Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Europe & Central Asia

Urban population in Europe & Central Asia in 2025 — 690,743,117 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 88.2%.

2025 691M people +0.57% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 691M people2025
Period minimum 367M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Europe & Central Asia, 1960–2025300M400M500M600M700M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 367,108,495 people1962: 382,932,370 people1964: 399,894,685 people1966: 416,837,167 people1968: 432,817,450 people1970: 447,866,192 people1972: 462,456,471 people1974: 477,407,287 people1976: 490,902,011 people1978: 503,389,741 people1980: 515,895,846 people1982: 527,190,691 people1984: 537,835,665 people1986: 548,622,570 people1988: 559,804,832 people1990: 569,326,122 people1992: 575,924,052 people1994: 580,856,591 people1996: 585,414,473 people1998: 589,881,923 people2000: 594,152,285 people2002: 599,584,303 people2004: 605,947,897 people2006: 612,663,097 people2008: 620,409,953 people2010: 628,888,979 people2012: 637,874,497 people2014: 652,708,113 people2016: 664,816,678 people2018: 672,109,910 people2020: 678,849,747 people2022: 681,458,614 people2024: 686,854,891 people2025: 690,743,117 people
Change over the period: +324M (+88.16%) Average annual rate: 0.98 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 691M people
World 4.75B people
Urban population — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 691M +3.89M +0.57%
2024 687M +3.95M +0.58%
2023 683M +1.45M +0.21%
2022 681M +909,625 +0.13%
2021 681M +1.7M +0.25%
2020 679M +2.5M +0.37%
2019 676M +4.24M +0.63%
2018 672M +3.75M +0.56%
2017 668M +3.54M +0.53%
2016 665M +5.17M +0.78%
2015 660M +6.94M +1.06%
2014 653M +7.67M +1.19%
2013 645M +7.17M +1.12%
2012 638M +5.49M +0.87%
2011 632M +3.5M +0.56%
2010 629M +4.34M +0.7%
2009 625M +4.14M +0.67%
2008 620M +4.24M +0.69%
2007 616M +3.51M +0.57%
2006 613M +3.57M +0.59%
2005 609M +3.14M +0.52%
2004 606M +3.12M +0.52%
2003 603M +3.24M +0.54%
2002 600M +2.8M +0.47%
2001 597M +2.64M +0.44%
2000 594M +2.62M +0.44%
1999 592M +1.65M +0.28%
1998 590M +2.02M +0.34%
1997 588M +2.45M +0.42%
1996 585M +2.4M +0.41%
1995 583M +2.15M +0.37%
1994 581M +2.38M +0.41%
1993 578M +2.55M +0.44%
1992 576M +2.9M +0.51%
1991 573M +3.7M +0.65%
1990 569M +4.21M +0.74%
1989 565M +5.31M +0.95%
1988 560M +5.58M +1.01%
1987 554M +5.6M +1.02%
1986 549M +5.52M +1.02%
1985 543M +5.26M +0.98%
1984 538M +5.34M +1%
1983 532M +5.31M +1.01%
1982 527M +5.44M +1.04%
1981 522M +5.86M +1.13%
1980 516M +6.46M +1.27%
1979 509M +6.05M +1.2%
1978 503M +6.16M +1.24%
1977 497M +6.33M +1.29%
1976 491M +6.72M +1.39%
1975 484M +6.78M +1.42%
1974 477M +7.37M +1.57%
1973 470M +7.58M +1.64%
1972 462M +7.68M +1.69%
1971 455M +6.91M +1.54%
1970 448M +7.18M +1.63%
1969 441M +7.87M +1.82%
1968 433M +7.87M +1.85%
1967 425M +8.11M +1.94%
1966 417M +8.25M +2.02%
1965 409M +8.69M +2.17%
1964 400M +8.71M +2.23%
1963 391M +8.26M +2.16%
1962 383M +7.82M +2.08%
1961 375M +8.01M +2.18%
1960 367M

About the indicator

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.