Urban population in Southern Europe in 2025 — 109,357,389 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 81.6%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Europe
| 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 | — | — |
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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