Urban population in the European Union in 2025 — 339,129,893 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 62.3%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 339M | +1.32M | +0.39% |
| 2024 | 338M | +1.61M | +0.48% |
| 2023 | 336M | +1.84M | +0.55% |
| 2022 | 334M | +1.26M | +0.38% |
| 2021 | 333M | −46,441 | −0.01% |
| 2020 | 333M | +374,257 | +0.11% |
| 2019 | 333M | +1.22M | +0.37% |
| 2018 | 332M | +1.14M | +0.35% |
| 2017 | 330M | +945,033 | +0.29% |
| 2016 | 329M | +1.61M | +0.49% |
| 2015 | 328M | +1.42M | +0.44% |
| 2014 | 326M | +1.08M | +0.33% |
| 2013 | 325M | +1.08M | +0.33% |
| 2012 | 324M | +1.08M | +0.34% |
| 2011 | 323M | −20,719 | −0.01% |
| 2010 | 323M | +1.23M | +0.38% |
| 2009 | 322M | +1.37M | +0.43% |
| 2008 | 321M | +1.66M | +0.52% |
| 2007 | 319M | +1.67M | +0.53% |
| 2006 | 317M | +1.77M | +0.56% |
| 2005 | 316M | +1.89M | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 314M | +1.83M | +0.59% |
| 2003 | 312M | +1.77M | +0.57% |
| 2002 | 310M | +1.54M | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 308M | +1.43M | +0.46% |
| 2000 | 307M | +1.17M | +0.38% |
| 1999 | 306M | +1.01M | +0.33% |
| 1998 | 305M | +1.03M | +0.34% |
| 1997 | 304M | +1.37M | +0.45% |
| 1996 | 302M | +1.19M | +0.39% |
| 1995 | 301M | +1.06M | +0.35% |
| 1994 | 300M | +1.29M | +0.43% |
| 1993 | 299M | +1.51M | +0.51% |
| 1992 | 297M | +1.41M | +0.48% |
| 1991 | 296M | +1.43M | +0.48% |
| 1990 | 295M | +1.56M | +0.53% |
| 1989 | 293M | +1.71M | +0.59% |
| 1988 | 291M | +1.69M | +0.58% |
| 1987 | 290M | +1.61M | +0.56% |
| 1986 | 288M | +1.57M | +0.55% |
| 1985 | 286M | +1.38M | +0.48% |
| 1984 | 285M | +1.53M | +0.54% |
| 1983 | 284M | +1.65M | +0.58% |
| 1982 | 282M | +1.83M | +0.65% |
| 1981 | 280M | +2.28M | +0.82% |
| 1980 | 278M | +2.71M | +0.99% |
| 1979 | 275M | +2.29M | +0.84% |
| 1978 | 273M | +2.26M | +0.83% |
| 1977 | 271M | +2.5M | +0.93% |
| 1976 | 268M | +2.67M | +1.01% |
| 1975 | 265M | +2.63M | +1% |
| 1974 | 263M | +3.16M | +1.22% |
| 1973 | 260M | +3.28M | +1.28% |
| 1972 | 256M | +3.39M | +1.34% |
| 1971 | 253M | +3.14M | +1.26% |
| 1970 | 250M | +3.29M | +1.34% |
| 1969 | 246M | +3.75M | +1.54% |
| 1968 | 243M | +3.83M | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 239M | +4.15M | +1.77% |
| 1966 | 235M | +4.42M | +1.92% |
| 1965 | 230M | +4.66M | +2.07% |
| 1964 | 226M | +4.67M | +2.11% |
| 1963 | 221M | +4.24M | +1.95% |
| 1962 | 217M | +3.95M | +1.86% |
| 1961 | 213M | +3.78M | +1.81% |
| 1960 | 209M | — | — |
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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