This is a list of countries by urbanization.
There are two measures of the degree of urbanization of a population. The first, urban population, describes the percentage of the total population living in urban areas, as defined by the country.
The second measure, rate of urbanization, describes the projected average rate of change of the size of the urban population over the given period of time.
As of 2022, countries with more than 80% of people living in urban areas include the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, France, Finland, Denmark, Israel, Spain and South Korea.
193 United Nations member states plus the Vatican are given a number, other entries are italicized and unnumbered.[original research?]
Country or territory | Urban population (2022)[1] |
% of total population (2023)[2] |
Urbanization rate (%) (2020–25 est.)[2] |
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4,268,870 | 100 | 1.35 |
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36,470 | 100 | 0.50 |
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12,670 | 100 | 0.18 |
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5,637,020 | 100 | 0.74 |
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- | 100 | 0.00 |
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- | 100 | 0.47 |
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63,530 | 100 | –0.20 |
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68,710 | 100 | 1.13 |
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32,650 | 100 | 0.45 |
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7,346,100 | 100 | 0.58 |
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695,170 | 100 | 1.46 |
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42,850 | 100 | 1.16 |
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2,676,740 | 99.4 | 1.66 |
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11,469,980 | 98.2 | 0.38 |
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32,900 | 97.8 | 0.41 |
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101,340 | 96.2 | –0.11 |
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3,275,200 | 95.8 | 0.40 |
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163,340 | 95.2 | 0.84 |
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503,890 | 94.9 | 0.28 |
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42,980 | 94.2 | 1.46 |
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359,050 | 94.0 | 0.74 |
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3,015,920 | 93.6 | −0.12 |
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16,441,730 | 93.2 | 0.59 |
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8,865,820 | 92.9 | 1.51 |
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42,696,480 | 92.5 | 0.97 |
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600,080 | 92.1 | 1.43 |
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45,580 | 92.1 | 0.36 |
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115,058,680 | 92.0 | −0.25 |
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10,363,480 | 92.0 | 0.98 |
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2,167,650 | 91.0 | 2.27 |
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- | 90.1 | 0.75 |
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1,321,230 | 89.9 | 1.99 |
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4,900,250 | 89.4 | –1.23 |
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133,530 | 89.0 | 0.57 |
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9,280,100 | 88.7 | 0.89 |
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5,216,340 | 88.5 | 0.54 |
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4,015,700 | 88.4 | 2.32 |
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25,012,470 | 88.4 | 1.16 |
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17,234,030 | 88.0 | 0.78 |
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49,710 | 87.9 | 0.41 |
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70,090 | 87.8 | 0.11 |
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188,517,730 | 87.8 | 0.87 |
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8,265,050 | 87.8 | 1.50 |
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38,600 | 87.2 | 0.26 |
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4,452,020 | 87.0 | 0.92 |
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22,491,670 | 86.6 | 1.27 |
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4,760,530 | 85.8 | 0.42 |
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30,848,830 | 85.0 | 1.69 |
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56,522,520 | 84.6 | 0.80 |
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9,415,140 | 84.4 | 1.64 |
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4,565,650 | 84.0 | 1.32 |
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342,300 | 83.6 | 1.02 |
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276,908,630 | 83.3 | 0.96 |
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4,250,460 | 82.6 | 1.50 |
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42,562,640 | 82.4 | 1.01 |
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14,800 | 82.4 | 1.59 |
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31,825,970 | 81.9 | 0.95 |
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55,402,740 | 81.8 | 0.67 |
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5,538,570 | 81.6 | 1.45 |
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103,660,850 | 81.6 | 1.40 |
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38,845,700 | 81.6 | 0.24 |
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42,039,230 | 81.5 | 0.31 |
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7,412,540 | 80.7 | 0.28 |
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8,378,760 | 80.7 | 0.11 |
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- | 80.1 | 0.65 |
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- | 79.7 | 0.53 |
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354,060 | 79.1 | 1.44 |
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32,640 | 78.9 | 0.61 |
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26,799,750 | 78.9 | 1.33 |
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26,544,440 | 78.7 | 1.87 |
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878,520 | 78.6 | 1.56 |
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65,067,460 | 77.8 | 0.13 |
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3,898,260 | 77.6 | 2.85 |
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8,678,350 | 77.5 | 0.19 |
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65,453,230 | 77.5 | 1.11 |
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68,013,040 | 77.3 | 1.32 |
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4,936,940 | 76.7 | −0.28 |
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172,250 | 76.4 | 2.96 |
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- | 76.2 | 0.52 |
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4,737,530 | 75.4 | 1.33 |
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33,575,040 | 75.3 | 1.99 |
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108,359,440 | 75.3 | 0.11 |
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7,937,600 | 74.6 | 0.20 |
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1,239,600 | 74.4 | 3.62 |
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6,502,140 | 74.2 | 0.79 |
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1,899,700 | 72.9 | 2.47 |
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6,996,220 | 72.9 | 0.05 |
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194,710 | 72.7 | 1.72 |
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52,150 | 72.0 | 0.84 |
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42,234,940 | 72.0 | 0.27 |
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31,749,760 | 71.6 | 2.91 |
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8,658,340 | 71.2 | 1.87 |
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8,675,720 | 70.5 | 1.34 |
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26,569,220 | 70.1 | −0.27 |
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938,910 | 69.8 | -0.03 |
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3,048,140 | 69.5 | 1.92 |
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4,103,830 | 69.2 | 3.19 |
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2,342,490 | 69.1 | 1.40 |
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40,928,490 | 68.8 | 1.72 |
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24,229,340 | 68.7 | 4.04 |
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1,288,130 | 68.7 | −0.68 |
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1,938,680 | 68.7 | −0.12 |
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420,720 | 68.5 | 0.45 |
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400,640 | 68.0 | 1.83 |
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7,014,160 | 67.9 | 0.44 |
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837,380 | 67.0 | 0.76 |
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409,800 | 66.4 | 0.88 |
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7,410 | 66.2 | 2.08 |
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24,196,350 | 65.1 | 1.88 |
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11,623,250 | 64.8 | 1.62 |
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1,772,140 | 64.6 | 1.29 |
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897,578,430 | 64.6 | 1.78 |
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1,727,830 | 64.5 | 3.75 |
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3,290,770 | 64.5 | 1.15 |
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1,767,630 | 63.7 | 0.23 |
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16,401,830 | 63.2 | 0.85 |
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4,259,530 | 63.1 | 1.64 |
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190,410 | 62.3 | 0.65 |
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2,238,530 | 60.7 | 0.35 |
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6,217,980 | 60.2 | 2.48 |
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22,142,390 | 60.2 | −0.16 |
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4,138,180 | 59.8 | 1.45 |
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6,814,300 | 59.7 | 2.47 |
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5,357,840 | 59.5 | 0.68 |
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1,216,460 | 59.5 | 0.61 |
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16,395,040 | 59.3 | 3.43 |
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19,621,880 | 59.2 | 3.06 |
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70,000 | 58.8 | 0.99 |
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541,390 | 58.7 | 1.37 |
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2,244,690 | 58.6 | 0.05 |
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159,608,950 | 58.6 | 1.99 |
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11,378,780 | 58.2 | 1.19 |
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74,880 | 57.8 | 2.77 |
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2,695,950 | 57.7 | 3.84 |
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5,798,040 | 57.6 | 1.38 |
World | 4,522,994,900 | 57.5 | 1.73 |
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1,611,830 | 57.4 | 0.79 |
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12,560,280 | 57.4 | 5.38 |
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3,790,270 | 57.1 | 0.04 |
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1,177,450 | 56.1 | 0.54 |
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1,385,060 | 54.9 | 3.64 |
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10,378,520 | 54.7 | –0.15 |
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116,965,440 | 54.3 | 3.92 |
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56,000 | 54.3 | 0.94 |
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2,928,200 | 54.0 | 0.17 |
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3,440,080 | 54.0 | 2.23 |
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2,813,870 | 53.6 | 3.41 |
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37,919,840 | 53.6 | 1.43 |
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45,020 | 53.5 | 0.97 |
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816,660 | 53.4 | 0.23 |
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14,829,620 | 53.1 | 3.38 |
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9,141,700 | 53.1 | 2.59 |
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17,990,170 | 50.5 | 1.25 |
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1,611,620 | 50.3 | 0.61 |
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6,614,210 | 50.1 | 3.74 |
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15,440 | 49.7 | 1.73 |
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8,499,950 | 49.6 | 3.59 |
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55,441,750 | 48.3 | 2.04 |
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- | 48.2 | 1.43 |
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8,327,850 | 47.9 | 4.20 |
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46,373,410 | 47.4 | 4.33 |
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188,030 | 46.6 | 2.30 |
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9,160,290 | 46.3 | 4.15 |
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10,265,850 | 46.2 | 4.57 |
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948,370 | 45.5 | 3.22 |
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3,886,440 | 44.5 | 3.60 |
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341,820 | 44.4 | 2.52 |
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46,890 | 44.3 | 0.77 |
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3,771,970 | 44.3 | 3.02 |
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2,405,730 | 43.6 | 3.32 |
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1,096,120 | 43.4 | 0.09 |
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1,570,320 | 43.3 | 3.67 |
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47,689,120 | 43.1 | 1.90 |
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22,710 | 43.0 | 0.89 |
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217,560 | 42.0 | 2.34 |
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515,240 | 40.9 | 0.28 |
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- | 40.7 | 0.98 |
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11,809,740 | 40.6 | 4.26 |
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67,979,820 | 40.5 | 2.88 |
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13,205,030 | 39.8 | 3.71 |
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38,063,120 | 39.5 | 2.70 |
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12,590,070 | 38.8 | 4.24 |
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2,830,480 | 38.2 | 2.99 |
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5,220,540 | 38.1 | 3.64 |
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88,979,080 | 38.0 | 2.10 |
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2,612,870 | 37.8 | 2.05 |
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24,025,880 | 37.4 | 4.89 |
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46,250 | 37.1 | 0.86 |
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508,368,360 | 36.4 | 2.33 |
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16,854,090 | 36.3 | 3.43 |
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5,287,040 | 32.5 | 2.41 |
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7,227,720 | 32.5 | 4.75 |
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430,210 | 32.5 | 3.31 |
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17,213,310 | 32.1 | 1.85 |
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88,220 | 31.4 | 0.46 |
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- | 31.2 | 0.68 |
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- | 31.2 | 0.68 |
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14,770 | 31.1 | 1.06 |
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690,430 | 30.4 | 2.77 |
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249,890 | 30.1 | 2.97 |
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15,669,050 | 29.5 | 4.09 |
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2,783,590 | 28.2 | 2.73 |
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218,530 | 27.2 | 1.01 |
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10,946,830 | 26.9 | 3.34 |
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12,360,020 | 26.8 | 5.41 |
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185,300 | 26.0 | 3.57 |
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84,350 | 26.0 | 2.55 |
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4,211,080 | 25.6 | 3.06 |
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295,320 | 24.8 | 2.42 |
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4,264,760 | 24.4 | 4.10 |
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22,830 | 24.3 | 0.87 |
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26,500 | 23.4 | 1.52 |
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27,959,130 | 23.2 | 4.40 |
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24,710 | 23.2 | 0.99 |
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6,552,760 | 21.9 | 3.09 |
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2,274,960 | 21.2 | 4.12 |
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34,260 | 19.2 | 0.98 |
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4,220,160 | 19.2 | 1.22 |
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3,668,880 | 18.3 | 4.41 |
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2,441,370 | 17.9 | 3.07 |
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39,170 | 17.5 | −0.03 |
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4,427,580 | 17.1 | 4.72 |
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1,858,290 | 14.8 | 5.43 |
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5,720 | 14.6 | 1.15 |
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1,377,570 | 13.7 | 2.91 |
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- | 9.3 | 0.94 |
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- | 0 | 0 |
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- | 0 | 0 |