Urban population in Europe

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

First in the ranking
100.0 %
Monaco
Median country
70.7 %
half above, half below
World
57.8 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
14.6 to 100.0
Liechtenstein - Monaco

How to read it

Across 46 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Monaco (100.0 %) and the lowest in Liechtenstein (14.6 %).

The median country is at 70.7 %: half are above, half below.

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

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Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wup/, note: United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization… · via World Bank WDI (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS) · licence

Urban population over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Monaco100.0
2San Marino97.2
3Netherlands95.9
4Malta95.7
5Luxembourg94.9
6Iceland94.2
7Sweden89.1
8Andorra88.9
9Denmark88.8
10Belgium87.7
11Switzerland85.7
12Norway83.6
13United Kingdom83.3
14Germany82.1
15Spain80.5
16Belarus79.5
17Greece79.2
18France78.8
19Russia75.3
20Finland74.5
21Bulgaria74.2
22Czechia72.9
23Estonia70.7
24Hungary70.7
25Austria69.7
26Italy69.7
27Ukraine69.6
28Lithuania69.1
29Latvia68.6
30Montenegro65.6
31Ireland64.6
32North Macedonia62.9
33Serbia62.6
34Portugal61.5
35Poland60.1
36Albania58.9
37Croatia57.8
38Slovenia56.0
39Slovakia53.2
40Bosnia and Herzegovina52.7
41Romania52.2
42Isle of Man52.1
43Kosovo50.9
44Moldova43.7
45Faroe Islands39.6
46Liechtenstein14.6
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