Annex table 2: Urban and rural distribution of youth, 1990-2005 continued
Region, country or territory
Youth aged 15-24 years by urban-rural residence in 2005 (in thousands) Urban
Rural
1990
2005
149 526
28
32
Percentage of youth in total urban population (2005)
Percentage of youth in total rural population (2005)
21
18
Annual growth rate for youth by urban-rural residence (1990-2005) Urban
Rural
3
2
India
69 213
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
11 481
6 045
56
66
25
26
4
2
1 590
1 376
57
54
18
21
—
1
Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan
412
688
39
37
22
21
2
2
Nepal
949
4 489
11
17
22
20
6
2
13 184
21 796
33
38
24
21
4
3
Pakistan Sri Lanka
578
3 045
18
16
20
19
—
1
Tajikistan
382
1 079
32
26
22
22
1
3
Turkmenistan
471
570
44
45
21
22
3
2
2 016
3 752
40
35
21
22
2
3
50 421
56 520
35
47
21
18
3
—
49
18
66
74
18
18
3
—
Cambodia
706
2 573
14
22
26
23
7
3
Indonesia
22 822
20 024
36
53
21
17
3
-1
333
886
15
27
21
22
6
2
3 435
1 482
53
70
20
18
4
-1
Uzbekistan South-eastern Asia Brunei Darussalam
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 104
Percentage of youth living in urban areas
Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of Viet Nam Western Asia Armenia
2 998
6 360
26
32
20
19
2
—
10 980
5 889
51
65
21
19
4
—
551
..
100
100
13
..
—
..
3 507
6 608
33
35
17
15
-1
-1
60
151
23
28
21
19
3
1
4 978
12 531
23
28
22
20
3
1
26 788
14 466
63
65
19
20
2
2
390
212
66
65
20
20
—
1
Azerbaijan
878
840
51
51
20
21
1
1
Bahrain
105
12
89
89
16
15
3
3
Cyprus
90
40
68
69
15
16
2
1
Georgia Iraq
381
359
56
51
16
17
-1
—
3 754
1 881
71
67
20
20
2
3
Israel
981
99
89
91
16
18
2
1
Jordan
884
249
73
78
20
21
4
2
Kuwait
424
7
98
98
16
16
1
—
Lebanon
640
81
85
89
18
15
1
-1
Occupied Palestinian Territory
527
198
71
73
20
19
4
3
Oman
388
152
68
72
22
21
4
3
Qatar Saudi Arabia
106
5
92
95
14
14
4
1
3 549
814
79
81
19
18
3
2
Syrian Arab Republic
2 331
2 058
51
53
23
23
4
3
Turkey
9 497
4 107
63
70
19
17
2
—