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| Percentage urban | Annual growth rate, 1990-1995 | |||
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| Country or area | 1996 | 2030 | Urban | Rural |
| Asia | 35.2 | 55.2 | 3.2 | 0.7 |
| Eastern Asia | 37.6 | 59.1 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| China | 31.0 | 55.2 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Dem. People's Rep. of Korea | 61.5 | 74.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 |
| Hong Kong, China | 95.2 | 97.2 | 1.6 | -1.9 |
| Japan | 78.2 | 85.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Macau | 98.8 | 99.2 | 2.9 | 0.9 |
| Mongolia | 61.3 | 76.0 | 3.1 | 0.7 |
| Republic of Korea | 82.5 | 93.6 | 2.8 | -5.8 |
| South-central Asia | 29.1 | 48.5 | 3.1 | 1.5 |
| Afghanistan | 20.3 | 39.9 | 7.5 | 5.3 |
| Bangladesh | 18.9 | 40.6 | 4.6 | 0.9 |
| Bhutan | 6.2 | 17.9 | 4.6 | 1.3 |
| India | 27.1 | 45.8 | 2.7 | 1.4 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 59.5 | 74.6 | 3.8 | 1.6 |
| Kazakstan | 60.0 | 74.3 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 39.0 | 57.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Maldives | 27.1 | 46.2 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Nepal | 10.6 | 26.4 | 5.5 | 2.4 |
| Pakistan | 34.8 | 55.9 | 4.2 | 2.0 |
| Sri Lanka | 22.3 | 41.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 |
| Tajikistan | 32.3 | 49.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Turkmenistan | 45.0 | 60.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Uzbekistan | 41.3 | 58.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| South-eastern Asia | 34.2 | 55.0 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 69.9 | 82.6 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| Cambodia | 21.0 | 42.8 | 5.9 | 2.1 |
| East Timor | 7.5 | 15.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Indonesia | 36.4 | 61.0 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Lao People's Dem. Rep. | 21.2 | 42.6 | 5.7 | 2.3 |
| Malaysia | 54.4 | 72.5 | 3.9 | 0.8 |
| Myanmar | 26.2 | 46.6 | 2.7 | 1.4 |
| Philippines | 55.0 | 73.8 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Singapore | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Thailand | 20.2 | 39.1 | 2.2 | 0.6 |
| Viet Nam | 19.4 | 33.7 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| Western Asia | 68.4 | 81.5 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
| Armenia | 68.8 | 79.6 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| Azerbaijan | 55.9 | 70.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Bahrain | 90.8 | 95.8 | 3.2 | -2.5 |
| Cyprus | 54.6 | 71.2 | 2.8 | 0.7 |
| Gaza Strip | 94.3 | 96.2 | 4.8 | 2.3 |
| Georgia | 58.8 | 73.7 | 0.8 | -1.1 |
| Iraq | 75.0 | 85.0 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
| Israel | 90.8 | 93.8 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Jordan | 72.0 | 83.5 | 5.6 | 2.4 |
| Kuwait | 97.1 | 98.4 | -4.5 | -11.1 |
| Lebanon | 88.0 | 93.9 | 4.0 | -1.4 |
| Oman | 77.7 | 94.0 | 8.2 | -4.5 |
| Qatar | 91.6 | 95.2 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| Saudi Arabia | 83.5 | 91.5 | 3.6 | -1.8 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 52.7 | 69.1 | 3.5 | 1.9 |
| Turkey | 70.6 | 87.3 | 4.1 | -3.0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 84.3 | 90.8 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Yemen | 34.4 | 58.1 | 8.1 | 3.8 |
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