Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Southern Europe

Urban population in Southern Europe in 2025 — 109,357,389 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 81.6%.

2025 109M people +0.62% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 109M people2025
Period minimum 60.23M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Southern Europe, 1960–202560M80M100M120M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 60,230,358 people1962: 62,701,757 people1964: 65,530,004 people1966: 68,616,453 people1968: 71,728,083 people1970: 74,401,145 people1972: 76,824,687 people1974: 79,351,454 people1976: 82,078,277 people1978: 84,444,654 people1980: 86,522,710 people1982: 88,068,802 people1984: 89,309,954 people1986: 90,370,528 people1988: 91,284,569 people1990: 92,139,967 people1992: 92,690,011 people1994: 93,445,629 people1996: 94,347,062 people1998: 95,268,711 people2000: 96,068,709 people2002: 97,440,004 people2004: 99,800,879 people2006: 102,078,587 people2008: 104,558,190 people2010: 106,076,978 people2012: 106,864,109 people2014: 107,178,687 people2016: 107,075,397 people2018: 107,188,982 people2020: 107,449,484 people2022: 107,410,518 people2024: 108,685,528 people2025: 109,357,389 people
Change over the period: +49.13M (+81.57%) Average annual rate: 0.92 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Southern Europe 109M people
World 4.75B people
Urban population — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 109M +671,861 +0.62%
2024 109M +619,776 +0.57%
2023 108M +655,234 +0.61%
2022 107M +177,884 +0.17%
2021 107M −216,850 −0.2%
2020 107M +21,836 +0.02%
2019 107M +238,666 +0.22%
2018 107M +91,886 +0.09%
2017 107M +21,699 +0.02%
2016 107M −54,972 −0.05%
2015 107M −48,318 −0.05%
2014 107M +59,071 +0.06%
2013 107M +255,507 +0.24%
2012 107M +322,969 +0.3%
2011 107M +464,162 +0.44%
2010 106M +630,141 +0.6%
2009 105M +888,647 +0.85%
2008 105M +1.22M +1.18%
2007 103M +1.26M +1.23%
2006 102M +1.11M +1.1%
2005 101M +1.17M +1.17%
2004 99.8M +1.22M +1.23%
2003 98.58M +1.14M +1.17%
2002 97.44M +871,705 +0.9%
2001 96.57M +499,590 +0.52%
2000 96.07M +437,207 +0.46%
1999 95.63M +362,791 +0.38%
1998 95.27M +429,476 +0.45%
1997 94.84M +492,173 +0.52%
1996 94.35M +480,014 +0.51%
1995 93.87M +421,419 +0.45%
1994 93.45M +404,312 +0.43%
1993 93.04M +351,306 +0.38%
1992 92.69M +317,704 +0.34%
1991 92.37M +232,340 +0.25%
1990 92.14M +437,174 +0.48%
1989 91.7M +418,224 +0.46%
1988 91.28M +443,011 +0.49%
1987 90.84M +471,030 +0.52%
1986 90.37M +505,023 +0.56%
1985 89.87M +555,551 +0.62%
1984 89.31M +592,903 +0.67%
1983 88.72M +648,249 +0.74%
1982 88.07M +719,176 +0.82%
1981 87.35M +826,916 +0.96%
1980 86.52M +1.01M +1.19%
1979 85.51M +1.06M +1.26%
1978 84.44M +1.15M +1.38%
1977 83.29M +1.22M +1.48%
1976 82.08M +1.35M +1.67%
1975 80.73M +1.38M +1.74%
1974 79.35M +1.28M +1.64%
1973 78.07M +1.25M +1.62%
1972 76.82M +1.21M +1.6%
1971 75.62M +1.21M +1.63%
1970 74.4M +1.28M +1.76%
1969 73.12M +1.39M +1.94%
1968 71.73M +1.54M +2.19%
1967 70.19M +1.58M +2.3%
1966 68.62M +1.54M +2.3%
1965 67.07M +1.54M +2.35%
1964 65.53M +1.47M +2.3%
1963 64.06M +1.36M +2.16%
1962 62.7M +1.27M +2.06%
1961 61.44M +1.21M +2%
1960 60.23M

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.