Population living in towns and semi-dense areas (Degree of Urbanisation) in Europe

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

First in the ranking
80.7 %
Median country
35.2 %
half above, half below
World
35.6 %
United Nations aggregate
Range
0.0 to 80.7
Monaco - San Marino

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Across 46 countries in Europe, the highest value is in San Marino (80.7 %) and the lowest in Monaco (0.0 %).

The median country is at 35.2 %: 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
1San Marino80.7
2Liechtenstein76.2
3Andorra74.9
4Isle of Man67.7
5Montenegro49.5
6Luxembourg48.6
7Belgium48.3
8Switzerland44.6
9Italy42.5
10North Macedonia42.3
11Germany38.9
12Slovakia38.9
13Czechia38.1
14Netherlands37.1
15Kosovo36.9
16Norway36.6
17Bosnia and Herzegovina36.5
18Faroe Islands36.3
19Sweden36.0
20Denmark35.7
21Hungary35.5
22Slovenia35.3
23Portugal35.2
24Finland35.2
25Poland31.5
26Serbia31.4
27Russia31.2
28Moldova30.9
29Ukraine30.1
30Bulgaria29.3
31Lithuania28.6
32United Kingdom28.4
33France28.1
34Spain27.7
35Croatia27.2
36Malta27.0
37Estonia26.8
38Ireland26.5
39Austria25.9
40Albania23.9
41Romania23.8
42Latvia22.5
43Greece22.5
44Iceland21.7
45Belarus19.6
46Monaco0.0
UN WUP 2025 · 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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