Urban population in Europe & Central Asia in 2025 — 690,743,117 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 88.2%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia
| 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 | — | — |
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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