Urban population in Western Europe in 2025 — 165,455,455 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 59.5%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Europe
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 165M | +617,055 | +0.37% |
| 2024 | 165M | +873,687 | +0.53% |
| 2023 | 164M | +885,470 | +0.54% |
| 2022 | 163M | +926,122 | +0.57% |
| 2021 | 162M | +857,916 | +0.53% |
| 2020 | 161M | +844,850 | +0.53% |
| 2019 | 160M | +1.12M | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 159M | +1.18M | +0.75% |
| 2017 | 158M | +1.04M | +0.66% |
| 2016 | 157M | +1.8M | +1.16% |
| 2015 | 155M | +1.58M | +1.03% |
| 2014 | 154M | +1.1M | +0.72% |
| 2013 | 153M | +931,025 | +0.61% |
| 2012 | 152M | +785,002 | +0.52% |
| 2011 | 151M | −490,777 | −0.32% |
| 2010 | 151M | +631,698 | +0.42% |
| 2009 | 151M | +451,869 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 150M | +406,061 | +0.27% |
| 2007 | 150M | +500,204 | +0.33% |
| 2006 | 149M | +599,681 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 149M | +710,143 | +0.48% |
| 2004 | 148M | +720,137 | +0.49% |
| 2003 | 147M | +809,276 | +0.55% |
| 2002 | 147M | +1.02M | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 146M | +1.2M | +0.83% |
| 2000 | 144M | +1.06M | +0.74% |
| 1999 | 143M | +710,319 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 143M | +727,896 | +0.51% |
| 1997 | 142M | +1.1M | +0.78% |
| 1996 | 141M | +972,829 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 140M | +766,127 | +0.55% |
| 1994 | 139M | +889,397 | +0.64% |
| 1993 | 138M | +1.11M | +0.81% |
| 1992 | 137M | +1.16M | +0.86% |
| 1991 | 136M | +1.15M | +0.85% |
| 1990 | 135M | +1.21M | +0.91% |
| 1989 | 133M | +1.17M | +0.88% |
| 1988 | 132M | +894,859 | +0.68% |
| 1987 | 131M | +692,986 | +0.53% |
| 1986 | 131M | +613,730 | +0.47% |
| 1985 | 130M | +404,444 | +0.31% |
| 1984 | 130M | +318,737 | +0.25% |
| 1983 | 129M | +368,006 | +0.29% |
| 1982 | 129M | +431,057 | +0.34% |
| 1981 | 129M | +684,700 | +0.54% |
| 1980 | 128M | +601,316 | +0.47% |
| 1979 | 127M | +433,450 | +0.34% |
| 1978 | 127M | +320,748 | +0.25% |
| 1977 | 127M | +239,571 | +0.19% |
| 1976 | 126M | +110,806 | +0.09% |
| 1975 | 126M | +234,117 | +0.19% |
| 1974 | 126M | +731,713 | +0.58% |
| 1973 | 125M | +1.01M | +0.81% |
| 1972 | 124M | +1.18M | +0.96% |
| 1971 | 123M | +1.1M | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 122M | +1.17M | +0.97% |
| 1969 | 121M | +1.51M | +1.26% |
| 1968 | 119M | +1.45M | +1.23% |
| 1967 | 118M | +1.73M | +1.49% |
| 1966 | 116M | +2.1M | +1.84% |
| 1965 | 114M | +2.23M | +1.99% |
| 1964 | 112M | +2.24M | +2.04% |
| 1963 | 110M | +2.11M | +1.96% |
| 1962 | 107M | +1.94M | +1.84% |
| 1961 | 106M | +1.77M | +1.71% |
| 1960 | 104M | — | — |
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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