Euro Area Urban Population 1960-2024
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.
- Euro Area urban population for 2023 was 273,162,331, a 0.9% increase from 2022.
- Euro Area urban population for 2022 was 270,722,059, a 0.72% increase from 2021.
- Euro Area urban population for 2021 was 268,797,403, a 0.31% increase from 2020.
- Euro Area urban population for 2020 was 267,963,707, a 0.43% increase from 2019.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Urban Population |
| World |
4,600,280,070 |
| East Asia & Pacific |
1,499,472,430 |
| OECD members |
1,131,340,376 |
| South Asia |
703,931,878 |
| Latin America & Caribbean |
543,707,545 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
532,901,299 |
| European Union |
340,311,203 |
| North America |
311,865,727 |
| Euro Area |
273,162,331 |
| Euro Area Urban Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2023 |
273,162,331 |
77.97 |
0.90% |
| 2022 |
270,722,059 |
77.72 |
0.72% |
| 2021 |
268,797,403 |
77.48 |
0.31% |
| 2020 |
267,963,707 |
77.23 |
0.43% |
| 2019 |
266,809,000 |
77.00 |
0.42% |
| 2018 |
265,693,362 |
76.76 |
0.52% |
| 2017 |
264,310,525 |
76.53 |
0.49% |
| 2016 |
263,021,872 |
76.31 |
0.57% |
| 2015 |
261,541,059 |
76.09 |
0.57% |
| 2014 |
260,051,657 |
75.88 |
0.60% |
| 2013 |
258,499,566 |
75.68 |
0.61% |
| 2012 |
256,937,296 |
75.47 |
0.50% |
| 2011 |
255,655,803 |
75.25 |
0.08% |
| 2010 |
255,443,623 |
75.03 |
0.54% |
| 2009 |
254,070,351 |
74.80 |
0.63% |
| 2008 |
252,488,423 |
74.57 |
0.79% |
| 2007 |
250,508,839 |
74.34 |
0.82% |
| 2006 |
248,461,043 |
74.11 |
0.79% |
| 2005 |
246,524,052 |
73.87 |
0.84% |
| 2004 |
244,459,626 |
73.63 |
0.88% |
| 2003 |
242,323,786 |
73.39 |
0.88% |
| 2002 |
240,205,076 |
73.13 |
0.82% |
| 2001 |
238,252,011 |
72.89 |
0.63% |
| 2000 |
236,768,513 |
72.67 |
0.58% |
| 1999 |
235,410,488 |
72.48 |
0.50% |
| 1998 |
234,246,813 |
72.30 |
0.45% |
| 1997 |
233,202,101 |
72.13 |
0.47% |
| 1996 |
232,100,798 |
71.95 |
0.49% |
| 1995 |
230,970,732 |
71.77 |
0.50% |
| 1994 |
229,826,492 |
71.59 |
0.56% |
| 1993 |
228,553,338 |
71.41 |
0.64% |
| 1992 |
227,092,690 |
71.25 |
0.64% |
| 1991 |
225,638,239 |
71.09 |
0.73% |
| 1990 |
223,992,672 |
70.91 |
0.66% |
| 1989 |
222,516,403 |
70.76 |
0.58% |
| 1988 |
221,239,703 |
70.65 |
0.56% |
| 1987 |
220,012,384 |
70.49 |
0.51% |
| 1986 |
218,885,544 |
70.32 |
0.38% |
| 1985 |
218,063,510 |
70.22 |
0.27% |
| 1984 |
217,480,512 |
70.17 |
0.27% |
| 1983 |
216,901,123 |
70.10 |
0.37% |
| 1982 |
216,108,018 |
69.99 |
0.52% |
| 1981 |
214,994,938 |
69.83 |
0.75% |
| 1980 |
213,388,851 |
69.58 |
0.81% |
| 1979 |
211,684,252 |
69.33 |
0.79% |
| 1978 |
210,029,790 |
69.08 |
0.79% |
| 1977 |
208,390,013 |
68.83 |
0.77% |
| 1976 |
206,797,629 |
68.58 |
0.77% |
| 1975 |
205,212,436 |
68.36 |
0.88% |
| 1974 |
203,412,656 |
68.09 |
1.01% |
| 1973 |
201,370,363 |
67.79 |
1.11% |
| 1972 |
199,161,972 |
67.47 |
1.19% |
| 1971 |
196,815,370 |
67.13 |
1.17% |
| 1970 |
194,542,726 |
66.73 |
1.20% |
| 1969 |
192,231,650 |
66.31 |
1.36% |
| 1968 |
189,660,220 |
65.88 |
1.48% |
| 1967 |
186,896,344 |
65.37 |
1.60% |
| 1966 |
183,954,460 |
64.82 |
1.72% |
| 1965 |
180,847,074 |
64.26 |
1.78% |
| 1964 |
177,692,774 |
63.70 |
1.78% |
| 1963 |
174,590,178 |
63.14 |
1.79% |
| 1962 |
171,526,803 |
62.58 |
1.68% |
| 1961 |
168,691,456 |
62.08 |
1.66% |
| 1960 |
165,936,393 |
61.60 |
% |
