medium human development | 23.6 | 28.9 | 34.8 | 38.5 | 39.3 | 40.0 | 40.8 | 41.5 | 42.2 | 43.0 | 43.7 |
| .. | Low human development | 20.9 | 24.9 | 28.6 | 30.6 | 31.0 | 31.4 | 31.8 | 32.3 | 32.7 | 33.1 | 33.6 |
| 1 | Norway | 70.5 | 72.0 1 | 76.1 | 77.5 | 77.9 | 78.2 | 78.5 | 78.8 | 79.1 1 | 79.4 1 2 | 79.7 |
| 2 | Australia | 85.8 | 85.4 1 | 87.2 | 88.2 | 88.4 | 88.5 | 88.7 | 88.9 | 89.0 1 | 89.2 1 3 | 89.4 |
| 3 | United States | 73.7 | 75.3 1 | 79.1 | 80.7 | 81.0 | 81.3 | 81.6 | 81.9 | 82.1 1 | 82.4 1 | 82.6 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 64.7 | 68.7 1 | 76.8 | 80.2 | 80.7 | 81.3 | 81.8 | 82.3 | 82.7 1 | 83.2 1 | 83.6 |
| 5 | Germany | 72.8 | 73.1 1 | 73.1 | 73.4 | 73.4 | 73.5 | 73.6 | 73.7 | 73.8 1 | 73.9 1 | 74.1 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 83.4 | 84.7 1 | 85.7 | 86.1 | 86.1 | 86.1 | 86.1 | 86.2 | 86.2 1 | 86.2 1 | 86.3 |
| 7 | Ireland | 55.3 | 56.9 1 | 59.1 | 60.5 | 60.8 | 61.0 | 61.3 | 61.6 | 61.9 1 | 62.2 1 | 62.5 |
| 8 | Sweden | 83.1 | 83.1 1 | 84.0 | 84.3 | 84.4 | 84.6 | 84.7 | 84.9 | 85.1 1 | 85.2 1 | 85.4 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 57.1 | 73.2 1 | 73.3 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.6 | 73.6 | 73.6 1 | 73.7 1 | 73.8 |
| 10 | Japan | 76.2 | 77.3 1 | 78.6 | 86.0 | 87.1 | 88.0 | 88.9 | 89.8 | 90.5 1 | 91.3 1 | 91.9 |
| 11 | Canada | 75.7 | 76.6 1 | 79.5 | 80.1 | 80.2 | 80.3 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 80.6 1 | 80.7 1 | 80.8 |
| 12 | Korea (Republic of) | 56.7 | 73.8 1 | 79.6 | 81.3 | 81.7 | 82.0 | 82.3 | 82.6 | 82.9 1 | 83.2 1 | 83.5 |
| 13 | Iceland | 88.3 | 90.8 1 | 92.4 | 93.0 | 93.2 | 93.3 | 93.4 | 93.5 | 93.6 1 | 93.7 1 | 93.8 |
| 13 | Hong Kong, China (SAR) | 91.5 | 99.5 1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 1 | 100.0 1 | 100.0 |
| 15 | Denmark | 83.7 | 84.8 1 | 85.1 | 85.9 | 86.1 | 86.3 | 86.5 | 86.7 | 86.8 1 | 86.9 1 | 87.1 |
| 16 | Israel | 88.6 | 90.4 1 | 91.2 | 91.5 | 91.6 | 91.6 | 91.7 | 91.8 | 91.8 1 | 91.9 1 | 91.9 |
| 17 | Belgium | 95.4 | 96.4 1 | 97.1 | 97.3 | 97.3 | 97.4 | 97.4 | 97.4 | 97.5 1 | 97.5 1 | 97.5 |
| 18 | Singapore | 100.0 | 100.0 1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 1 | 100.0 1 | 100.0 |
| 18 | Austria | 65.4 | 65.8 1 | 65.8 | 66.5 | 66.7 | 66.9 | 67.1 | 67.3 | 67.5 1 | 67.7 1 | 67.9 |
| 20 | France | 73.3 | 74.1 1 | 76.9 | 81.6 | 82.4 | 83.2 | 83.9 | 84.6 | 85.2 1 | 85.8 1 | 86.4 |
| 21 | Slovenia | 48.0 | 50.4 1 | 50.8 | 50.5 | 50.4 | 50.3 | 50.2 | 50.1 | 50.0 1 | 49.9 1 | 49.8 |
| 21 | Finland | 71.7 | 79.4 1 | 82.2 | 82.9 | 83.0 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 83.4 | 83.6 1 | 83.7 1 4 | 83.8 |
| 23 | Spain | 72.8 | 75.4 1 | 76.3 | 76.7 | 76.8 | 76.9 | 77.0 | 77.2 | 77.3 1 | 77.4 1 | 77.6 |
| 24 | Liechtenstein | 18.3 | 16.9 1 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.4 1 | 14.4 1 | 14.3 |
| 25 | Italy | 66.6 | 66.7 1 | 67.2 | 67.6 | 67.7 | 67.8 | 67.9 | 68.1 | 68.2 1 | 68.4 1 | 68.5 |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 78.5 | 78.1 1 | 78.7 | 79.0 | 79.1 | 79.2 | 79.3 | 79.4 | 79.5 1 | 79.6 1 | 79.7 |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 80.0 | 80.9 1 | 83.8 | 83.9 | 84.2 | 84.4 | 84.7 | 84.9 | 85.2 1 | 85.4 1 | 85.7 |
| 28 | Czech Republic | 75.2 | 75.2 1 | 74.0 | 73.7 | 73.7 | 73.6 | 73.6 | 73.5 | 73.5 1 | 73.4 1 | 73.4 |
| 29 | Greece | 57.7 | 58.8 1 | 59.7 | 60.3 | 60.5 | 60.6 | 60.8 | 61.0 | 61.2 1 | 61.4 1 | 61.7 |
| 30 | Brunei Darussalam | 59.9 | 65.8 1 | 71.2 | 73.5 | 74.0 | 74.4 | 74.8 | 75.2 | 75.6 1 | 76.0 1 | 76.4 |
| 31 | Cyprus | 58.6 | 66.8 1 | 68.6 | 69.4 | 69.6 | 69.8 | 70.0 | 70.1 | 70.3 1 | 70.5 1 | 70.7 |
| 32 | Malta | 89.8 | 90.4 1 | 92.4 | 93.6 | 93.9 | 94.1 | 94.3 | 94.5 | 94.7 1 | 94.8 1 | 95.0 |
| 33 | Estonia | 69.7 | 71.1 1 | 69.4 | 69.4 | 69.4 | 69.4 | 69.4 | 69.4 | 69.5 1 | 69.5 1 | 69.5 |
| 33 | Andorra | 92.1 | 94.7 1 | 92.4 | 90.3 | 89.8 | 89.4 | 88.9 | 88.4 | 87.8 1 | 87.3 1 | 86.7 |
| 35 | Slovakia | 51.6 | 56.5 1 | 56.2 | 55.6 | 55.4 | 55.3 | 55.1 | 55.0 | 54.8 1 | 54.7 1 | 54.7 |
| 36 | Qatar | 89.4 | 92.8 1 | 96.3 | 97.4 | 97.8 | 98.0 | 98.3 | 98.5 | 98.7 1 | 98.8 1 | 98.9 |
| 37 | Hungary | 64.2 | 65.8 1 | 64.6 | 66.4 | 66.9 | 67.4 | 67.9 | 68.5 | 69.0 1 | 69.5 1 | 69.9 |
| 38 | Barbados | 39.6 | 32.7 1 | 38.3 | 41.2 | 41.7 | 42.3 | 42.8 | 43.4 | 43.9 1 | 44.4 1 | 44.9 |
| 39 | Poland | 58.1 | 61.3 1 | 61.7 | 61.5 | 61.3 | 61.2 | 61.1 | 61.0 | 60.9 1 | 60.9 1 | 60.8 |
| 40 | Chile | 81.2 | 83.3 1 | 85.9 | 87.6 | 87.9 | 88.2 | 88.5 | 88.7 | 88.9 1 | 89.2 1 | 89.4 |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 80.7 | 79.1 1 | 80.2 | 82.3 | 82.6 | 83.0 | 83.4 | 83.7 | 84.0 1 | 84.4 1 | 84.7 |
| 41 | Lithuania | 61.2 | 67.6 1 | 67.0 | 66.6 | 66.7 | 66.8 | 66.8 | 66.9 | 67.0 1 | 67.1 1 | 67.2 |
| 43 | Portugal | 42.8 | 47.9 1 | 54.4 | 57.6 | 58.2 | 58.8 | 59.4 | 59.9 | 60.5 1 | 61.1 1 | 61.6 |
| 44 | Latvia | 67.1 | 69.3 1 | 68.1 | 68.0 | 68.0 | 67.9 | 67.8 | 67.8 | 67.7 1 | 67.7 1 | 67.7 |
| 45 | Argentina | 82.9 | 87.0 1 | 90.1 | 91.4 | 91.6 | 91.8 | 92.0 | 92.2 | 92.3 1 | 92.5 1 | 92.7 |
| 46 | Seychelles | 49.4 | 49.3 1 | 50.4 | 51.6 | 51.9 | 52.2 | 52.5 | 52.9 | 53.2 1 | 53.6 1 | 54.0 |
| 47 | Croatia | 50.1 | 54.0 1 | 55.6 | 56.4 | 56.6 | 56.8 | 57.0 | 57.3 | 57.5 1 | 57.8 1 | 58.1 |
| 48 | Bahrain | 86.1 | 88.1 1 | 88.4 | 88.4 | 88.4 | 88.5 | 88.5 | 88.6 | 88.6 1 | 88.7 1 | 88.7 |
| 49 | Bahamas | 73.1 | 79.8 1 | 82.0 | 83.1 | 83.3 | 83.5 | 83.7 | 83.9 | 84.1 1 | 84.3 1 | 84.5 |
| 50 | Belarus | 56.5 | 66.0 1 | 70.0 | 72.4 | 72.8 | 73.3 | 73.7 | 74.2 | 74.6 1 | 75.0 1 | 75.5 |
| 51 | Uruguay | 85.4 | 89.0 1 | 91.3 | 91.9 | 92.0 | 92.1 | 92.3 | 92.4 | 92.5 1 | 92.6 1 | 92.6 |
| 52 | Montenegro | 36.8 | 48.0 1 | 58.5 | 62.2 | 62.4 | 62.6 | 62.7 | 62.9 | 63.1 1 | 63.3 1 | 63.5 |
| 53 | Palau | 62.5 | 69.6 1 | 70.0 | 77.7 | 79.0 | 80.2 | 81.4 | 82.4 | 83.4 1 | 84.2 1 | 85.1 |
| 54 | Kuwait | 94.8 | 98.0 1 | 98.1 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 98.2 1 | 98.3 1 | 98.3 |
| 55 | Russian Federation | 69.8 | 73.4 1 | 73.4 | 72.9 | 73.0 | 73.2 | 73.3 | 73.5 | 73.7 1 | 73.8 1 | 74.0 |
| 56 | Romania | 46.1 | 53.2 1 | 53.0 | 52.8 | 52.8 | 52.8 | 52.8 | 52.8 | 52.8 1 | 52.8 1 | 52.8 |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 65.9 | 76.6 1 | 79.8 | 81.0 | 81.2 | 81.4 | 81.6 | 81.9 | 82.1 1 | 82.3 1 | 82.5 |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 62.1 | 66.4 1 | 68.9 | 70.2 | 70.4 | 70.7 | 71.3 | 71.9 | 72.5 1 | 73.1 1 | 73.7 |
| 59 | Panama | 50.4 | 53.9 1 | 65.8 | 70.7 | 71.6 | 72.4 | 73.2 | 73.9 | 74.6 1 | 75.3 1 | 75.9 |
| 59 | Cuba | 68.1 | 73.4 1 | 75.6 | 75.6 | 75.5 | 75.4 | 75.4 | 75.3 | 75.2 1 | 75.2 1 | 75.1 |
| 61 | Mexico | 66.3 | 71.4 1 | 74.7 | 76.3 | 76.6 | 76.9 | 77.2 | 77.5 | 77.8 1 | 78.1 1 | 78.4 |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 43.1 | 50.7 1 | 59.0 | 61.7 | 62.2 | 62.7 | 63.2 | 63.7 | 64.2 1 | 64.7 1 | 65.1 |
| 63 | Grenada | 32.9 | 33.4 1 | 35.9 | 37.3 | 37.6 | 37.9 | 38.2 | 38.5 | 38.8 1 | 39.1 1 | 39.5 |
| 64 | Serbia | 46.1 | 50.4 1 | 53.0 | 54.4 | 54.7 | 55.1 | 55.4 | 55.7 | 56.0 1 | 56.4 1 | 56.7 |
| 64 | Malaysia | 42.0 | 49.8 1 | 62.0 | 67.6 | 68.6 | 69.5 | 70.4 | 71.2 | 72.0 1 | 72.8 1 | 73.5 |
| 64 | Libya | 70.1 | 75.7 1 | 76.3 | 76.9 | 77.0 | 77.1 | 77.3 | 77.4 | 77.6 1 | 77.7 1 | 77.9 |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.9 | 8.5 1 | 10.8 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.4 1 | 13.7 1 | 14.0 |
| 67 | Antigua and Barbuda | 34.6 | 35.4 1 | 32.1 | 30.6 | 30.4 | 30.2 | 30.1 | 30.0 | 29.9 1 | 29.8 1 | 29.8 |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 54.1 | 56.3 1 | 55.7 | 54.7 | 54.5 | 54.3 | 54.1 | 53.9 | 53.7 1 | 53.6 1 | 53.5 |
| 70 | Albania | 33.8 | 36.4 1 | 41.7 | 46.8 | 47.9 | 49.0 | 50.1 | 51.2 | 52.3 1 | 53.4 1 | 54.5 |
| 71 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 79.2 | 84.3 1 | 89.9 | 91.9 | 92.2 | 92.5 | 92.8 | 93.1 | 93.3 1 | 93.5 1 | 93.7 |
| 72 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 35.9 | 34.6 1 | 32.8 | 32.1 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 31.9 | 31.9 | 31.9 1 | 32.0 1 | 32.0 |
| 72 | Lebanon | 73.7 | 83.1 1 | 86.0 | 86.6 | 86.7 | 86.8 | 86.9 | 87.0 | 87.1 1 | 87.2 1 | 87.4 |
| 72 | Georgia | 52.5 | 55.0 1 | 52.6 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.6 | 52.6 | 52.7 | 52.7 1 | 52.8 1 | 52.9 |
| 72 | Dominica | 63.4 | 67.7 1 | 67.2 | 66.9 | 66.9 | 66.9 | 66.9 | 67.0 | 67.1 1 | 67.1 1 | 67.2 |
| 76 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 49.7 | 56.3 1 | 64.0 | 67.6 | 68.2 | 68.5 | 68.7 | 68.8 | 68.9 1 | 69.1 1 | 69.2 |
| 77 | Peru | 64.6 | 68.9 1 | 73.0 | 75.0 | 75.4 | 75.8 | 76.2 | 76.6 | 76.9 1 | 77.3 1 | 77.6 |
| 78 | Ukraine | 61.7 | 66.8 1 | 67.1 | 67.8 | 68.0 | 68.1 | 68.3 | 68.5 | 68.7 1 | 68.9 1 | 69.1 |
| 78 | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 53.5 | 57.8 1 | 59.4 | 59.1 | 59.0 | 59.0 | 59.1 | 59.1 | 59.2 1 | 59.3 1 | 59.4 |
| 80 | Mauritius | 42.4 | 43.9 1 | 42.7 | 42.2 | 42.1 | 42.0 | 41.9 | 41.8 | 41.8 1 | 41.8 1 5 | 41.8 |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35.5 | 39.2 1 | 43.0 | 45.3 | 45.7 | 46.2 | 46.7 | 47.2 | 47.7 1 | 48.3 1 | 48.8 |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 52.8 | 53.7 1 | 51.4 | 52.4 | 52.6 | 52.8 | 53.0 | 53.2 | 53.4 1 | 53.6 1 | 53.9 |
| 83 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 35.9 | 41.4 1 | 45.2 | 47.0 | 47.4 | 47.8 | 48.2 | 48.5 | 48.9 1 | 49.3 1 | 49.7 |
| 84 | Oman | 47.6 | 66.1 1 | 71.6 | 71.9 | 72.2 | 72.4 | 72.7 | 72.9 | 73.2 1 | 73.4 1 | 73.7 |
| 85 | Jamaica | 46.7 | 49.4 1 | 51.8 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 52.0 1 | 52.0 1 | 52.1 |
| 85 | Brazil | 65.5 | 73.9 1 | 81.2 | 82.8 | 83.1 | 83.4 | 83.7 | 84.0 | 84.3 1 | 84.6 1 | 84.9 |
| 87 | Armenia | 66.1 | 67.4 1 | 64.7 | 64.2 | 64.2 | 64.1 | 64.1 | 64.1 | 64.1 1 | 64.1 1 | 64.1 |
| 88 | Saint Lucia | 26.5 | 29.3 1 | 28.0 | 23.1 | 22.1 | 21.1 | 20.1 | 19.2 | 18.3 1 | 17.5 1 | 16.8 |
| 89 | Ecuador | 47.0 | 55.1 1 | 60.3 | 63.6 | 64.3 | 65.0 | 65.6 | 66.2 | 66.9 1 | 67.5 1 | 68.0 |
| 90 | Turkey | 43.8 | 59.2 1 | 64.7 | 66.8 | 67.1 | 67.4 | 68.4 | 69.4 | 70.5 1 | 71.5 1 | 72.5 |
| 91 | Colombia | 62.1 | 68.3 1 | 72.1 | 73.6 | 73.9 | 74.2 | 74.5 | 74.7 | 75.0 1 | 75.3 1 | 75.6 |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 18.8 | 17.2 1 | 15.7 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 1 | 15.1 1 | 15.2 |
| 93 | Algeria | 43.5 | 52.1 1 | 60.8 | 66.7 | 67.8 | 68.9 | 70.0 | 71.0 | 72.0 1 | 73.0 1 | 73.8 |
| 94 | Tunisia | 50.6 | 57.9 1 | 63.4 | 65.1 | 65.3 | 65.5 | 65.7 | 65.9 | 66.1 1 | 66.3 1 | 66.5 |
| 95 | Tonga | 21.2 | 22.7 1 | 23.0 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.4 1 | 23.4 1 | 23.5 |
| 96 | Samoa | 21.2 | 21.2 1 | 22.0 | 21.2 | 21.0 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 20.3 | 20.1 1 | 19.9 1 | 19.6 |
| 96 | Fiji | 37.8 | 41.6 1 | 47.9 | 49.9 | 50.3 | 50.7 | 51.1 | 51.4 | 51.8 1 | 52.2 1 | 52.6 |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 51.3 | 55.2 1 | 61.7 | 65.7 | 66.4 | 67.1 | 67.8 | 68.4 | 69.1 1 | 69.7 1 | 70.3 |
| 96 | Belize | 49.4 | 47.5 1 | 47.7 | 46.3 | 46.0 | 45.8 | 45.5 | 45.2 | 45.0 1 | 44.7 1 | 44.5 |
| 100 | Jordan | 59.9 | 72.2 1 | 79.8 | 81.2 | 81.4 | 81.7 | 82.0 | 82.2 | 82.5 1 | 82.7 1 | 83.0 |
| 101 | China | 19.4 6 | 26.4 1 6 | 35.9 6 | 42.5 6 | 43.9 | 45.2 | 46.5 | 47.9 | 49.2 1 6 | 50.6 1 7 | 51.9 |
| 102 | Turkmenistan | 47.1 | 45.1 1 | 45.9 | 47.0 | 47.3 | 47.6 | 47.8 | 48.1 | 48.4 1 | 48.7 1 | 49.0 |
| 103 | Thailand | 26.8 | 29.4 1 | 31.1 | 32.2 | 32.5 | 32.8 | 33.1 | 33.4 | 33.7 1 | 34.1 1 | 34.4 |
| 104 | Maldives | 22.3 | 25.8 1 | 27.7 | 33.8 | 35.0 | 36.3 | 37.6 | 38.8 | 40.0 1 | 41.2 1 | 42.3 |
| 105 | Suriname | 55.0 | 60.0 1 | 64.9 | 67.2 | 67.6 | 68.0 | 68.5 | 68.9 | 69.3 1 | 69.7 1 | 70.1 |
| 106 | Gabon | 54.7 | 69.1 1 | 80.1 | 83.5 | 84.0 | 84.5 | 85.0 | 85.4 | 85.8 1 | 86.2 1 | 86.5 |
| 107 | El Salvador | 44.1 | 49.2 1 | 58.9 | 61.6 | 62.2 | 62.7 | 63.3 | 63.8 | 64.3 1 | 64.8 1 | 65.3 |
| 108 | Mongolia | 52.1 | 57.0 1 | 57.1 | 62.5 | 63.5 | 64.6 | 65.6 | 66.6 | 67.6 1 | 68.5 1 | 69.5 |
| 108 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 45.5 | 55.6 1 | 61.8 | 64.2 | 64.6 | 65.1 | 65.5 | 66.0 | 66.4 1 | 66.8 1 | 67.2 |
| 110 | Palestine, State of | 62.4 | 67.9 1 | 72.0 | 73.1 | 73.3 | 73.5 | 73.7 | 73.9 | 74.1 1 | 74.4 1 | 74.6 |
| 111 | Paraguay | 41.7 | 48.7 1 | 55.3 | 58.5 | 59.1 | 59.7 | 60.2 | 60.8 | 61.4 1 | 61.9 1 | 62.5 |
| 112 | Egypt | 43.9 | 43.5 1 | 42.8 | 43.0 | 43.1 | 43.1 | 43.2 | 43.3 | 43.4 1 | 43.5 1 | 43.6 |
| 113 | Moldova (Republic of) | 40.4 | 46.8 1 | 44.6 | 43.2 | 43.9 | 44.7 | 45.4 | 46.2 | 46.9 1 | 47.7 1 | 48.4 |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 40.8 | 40.2 1 | 37.4 | 36.7 | 36.5 | 36.4 | 36.3 | 36.2 | 36.2 1 | 36.2 1 | 36.2 |
| 114 | Philippines | 37.5 | 48.6 1 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 48.1 | 48.2 | 48.3 | 48.5 | 48.6 1 | 48.8 1 | 49.1 |
| 116 | Syrian Arab Republic | 46.7 | 48.9 1 | 51.9 | 53.8 | 54.2 | 54.5 | 54.9 | 55.3 | 55.7 1 | 56.1 1 | 56.5 |
| 117 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 26.4 | 25.8 1 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.5 | 22.5 1 | 22.6 1 | 22.7 |
| 118 | Guyana | 30.5 | 29.6 1 | 28.7 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 28.3 1 | 28.4 1 | 28.4 |
| 119 | Botswana | 16.5 | 41.9 1 | 53.2 | 57.3 | 58.1 | 58.8 | 59.6 | 60.3 | 61.0 1 | 61.7 1 | 62.3 |
| 120 | Honduras | 34.9 | 40.5 1 | 45.5 | 48.6 | 49.2 | 49.8 | 50.4 | 51.0 | 51.6 1 | 52.2 1 | 52.7 |
| 121 | South Africa | 48.4 | 52.0 1 | 56.9 | 59.3 | 59.7 | 60.2 | 60.6 | 61.1 | 61.5 1 | 62.0 1 | 62.4 |
| 121 | Kiribati | 32.3 | 35.0 1 | 43.0 | 43.6 | 43.6 | 43.6 | 43.7 | 43.7 | 43.8 1 | 43.9 1 | 44.0 |
| 121 | Indonesia | 22.1 | 30.6 1 | 42.0 | 45.9 | 46.7 | 47.5 | 48.3 | 49.1 | 49.9 1 | 50.7 1 | 51.5 |
| 124 | Vanuatu | 14.7 | 18.7 1 | 21.7 | 23.1 | 23.4 | 23.7 | 24.0 | 24.3 | 24.6 1 | 24.9 1 | 25.2 |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 34.3 | 31.7 1 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 26.4 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 1 | 26.5 1 | 26.5 |
| 125 | Kyrgyzstan | 38.6 | 37.8 1 | 35.3 | 35.3 | 35.3 | 35.3 | 35.3 | 35.3 | 35.3 1 | 35.3 1 | 35.4 |
| 127 | Viet Nam | 19.2 | 20.3 1 | 24.4 | 27.3 | 27.9 | 28.5 | 29.1 | 29.8 | 30.4 1 | 31.0 1 | 31.7 |
| 128 | Namibia | 25.1 | 27.7 1 | 32.4 | 35.0 | 35.6 | 36.1 | 36.7 | 37.3 | 37.8 1 | 38.4 1 | 39.0 |
| 129 | Nicaragua | 49.9 | 52.3 1 | 54.7 | 55.9 | 56.2 | 56.4 | 56.7 | 57.0 | 57.3 1 | 57.5 1 | 57.8 |
| 130 | Morocco | 41.2 | 48.4 1 | 53.3 | 55.0 | 55.3 | 55.6 | 56.0 | 56.3 | 56.7 1 | 57.0 1 | 57.4 |
| 131 | Iraq | 65.5 | 69.7 1 | 67.8 | 67.0 | 66.9 | 66.8 | 66.7 | 66.6 | 66.5 1 | 66.5 1 | 66.4 |
| 132 | Cape Verde | 23.5 | 44.1 1 | 53.4 | 57.7 | 58.5 | 59.4 | 60.2 | 61.0 | 61.8 1 | 62.6 1 | 63.4 |
| 133 | Guatemala | 37.4 | 41.1 1 | 45.1 | 47.2 | 47.6 | 48.0 | 48.5 | 48.9 | 49.3 1 | 49.8 1 | 50.2 |
| 134 | Timor-Leste | 16.5 | 20.8 1 | 24.3 | 26.1 | 26.5 | 26.8 | 27.2 | 27.6 | 28.0 1 | 28.3 1 | 28.7 |
| 135 | Ghana | 31.2 | 36.4 1 | 44.0 | 47.7 | 48.4 | 49.1 | 49.8 | 50.5 | 51.2 1 | 51.9 1 | 52.6 |
| 136 | India | 23.1 | 25.5 1 | 27.7 | 29.2 | 29.6 | 29.9 | 30.2 | 30.6 | 30.9 1 | 31.3 1 | 31.6 |
| 136 | Equatorial Guinea | 27.9 | 34.7 1 | 38.8 | 38.9 | 38.9 | 39.0 | 39.1 | 39.2 | 39.3 1 | 39.5 1 | 39.6 |
| 138 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 12.4 | 15.4 1 | 22.0 | 27.4 | 28.5 | 29.7 | 30.8 | 32.0 | 33.1 1 | 34.3 1 | 35.4 |
| 138 | Cambodia | 9.0 | 15.5 1 | 18.6 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.7 | 19.8 1 | 20.0 1 | 20.1 |
| 140 | Bhutan | 10.1 | 16.4 1 | 25.4 | 31.0 | 31.7 | 32.5 | 33.2 | 34.0 | 34.8 1 | 35.6 1 | 36.4 |
| 141 | Swaziland | 17.8 | 22.9 1 | 22.6 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 21.3 1 | 21.2 1 | 21.2 |
| 142 | Congo | 47.9 | 54.3 1 | 58.7 | 61.0 | 61.4 | 61.9 | 62.3 | 62.8 | 63.2 1 | 63.7 1 | 64.1 |
| 143 | Solomon Islands | 10.6 | 13.7 1 | 15.8 | 17.8 | 18.2 | 18.7 | 19.1 | 19.6 | 20.0 1 | 20.5 1 | 20.9 |
| 144 | Sao Tome and Principe | 33.5 | 43.6 1 | 53.4 | 58.0 | 58.9 | 59.7 | 60.5 | 61.2 | 62.0 1 | 62.7 1 | 63.4 |
| 145 | Kenya | 15.6 | 16.7 1 | 19.9 | 21.7 | 22.0 | 22.4 | 22.8 | 23.2 | 23.6 1 | 24.0 1 | 24.4 |
| 146 | Pakistan | 28.1 | 30.6 1 | 33.1 | 34.5 | 34.8 | 35.0 | 35.3 | 35.6 | 35.9 1 | 36.2 1 | 36.5 |
| 146 | Bangladesh | 14.9 | 19.8 1 | 23.6 | 25.6 | 26.1 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 27.4 | 27.9 1 | 28.4 1 | 28.9 |
| 148 | Angola | 24.3 | 37.1 1 | 49.0 | 53.9 | 54.9 | 55.8 | 56.7 | 57.5 | 58.4 1 | 59.2 1 | 60.0 |
| 149 | Myanmar | 24.0 | 24.6 1 | 27.2 | 29.4 | 29.9 | 30.4 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 32.1 1 | 32.6 1 | 33.2 |
| 150 | Cameroon | 31.9 | 39.7 1 | 45.5 | 48.5 | 49.1 | 49.7 | 50.3 | 50.9 | 51.5 1 | 52.1 1 | 52.7 |
| 151 | Madagascar | 18.5 | 23.6 1 | 27.1 | 28.8 | 29.4 | 30.0 | 30.7 | 31.3 | 31.9 1 | 32.6 1 | 33.2 |
| 152 | Tanzania (United Republic of) | 14.6 | 18.9 1 | 22.3 | 24.2 | 24.6 | 25.0 | 25.4 | 25.8 | 26.3 1 | 26.7 1 | 27.2 |
| 153 | Nigeria | 28.6 | 35.3 1 | 42.4 | 45.8 | 46.4 | 47.1 | 47.7 | 48.4 | 49.0 1 | 49.6 1 | 50.3 |
| 154 | Senegal | 35.8 | 38.9 1 | 40.3 | 41.1 | 41.3 | 41.5 | 41.8 | 42.0 | 42.3 1 | 42.5 1 | 42.8 |
| 155 | Mauritania | 27.4 | 39.7 1 | 40.0 | 40.4 | 40.5 | 40.6 | 40.8 | 41.0 | 41.2 1 | 41.5 1 | 41.7 |
| 156 | Papua New Guinea | 13.0 | 15.0 1 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 1 | 12.5 1 | 12.5 |
| 157 | Nepal | 6.1 | 8.9 1 | 13.4 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 15.7 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 16.7 1 | 17.0 1 | 17.3 |
| 158 | Lesotho | 11.5 | 14.0 1 | 20.0 | 23.3 | 24.0 | 24.7 | 25.4 | 26.1 | 26.8 1 | 27.6 1 | 28.3 |
| 159 | Togo | 24.7 | 28.6 1 | 32.9 | 35.2 | 35.6 | 36.1 | 36.6 | 37.1 | 37.5 1 | 38.0 1 | 38.5 |
| 160 | Yemen | 16.5 | 20.9 1 | 26.3 | 28.9 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 30.6 | 31.2 | 31.7 1 | 32.3 1 | 32.9 |
| 161 | Uganda | 7.5 | 11.1 1 | 12.1 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 14.8 | 15.2 1 | 15.6 1 | 16.0 |
| 161 | Haiti | 20.5 | 28.5 1 | 35.6 | 44.1 | 45.8 | 47.4 | 49.0 | 50.5 | 52.0 1 | 53.4 1 | 54.8 |
| 163 | Zambia | 39.8 | 39.4 1 | 34.8 | 36.6 | 37.0 | 37.5 | 37.9 | 38.3 | 38.7 1 | 39.2 1 | 39.6 |
| 164 | Djibouti | 72.1 | 75.7 1 | 76.5 | 76.8 | 76.8 | 76.9 | 76.9 | 76.9 | 77.0 1 | 77.1 1 | 77.1 |
| 165 | Gambia | 28.4 | 38.3 1 | 48.8 | 53.1 | 53.9 | 54.6 | 55.3 | 56.0 | 56.7 1 | 57.3 1 | 57.9 |
| 166 | Benin | 27.3 | 34.5 1 | 38.3 | 41.0 | 41.6 | 42.3 | 43.0 | 43.6 | 44.3 1 | 44.9 1 | 45.6 |
| 167 | Rwanda | 4.7 | 5.4 1 | 13.8 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 18.8 1 | 19.1 1 | 19.4 |
| 168 | Côte d'Ivoire | 36.8 | 39.3 1 | 43.5 | 46.8 | 47.5 | 48.3 | 49.0 | 49.8 | 50.6 1 | 51.3 1 | 52.0 |
| 169 | Comoros | 23.2 | 27.9 1 | 28.1 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 28.0 1 | 28.0 1 | 28.1 |
| 170 | Malawi | 9.1 | 11.6 1 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.5 1 | 15.7 1 | 15.8 |
| 171 | Sudan | 20.0 | 28.6 1 | 32.5 | 32.8 | 32.8 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 33.0 | 33.1 1 | 33.2 1 | 33.3 |
| 172 | Zimbabwe | 22.4 | 29.0 1 | 33.8 | 35.9 | 36.3 | 36.7 | 37.2 | 37.7 | 38.1 1 | 38.6 1 | 39.1 |
| 173 | Ethiopia | 10.4 | 12.6 1 | 14.7 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.8 1 | 17.0 1 | 17.2 |
| 174 | Liberia | 35.2 | 40.9 1 | 44.3 | 46.1 | 46.4 | 46.7 | 47.1 | 47.4 | 47.8 1 | 48.2 1 | 48.5 |
| 175 | Afghanistan | 15.7 | 18.2 1 | 20.6 | 21.9 | 22.1 | 22.4 | 22.7 | 23.0 | 23.2 1 | 23.5 1 | 23.8 |
| 176 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.6 | 28.1 1 | 35.9 | 39.5 | 40.3 | 41.0 | 41.8 | 42.5 | 43.2 1 | 43.9 1 | 44.6 |
| 177 | Sierra Leone | 29.1 | 33.0 1 | 35.8 | 37.3 | 37.6 | 37.9 | 38.2 | 38.5 | 38.9 1 | 39.2 1 | 39.6 |
| 178 | Guinea | 23.6 | 28.0 1 | 31.0 | 32.8 | 33.2 | 33.7 | 34.1 | 34.5 | 35.0 1 | 35.4 1 | 35.9 |
| 178 | Burundi | 4.3 | 6.3 1 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.6 1 | 10.9 1 | 11.2 |
| 180 | Central African Republic | 33.9 | 36.8 1 | 37.6 | 38.1 | 38.2 | 38.3 | 38.5 | 38.7 | 38.8 1 | 39.1 1 | 39.3 |
| 181 | Eritrea | 14.4 | 15.8 1 | 17.6 | 19.1 | 19.4 | 19.7 | 20.1 | 20.5 | 20.9 1 | 21.3 1 | 21.8 |
| 182 | Mali | 18.5 | 23.3 1 | 28.1 | 31.1 | 31.7 | 32.4 | 33.0 | 33.6 | 34.3 1 | 34.9 1 | 35.6 |
| 183 | Burkina Faso | 8.8 | 13.8 1 | 17.8 | 21.5 | 22.3 | 23.2 | 24.0 | 24.8 | 25.7 1 | 26.5 1 | 27.4 |
| 184 | Chad | 18.8 | 20.8 1 | 21.5 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 1 | 21.8 1 | 21.9 |
| 185 | Mozambique | 13.1 | 21.1 1 | 29.1 | 30.0 | 30.2 | 30.4 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 31.0 1 | 31.2 1 | 31.4 |
| 186 | Niger | 13.4 | 15.4 1 | 16.2 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.6 1 | 17.8 1 | 18.1 |
| 186 | Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | 28.7 | 27.7 1 | 29.3 | 31.2 | 31.6 | 32.1 | 32.7 | 33.2 | 33.7 1 | 34.3 1 | 34.8 |
| .. | South Sudan | 8.5 | 13.3 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 18.2 |
| .. | Tuvalu | 29.8 | 40.7 1 | 46.0 | 48.1 | 48.5 | 48.9 | 49.3 | 49.7 | 50.1 1 | 50.6 1 | 51.0 |
| .. | Somalia | 26.8 | 29.7 1 | 33.2 | 35.2 | 35.6 | 36.0 | 36.4 | 36.8 | 37.3 1 | 37.7 1 | 38.2 |
| .. | San Marino | 81.2 | 90.4 1 | 93.4 | 94.0 | 94.0 | 94.0 | 94.1 | 94.1 | 94.1 1 | 94.1 1 | 94.1 |
| .. | Nauru | 100.0 | 100.0 1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 1 | 100.0 1 | 100.0 |
| .. | Monaco | 100.0 | 100.0 1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 1 | 100.0 1 | 100.0 |
| .. | Marshall Islands | 58.3 | 65.1 1 | 68.4 | 70.0 | 70.3 | 70.6 | 70.9 | 71.2 | 71.5 1 | 71.8 1 | 72.2 |
| .. | Korea (Democratic People's Rep. of) | 56.9 | 58.4 1 | 59.4 | 59.8 | 59.9 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 60.1 | 60.2 1 | 60.3 1 | 60.4 |
| Footnotes | |
|---|---|
| 1. | Because data are based on national definitions of what constitutes a city or metropolitan area, cross country comparison should be made with caution. |
| 2. | Includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands. |
| 3. | Includes Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island. |
| 4. | Includes Åland Islands. |
| 5. | Includes Agalega, Rodrigues, and Saint Brandon |
| 6. | For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions. |
| 7. | Includes Taiwan Province of China and excludes Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region. |
| Symbols | |
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| .. | Data not available |
| (.) | Greater (or less) than zero but small enough to be rounded off to zero at the displayed number of decimal points |
| < | Less than |
| - | Not applicable |
| T | Total |
