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Urban Population Share (National Definitions), 1988

1988, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Urban Population Share (National Definitions), 1988 covers 222 countries. 10 countries share the highest reading, 100.0000; Rwanda is lowest, at 5.1391. The middle country reads 52.1274. Against 1987, 211 values changed (190 up, 21 down), the same countries are covered.

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Urban Population Share (National Definitions) · Data for 1988

Highest10 countries share it

100.0000

LowestRwanda

5.1391

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Urban Population Share (National Definitions), 1988, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 222 countries · select a heading to sort

Urban Population Share (National Definitions), 1988: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
AnguillaAIACaribbean100.0000
BermudaBMUNorthern America100.0000
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean100.0000
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe100.0000
MonacoMCOWestern Europe100.0000
NauruNRUMicronesia100.0000
Saint MartinMAFCaribbean100.0000
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia100.0000
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean100.0000
Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe100.0000
MacauMACEastern Asia99.4143
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia97.9593
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia96.2423
AndorraANDSouthern Europe95.3490
QatarQATWestern Asia91.7637
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe90.4392
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe90.3296
GuamGUMMicronesia90.2504
IsraelISRWestern Asia90.2399
IcelandISLNorthern Europe90.1217
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia89.5133
UruguayURYSouth America88.3482
BahrainBHRWestern Asia86.8741
ArgentinaARGSouth America86.2212
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand85.3697

02In 1988

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Anguillashared100.0000
  2. Bermudashared100.0000
  3. Cayman Islandsshared100.0000
  4. Gibraltarshared100.0000
  5. Saint Martinshared100.0000

Lowest

  1. Rwanda5.1391
  2. Burundi5.8629
  3. Uganda9.1487
  4. Malawi10.9054
  5. South Sudan11.1506

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 52.1274. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031987 → 1988

Since 1987

What changed between 1987 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 211values changed, of 222 in both
  • 190 · 21rose · fell
  • 11unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • One year of the 2025 release

    Every year in this series comes from UN DESA Population Division’s 2025 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1988.

  • 213 distinct values among 222

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 14 decimals. 10 countries share 100.0000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 222 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO. The version of CC BY written for intergovernmental organisations. Credit the publisher and say what you changed.

Cite this edition

UN DESA Population Division (1988). Urban Population Share (National Definitions), 1988 [data set], describing 1988. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/urban-population-share/1988

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07Questions

Urban Population Share (National Definitions), 1988: questions and answers

Which country has the highest urban population in Urban Population Share (National Definitions), 1988?

10 countries share the highest reading, 100.0000, so no single country is named.

What year does Urban Population Share (National Definitions), 1988 describe?

1988.

How many countries does Urban Population Share (National Definitions), 1988 cover?

222.

Where can I download Urban Population Share (National Definitions), 1988?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Urban Population Share (National Definitions), 1988 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Urban Population Share (National Definitions), 2025.

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