Euro area - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Euro area was 265,472,200 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 265,472,200 in 2020 and a minimum value of 164,665,900 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 164,665,900
1961 167,440,700
1962 170,318,100
1963 173,439,800
1964 176,562,500
1965 179,694,800
1966 182,738,500
1967 185,581,900
1968 188,236,300
1969 190,705,200
1970 192,924,100
1971 195,114,400
1972 197,403,300
1973 199,574,700
1974 201,599,100
1975 203,392,800
1976 204,966,400
1977 206,512,100
1978 208,082,000
1979 209,667,700
1980 211,297,200
1981 212,831,300
1982 213,888,000
1983 214,652,100
1984 215,221,600
1985 215,791,200
1986 216,603,500
1987 217,721,500
1988 218,940,400
1989 220,211,000
1990 221,681,300
1991 223,220,700
1992 224,726,400
1993 226,165,000
1994 227,399,900
1995 228,549,300
1996 229,700,800
1997 230,802,300
1998 231,837,200
1999 233,000,200
2000 234,371,100
2001 235,934,900
2002 237,878,100
2003 239,986,900
2004 242,114,400
2005 244,169,600
2006 246,100,100
2007 248,142,100
2008 250,114,900
2009 251,691,300
2010 253,060,500
2011 253,272,100
2012 254,552,200
2013 256,110,500
2014 257,664,900
2015 259,162,900
2016 260,648,900
2017 261,954,000
2018 263,300,300
2019 264,349,500
2020 265,472,200

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Euro area was 77.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 77.46 in 2020, while its lowest value was 62.09 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 62.09
1961 62.57
1962 63.06
1963 63.61
1964 64.17
1965 64.72
1966 65.27
1967 65.82
1968 66.31
1969 66.73
1970 67.14
1971 67.53
1972 67.87
1973 68.18
1974 68.48
1975 68.73
1976 68.95
1977 69.20
1978 69.44
1979 69.68
1980 69.92
1981 70.16
1982 70.32
1983 70.43
1984 70.50
1985 70.55
1986 70.64
1987 70.81
1988 70.97
1989 71.07
1990 71.22
1991 71.38
1992 71.53
1993 71.70
1994 71.88
1995 72.06
1996 72.23
1997 72.41
1998 72.58
1999 72.75
2000 72.94
2001 73.15
2002 73.39
2003 73.64
2004 73.89
2005 74.13
2006 74.37
2007 74.60
2008 74.82
2009 75.05
2010 75.28
2011 75.51
2012 75.72
2013 75.93
2014 76.13
2015 76.34
2016 76.55
2017 76.77
2018 76.99
2019 77.23
2020 77.46

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization