Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) - Country Ranking - Asia

Definition: Urban population below 5m is the percentage of the total population, living in areas where the elevation is 5 meters or less.

Source: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.e

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

Find indicator:
Rank Country Value Year
1 Bahrain 24.34 2010
2 Macao SAR, China 23.31 2010
3 United Arab Emirates 13.17 2010
4 Japan 11.94 2010
5 Qatar 10.29 2010
6 Vietnam 7.33 2010
7 Thailand 6.29 2010
8 Hong Kong SAR, China 5.91 2010
9 Singapore 5.67 2010
10 Oman 4.82 2010
11 Saudi Arabia 4.61 2010
12 China 4.20 2010
13 Indonesia 3.76 2010
14 Kuwait 3.38 2010
15 Malaysia 3.14 2010
16 Myanmar 2.92 2010
17 Iraq 2.71 2010
18 Philippines 2.37 2010
19 Lebanon 2.22 2010
20 Dem. People's Rep. Korea 2.18 2010
21 Korea 2.03 2010
22 Bangladesh 1.79 2010
23 Georgia 1.79 2010
24 Sri Lanka 1.45 2010
25 Israel 1.25 2010
26 Turkey 1.20 2010
27 India 1.14 2010
28 Brunei 1.07 2010
29 Russia 0.87 2010
30 Yemen 0.85 2010
31 Iran 0.76 2010
32 Cambodia 0.65 2010
33 Pakistan 0.64 2010
34 Timor-Leste 0.12 2010
35 Syrian Arab Republic 0.03 2010
36 Jordan 0.00 2010
37 Lao PDR 0.00 2010

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Statistical Concept and Methodology: Population counts in low elevation zones in the year 1990 as described by GRUMPv1 input estimates allocated into 3 arc second grid cells. Population counts in low elevation zones in the year 2000 as described by GRUMPv1 input estimates allocated into 3 arc second grid cells. Population counts in low elevation zones in the year 2010 derived from the application of United Nations 2000-2010 national growth rates to year 2000 population data from GRUMPv1 ( see documentation for full description of methodologies ).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual