Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Northern Europe

Urban population in Northern Europe in 2025 — 89,887,309 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 53.1%.

2025 89.89M people +0.52% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 89.89M people2025
Period minimum 58.7M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Northern Europe, 1960–202550M60M70M80M90M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 58,697,143 people1962: 59,878,999 people1964: 61,084,876 people1966: 62,256,075 people1968: 63,369,355 people1970: 64,380,986 people1972: 65,381,782 people1974: 66,299,644 people1976: 67,092,260 people1978: 67,796,875 people1980: 68,414,090 people1982: 68,729,267 people1984: 69,038,259 people1986: 69,440,021 people1988: 69,873,694 people1990: 70,323,726 people1992: 70,818,528 people1994: 71,345,356 people1996: 71,969,207 people1998: 72,667,789 people2000: 73,455,389 people2002: 74,232,364 people2004: 75,115,979 people2006: 76,254,718 people2008: 77,643,209 people2010: 78,931,548 people2012: 80,221,429 people2014: 81,687,750 people2016: 83,314,744 people2018: 84,721,984 people2020: 85,898,713 people2022: 87,326,115 people2024: 89,424,470 people2025: 89,887,309 people
Change over the period: +31.19M (+53.14%) Average annual rate: 0.66 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Europe

Northern Europe 89.89M people
World 4.75B people
Urban population — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 89.89M +462,839 +0.52%
2024 89.42M +951,292 +1.08%
2023 88.47M +1.15M +1.31%
2022 87.33M +933,686 +1.08%
2021 86.39M +493,716 +0.57%
2020 85.9M +473,881 +0.55%
2019 85.42M +702,848 +0.83%
2018 84.72M +681,734 +0.81%
2017 84.04M +725,506 +0.87%
2016 83.31M +842,069 +1.02%
2015 82.47M +784,925 +0.96%
2014 81.69M +772,966 +0.96%
2013 80.91M +693,355 +0.86%
2012 80.22M +648,740 +0.82%
2011 79.57M +641,141 +0.81%
2010 78.93M +628,443 +0.8%
2009 78.3M +659,896 +0.85%
2008 77.64M +702,239 +0.91%
2007 76.94M +686,252 +0.9%
2006 76.25M +604,642 +0.8%
2005 75.65M +534,097 +0.71%
2004 75.12M +466,580 +0.63%
2003 74.65M +417,035 +0.56%
2002 74.23M +397,087 +0.54%
2001 73.84M +379,888 +0.52%
2000 73.46M +393,470 +0.54%
1999 73.06M +394,130 +0.54%
1998 72.67M +363,198 +0.5%
1997 72.3M +335,384 +0.47%
1996 71.97M +313,527 +0.44%
1995 71.66M +310,324 +0.43%
1994 71.35M +287,066 +0.4%
1993 71.06M +239,762 +0.34%
1992 70.82M +243,591 +0.35%
1991 70.57M +251,211 +0.36%
1990 70.32M +228,700 +0.33%
1989 70.1M +221,332 +0.32%
1988 69.87M +218,864 +0.31%
1987 69.65M +214,809 +0.31%
1986 69.44M +206,317 +0.3%
1985 69.23M +195,445 +0.28%
1984 69.04M +174,848 +0.25%
1983 68.86M +134,144 +0.2%
1982 68.73M +124,162 +0.18%
1981 68.61M +191,015 +0.28%
1980 68.41M +286,904 +0.42%
1979 68.13M +330,311 +0.49%
1978 67.8M +347,142 +0.51%
1977 67.45M +357,473 +0.53%
1976 67.09M +380,849 +0.57%
1975 66.71M +411,767 +0.62%
1974 66.3M +443,112 +0.67%
1973 65.86M +474,750 +0.73%
1972 65.38M +507,921 +0.78%
1971 64.87M +492,875 +0.77%
1970 64.38M +501,039 +0.78%
1969 63.88M +510,592 +0.81%
1968 63.37M +542,303 +0.86%
1967 62.83M +570,977 +0.92%
1966 62.26M +568,481 +0.92%
1965 61.69M +602,718 +0.99%
1964 61.08M +594,542 +0.98%
1963 60.49M +611,335 +1.02%
1962 59.88M +633,467 +1.07%
1961 59.25M +548,389 +0.93%
1960 58.7M

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.