Urban population in Northern Europe in 2025 — 89,887,309 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 53.1%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Europe
| 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 | — | — |
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.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
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