United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division Urban and Rural Areas 1996 Annual Percentage growth rate urban 1990-1995 ------------- ------------- Country or area 1996 2030 Urban Rural --------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- Asia 35.2 55.2 3.2 .7 ------------------------------------------------------------ Eastern Asia 37.6 59.1 3.1 -.1 ------------------------------------------------------------ China 31.0 55.2 4.0 .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 .4 -.4 ------------------------------------------------------------ Macau 98.8 99.2 2.9 .9 ------------------------------------------------------------ Mongolia 61.3 76.0 3.1 .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 .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 .8 -.9 ------------------------------------------------------------ Kyrgyzstan 39.0 57.0 .6 .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 .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 .8 ------------------------------------------------------------ Brunei Darussalam 69.9 82.6 3.7 .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 .1 ------------------------------------------------------------ Lao People's Dem. Rep. 21.2 42.6 5.7 2.3 ------------------------------------------------------------ Malaysia 54.4 72.5 3.9 .8 ------------------------------------------------------------ Myanmar 26.2 46.6 2.7 1.4 ------------------------------------------------------------ Philippines 55.0 73.8 4.2 .0 ------------------------------------------------------------ Singapore 100.0 100.0 2.0 .0 ------------------------------------------------------------ Thailand 20.2 39.1 2.2 .6 ------------------------------------------------------------ Viet Nam 19.4 33.7 1.7 2.1 ------------------------------------------------------------ Western Asia 68.4 81.5 3.6 -.4 ------------------------------------------------------------ Armenia 68.8 79.6 .8 -.2 ------------------------------------------------------------ Azerbaijan 55.9 70.7 1.5 .5 ------------------------------------------------------------ Bahrain 90.8 95.8 3.2 -2.5 ------------------------------------------------------------ Cyprus 54.6 71.2 2.8 .7 ------------------------------------------------------------ Gaza Strip 94.3 96.2 4.8 2.3 ------------------------------------------------------------ Georgia 58.8 73.7 .8 -1.1 ------------------------------------------------------------ Iraq 75.0 85.0 2.8 .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 -.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 -.5 ------------------------------------------------------------ Yemen 34.4 58.1 8.1 3.8 ------------------------------------------------------------ United Nations publication, (ST/ESA/SER.A/166), Sales No. E.97.XIII.3 Copyright (C) United Nations 1997