European Union 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.
  • European Union urban population for 2023 was 340,311,203, a 0.8% increase from 2022.
  • European Union urban population for 2022 was 337,610,183, a 0.4% increase from 2021.
  • European Union urban population for 2021 was 336,261,964, a 0.2% increase from 2020.
  • European Union urban population for 2020 was 335,592,576, a 0.37% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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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
European Union Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 340,311,203 75.71 0.80%
2022 337,610,183 75.47 0.40%
2021 336,261,964 75.20 0.20%
2020 335,592,576 74.96 0.37%
2019 334,356,258 74.74 0.38%
2018 333,091,521 74.52 0.46%
2017 331,569,232 74.31 0.43%
2016 330,147,530 74.10 0.48%
2015 328,571,822 73.91 0.48%
2014 327,011,738 73.72 0.49%
2013 325,407,780 73.54 0.49%
2012 323,810,708 73.36 0.41%
2011 322,501,582 73.17 0.09%
2010 322,210,410 72.97 0.43%
2009 320,838,559 72.76 0.52%
2008 319,163,672 72.56 0.62%
2007 317,183,435 72.34 0.64%
2006 315,160,438 72.12 0.63%
2005 313,196,512 71.90 0.66%
2004 311,139,276 71.68 0.68%
2003 309,030,225 71.46 0.67%
2002 306,973,917 71.24 0.55%
2001 305,289,150 71.01 0.40%
2000 304,085,189 70.83 0.34%
1999 303,052,374 70.67 0.36%
1998 301,968,268 70.53 0.32%
1997 301,001,415 70.40 0.34%
1996 299,973,998 70.27 0.36%
1995 298,889,206 70.13 0.39%
1994 297,725,539 69.99 0.45%
1993 296,388,743 69.85 0.51%
1992 294,879,155 69.72 0.52%
1991 293,361,569 69.56 0.62%
1990 291,554,303 69.37 0.58%
1989 289,884,480 69.20 0.56%
1988 288,274,425 69.04 0.62%
1987 286,504,088 68.84 0.60%
1986 284,808,442 68.63 0.49%
1985 283,410,538 68.48 0.42%
1984 282,233,687 68.36 0.42%
1983 281,045,281 68.22 0.50%
1982 279,636,918 68.06 0.63%
1981 277,886,514 67.86 0.83%
1980 275,601,412 67.59 0.92%
1979 273,076,490 67.28 0.94%
1978 270,538,633 66.96 0.98%
1977 267,922,565 66.62 0.99%
1976 265,308,576 66.29 1.00%
1975 262,682,363 65.98 1.10%
1974 259,819,805 65.65 1.19%
1973 256,754,347 65.27 1.26%
1972 253,571,937 64.88 1.32%
1971 250,269,235 64.46 1.25%
1970 247,184,362 64.02 1.27%
1969 244,086,969 63.57 1.43%
1968 240,654,734 63.12 1.54%
1967 236,994,817 62.61 1.66%
1966 233,123,801 62.07 1.75%
1965 229,116,244 61.50 1.82%
1964 225,015,415 60.92 1.86%
1963 220,911,982 60.33 1.85%
1962 216,891,776 59.75 1.76%
1961 213,138,965 59.22 1.76%
1960 209,446,113 58.68 %