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
Germany
7 007
2 753
1990
2005
73
72
Percentage of youth in total urban population (2005)
Percentage of youth in total rural population (2005)
12
13
Annual growth rate for youth by urban-rural residence (1990-2005) Urban
Rural
-1
—
Luxembourg
44
9
81
83
12
12
1
—
Netherlands
1 614
334
69
83
12
10
—
-5
Switzerland
651
241
73
73
12
12
—
—
80 988
23 008
72
78
19
18
2
—
4 653
2 501
58
65
18
17
1
-1
47
10
80
83
18
18
1
-1
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Caribbean Bahamas Cuba
1 148
421
71
73
13
15
-2
-3
Dominican Republic
1 164
586
57
66
18
19
2
-1
Guadeloupe Haiti Jamaica
58
1
99
98
13
13
-2
-1
1 161
874
38
57
29
16
6
1 —
272
231
52
54
19
18
1
Martinique
55
1
98
98
14
14
-1
-2
Puerto Rico
593
17
72
97
15
18
2
-16
Trinidad and Tobago 106
Rural
Percentage of youth living in urban areas
Central America
35
251
9
12
22
22
4
1
18 969
7 977
68
70
19
19
1
—
Costa Rica
535
321
50
63
20
19
4
1
El Salvador
707
554
51
56
18
21
2
—
Guatemala
1 269
1 290
43
50
21
19
4
2
722
723
45
50
23
20
3
2
14 646
4 359
74
77
18
18
1
-1
Honduras Mexico Nicaragua
656
528
54
55
21
22
3
2
Panama
405
174
56
70
18
18
2
-2
South America
57 365
12 529
75
82
19
18
2
-1
Argentina
6 045
558
87
92
17
17
2
-1
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
1 223
556
62
69
21
17
3
1
29 827
5 522
76
84
19
19
2
-2
Brazil Chile
2 453
333
84
88
17
17
1
-1
Colombia
6 188
2 207
70
74
19
19
1
—
Ecuador
1 652
861
58
66
20
18
2
—
Guyana
38
91
31
29
18
17
-2
-1
Paraguay
750
474
52
61
22
19
4
1
3 842
1 478
73
72
20
19
1
1
Suriname
66
23
69
74
20
19
1
-1
Uruguay
461
36
89
93
15
14
—
-3
4 794
383
85
93
19
19
3
-3
39 222
7 895
78
83
15
12
1
-1
3 523
816
78
81
14
13
1
-1
Peru
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) NORTHERN AMERICA Canada