Germany - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Germany was 64,410,590 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 64,410,590 in 2020 and a minimum value of 51,978,190 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 51,978,190
1961 52,609,560
1962 53,122,380
1963 53,664,330
1964 54,147,100
1965 54,659,680
1966 55,166,780
1967 55,468,830
1968 55,765,530
1969 56,259,360
1970 56,496,070
1971 56,645,240
1972 56,961,780
1973 57,186,460
1974 57,253,760
1975 57,085,530
1976 56,885,940
1977 56,801,860
1978 56,796,180
1979 56,865,820
1980 57,028,530
1981 57,229,150
1982 57,267,180
1983 57,114,120
1984 56,792,460
1985 56,485,450
1986 56,438,250
1987 56,695,480
1988 57,044,790
1989 57,469,540
1990 58,079,840
1991 58,625,380
1992 59,146,200
1993 59,647,490
1994 60,028,210
1995 60,378,050
1996 60,725,920
1997 60,986,290
1998 61,167,000
1999 61,376,500
2000 61,629,860
2001 61,902,440
2002 62,174,880
2003 62,376,860
2004 62,530,000
2005 62,660,270
2006 62,753,560
2007 62,833,410
2008 62,875,810
2009 62,877,220
2010 62,940,430
2011 61,940,180
2012 62,064,610
2013 62,242,280
2014 62,510,390
2015 63,062,060
2016 63,592,940
2017 63,861,620
2018 64,096,120
2019 64,294,010
2020 64,410,590

Development Relevance: Explosive growth of cities globally signifies the demographic transition from rural to urban, and is associated with shifts from an agriculture-based economy to mass industry, technology, and service. In principle, cities offer a more favorable setting for the resolution of social and environmental problems than rural areas. Cities generate jobs and income, and deliver education, health care and other services. Cities also present opportunities for social mobilization and women's empowerment.

Limitations and Exceptions: Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverage. There is no consistent and universally accepted standard for distinguishing urban from rural areas, in part because of the wide variety of situations across countries. Most countries use an urban classification related to the size or characteristics of settlements. Some define urban areas based on the presence of certain infrastructure and services. And other countries designate urban areas based on administrative arrangements. Because of national differences in the characteristics that distinguish urban from rural areas, the distinction between urban and rural population is not amenable to a single definition that would be applicable to all countries. Estimates of the world's urban population would change significantly if China, India, and a few other populous nations were to change their definition of urban centers. Because the estimates of city and metropolitan area are based on national definitions of what constitutes a city or metropolitan area, cross-country comparisons should be made with caution.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The indicator is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. To estimate urban populations, UN ratios of urban to total population were applied to the World Bank's estimates of total population. Countries differ in the way they classify population as "urban" or "rural." The population of a city or metropolitan area depends on the boundaries chosen.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization