Describe the rural-urban composition of the population.

Urban and rural population are defined by the place of residence and is needed because of the inherent differences that are present in urban and rural areas. A population is called rural when the working age group residing in the area is engaged in primary activities. Urban population has the resident working age group engaged in secondary and tertiary activities. The age-sex-occupational structure, population density and developmental levels vary between rural and urban areas. Often urban areas are densely populated because of better housing, education and health facilities. Urban areas also attract a large number of the rural population as it offers more job opportunities which are absent in rural areas. In developed countries this migration is gender specific as mostly the male rural population tend to migrate to urban areas. This increases the male working age population in the urban areas and creates a pressure on the existing infrastructure. This also skews the sex ratio of urban areas to represent a male dominated population. Rural women in developing countries are often active participants in primary activities which along with lack of housing, job security and social security in urban areas prohibit their migration. In contrast, rural women in developed countries where farming is highly mechanized, and job opportunities are ample in urban areas face no such restrictions.