Urban population in the Euro area in 2025 — 277,875,886 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 64.8%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Euro area
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 278M | +1.31M | +0.47% |
| 2024 | 277M | +1.53M | +0.56% |
| 2023 | 275M | +1.63M | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 273M | +1.16M | +0.43% |
| 2021 | 272M | +522,833 | +0.19% |
| 2020 | 272M | +702,272 | +0.26% |
| 2019 | 271M | +1.21M | +0.45% |
| 2018 | 270M | +1.12M | +0.42% |
| 2017 | 269M | +895,209 | +0.33% |
| 2016 | 268M | +1.58M | +0.59% |
| 2015 | 266M | +1.39M | +0.52% |
| 2014 | 265M | +1.03M | +0.39% |
| 2013 | 264M | +1.05M | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 263M | +1.09M | +0.41% |
| 2011 | 262M | −51,138 | −0.02% |
| 2010 | 262M | +1.17M | +0.45% |
| 2009 | 261M | +1.28M | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 259M | +1.59M | +0.62% |
| 2007 | 258M | +1.74M | +0.68% |
| 2006 | 256M | +1.69M | +0.66% |
| 2005 | 254M | +1.81M | +0.72% |
| 2004 | 252M | +1.85M | +0.74% |
| 2003 | 251M | +1.86M | +0.75% |
| 2002 | 249M | +1.71M | +0.69% |
| 2001 | 247M | +1.58M | +0.65% |
| 2000 | 245M | +1.45M | +0.59% |
| 1999 | 244M | +1.05M | +0.43% |
| 1998 | 243M | +1.07M | +0.44% |
| 1997 | 242M | +1.4M | +0.58% |
| 1996 | 240M | +1.2M | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 239M | +997,426 | +0.42% |
| 1994 | 238M | +1.18M | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 237M | +1.37M | +0.58% |
| 1992 | 236M | +1.33M | +0.57% |
| 1991 | 234M | +1.33M | +0.57% |
| 1990 | 233M | +1.36M | +0.59% |
| 1989 | 232M | +1.45M | +0.63% |
| 1988 | 230M | +1.33M | +0.58% |
| 1987 | 229M | +1.18M | +0.52% |
| 1986 | 228M | +1.09M | +0.48% |
| 1985 | 227M | +851,282 | +0.38% |
| 1984 | 226M | +976,989 | +0.43% |
| 1983 | 225M | +1.07M | +0.48% |
| 1982 | 224M | +1.21M | +0.55% |
| 1981 | 223M | +1.58M | +0.71% |
| 1980 | 221M | +1.61M | +0.73% |
| 1979 | 219M | +1.59M | +0.73% |
| 1978 | 218M | +1.59M | +0.74% |
| 1977 | 216M | +1.6M | +0.75% |
| 1976 | 215M | +1.58M | +0.74% |
| 1975 | 213M | +1.69M | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 211M | +2.24M | +1.07% |
| 1973 | 209M | +2.39M | +1.16% |
| 1972 | 207M | +2.53M | +1.24% |
| 1971 | 204M | +2.42M | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 202M | +2.56M | +1.29% |
| 1969 | 199M | +2.96M | +1.51% |
| 1968 | 196M | +3.01M | +1.56% |
| 1967 | 193M | +3.32M | +1.75% |
| 1966 | 190M | +3.69M | +1.98% |
| 1965 | 186M | +3.93M | +2.16% |
| 1964 | 182M | +3.88M | +2.18% |
| 1963 | 178M | +3.48M | +1.99% |
| 1962 | 175M | +3.22M | +1.87% |
| 1961 | 172M | +3.07M | +1.82% |
| 1960 | 169M | — | — |
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
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