Population living in cities (Degree of Urbanisation) in Europe

46 countries in Europe, 2025. Unit: % of population. World ranking →

First in the ranking
100.0 %
Median country
32.0 %
half above, half below
World
44.8 %
United Nations aggregate
Range
0.0 to 100.0
Andorra - Monaco

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Across 46 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Monaco (100.0 %) and the lowest in Andorra (0.0 %).

The median country is at 32.0 %: half are above, half below.

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Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · licence

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Monaco100.0
2Malta68.5
3United Kingdom58.0
4Belarus55.6
5Iceland54.6
6Spain51.6
7Russia48.1
8Netherlands47.7
9Greece45.6
10Albania45.2
11Ukraine44.6
12Estonia38.8
13Portugal36.1
14Latvia35.8
15Kosovo35.1
16Germany34.5
17Italy34.5
18Serbia34.4
19France34.4
20Sweden33.4
21Austria33.3
22Switzerland32.5
23Montenegro32.4
24Bulgaria31.7
25Romania31.3
26Belgium30.9
27Lithuania30.3
28Denmark29.6
29Ireland29.3
30Poland28.9
31North Macedonia28.9
32Norway28.9
33Croatia27.7
34Hungary27.4
35Finland26.2
36Luxembourg22.9
37Moldova22.7
38Czechia22.4
39Slovenia15.5
40Bosnia and Herzegovina15.1
41Slovakia14.9
42Andorra0.0
43Faroe Islands0.0
44Isle of Man0.0
45Liechtenstein0.0
46San Marino0.0
UN WUP 2025 · 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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