Population living in rural areas (Degree of Urbanisation) in Europe

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

First in the ranking
63.7 %
Median country
31.4 %
half above, half below
World
19.6 %
United Nations aggregate
Range
0.0 to 63.7
Monaco - Faroe Islands

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Across 46 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Faroe Islands (63.7 %) and the lowest in Monaco (0.0 %).

The median country is at 31.4 %: half are above, half below.

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Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · licence

Living in rural areas over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Faroe Islands63.7
2Slovenia49.2
3Bosnia and Herzegovina48.3
4Moldova46.4
5Slovakia46.2
6Croatia45.1
7Romania44.9
8Ireland44.3
9Latvia41.7
10Lithuania41.0
11Austria40.7
12Poland39.6
13Czechia39.5
14Bulgaria39.1
15Finland38.7
16France37.5
17Hungary37.1
18Denmark34.7
19Norway34.5
20Estonia34.4
21Serbia34.3
22Isle of Man32.3
23Greece31.9
24Albania31.0
25Sweden30.5
26North Macedonia28.8
27Portugal28.8
28Luxembourg28.4
29Kosovo28.0
30Germany26.6
31Ukraine25.3
32Andorra25.1
33Belarus24.9
34Liechtenstein23.8
35Iceland23.7
36Italy23.1
37Switzerland22.9
38Belgium20.8
39Russia20.8
40Spain20.7
41San Marino19.3
42Montenegro18.1
43Netherlands15.2
44United Kingdom13.6
45Malta4.5
46Monaco0.0
UN WUP 2025 · 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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