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
United States of America
Rural
35 682
7 077
Percentage of youth living in urban areas 1990
2005
78
83
Percentage of youth in total urban population (2005)
Percentage of youth in total rural population (2005)
15
12
Annual growth rate for youth by urban-rural residence (1990-2005) Urban
Rural
1
-1
OCEANIA
3 446
1 696
69
67
15
17
—
1
Australia/New Zealand
3 032
363
87
89
14
12
—
-1
Australia
2 507
301
87
89
14
13
—
-1
New Zealand
525
62
87
89
15
11
—
-1
Melanesia
321
1 199
23
21
22
19
1
2
Fiji Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands
92
72
44
56
22
18
3
—
174
1 002
19
15
23
19
—
2
17
80
14
17
21
20
4
2
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2008), Urban and Rural Population by Age and Sex, 1950-2005, CD-Rom Edition.
Notes: Two dots (..) indicate that data are not available or are not separately reported. An em dash (—) indicates that the amount is nil or negligible. 107