Indonesia's Urbanization Level in the Medium Category
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The World Bank notes that Indonesia's urban population in 2017 reached almost 55%, placing Indonesia in the middle-urbanization category. Indonesia's urbanization rate lags behind other developing countries, such as Brazil, which reached 86.3%.
In 2017, approximately 144 million Indonesians lived in urban areas out of a total population of around 264 million. This urban population is larger than the entire population of Russia, which is known to be the ninth most populous country in the world.
In Southeast Asia, Indonesia has the second-highest urban population distribution at 54.7%. Malaysia ranks first with 75.4%, followed by Thailand in third place with 49.2%. The Philippines and Vietnam are in fourth and fifth place, respectively, with 46.7% and 35.2%.
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