Urban population in Euro area
Euro area: Urban population was 277.88 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Euro area, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Euro area recorded 277.88 million for urban population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Euro area peaked at 277.88 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 168.57 million, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 184.02 million | 168.57 million | 199.14 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 211.36 million | 201.70 million | 219.34 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 226.30 million | 220.95 million | 231.69 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 238.69 million | 233.05 million | 243.98 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 253.18 million | 245.43 million | 260.54 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 265.82 million | 261.65 million | 271.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 274.47 million | 271.72 million | 277.88 million | 6 |
More climate change data for Euro area
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 358.66 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 77.5% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 19.8% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 159.05 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 14.9% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 27.5% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 20.6% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 16.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Euro area?
- Urban population in Euro area was 277.88 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 277.88 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 168.57 million in 1960.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.