European Union - Urban population
Urban population
The value for Urban population in European Union was 335,426,400 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 335,426,400 in 2020 and a minimum value of 209,424,100 in 1960.
Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 209,424,100 |
| 1961 | 213,181,700 |
| 1962 | 217,026,100 |
| 1963 | 221,155,200 |
| 1964 | 225,330,000 |
| 1965 | 229,461,400 |
| 1966 | 233,459,500 |
| 1967 | 237,286,900 |
| 1968 | 240,893,000 |
| 1969 | 244,278,900 |
| 1970 | 247,339,300 |
| 1971 | 250,392,500 |
| 1972 | 253,675,300 |
| 1973 | 256,859,000 |
| 1974 | 259,945,600 |
| 1975 | 262,841,900 |
| 1976 | 265,497,900 |
| 1977 | 268,106,800 |
| 1978 | 270,694,100 |
| 1979 | 273,201,000 |
| 1980 | 275,684,800 |
| 1981 | 277,931,200 |
| 1982 | 279,652,300 |
| 1983 | 281,059,600 |
| 1984 | 282,265,200 |
| 1985 | 283,455,400 |
| 1986 | 284,870,000 |
| 1987 | 286,582,400 |
| 1988 | 288,368,800 |
| 1989 | 289,995,500 |
| 1990 | 291,681,200 |
| 1991 | 293,352,100 |
| 1992 | 294,873,500 |
| 1993 | 296,384,300 |
| 1994 | 297,720,300 |
| 1995 | 298,883,100 |
| 1996 | 299,966,900 |
| 1997 | 300,993,300 |
| 1998 | 301,959,300 |
| 1999 | 303,042,800 |
| 2000 | 304,075,000 |
| 2001 | 305,278,400 |
| 2002 | 306,962,000 |
| 2003 | 309,016,300 |
| 2004 | 311,124,800 |
| 2005 | 313,183,100 |
| 2006 | 315,148,400 |
| 2007 | 317,172,300 |
| 2008 | 319,152,700 |
| 2009 | 320,826,800 |
| 2010 | 322,196,500 |
| 2011 | 322,486,000 |
| 2012 | 323,794,300 |
| 2013 | 325,389,400 |
| 2014 | 326,995,200 |
| 2015 | 328,554,200 |
| 2016 | 330,129,000 |
| 2017 | 331,550,000 |
| 2018 | 333,026,400 |
| 2019 | 334,223,800 |
| 2020 | 335,426,400 |
Urban population (% of total population)
Urban population (% of total population) in European Union was 74.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 74.96 in 2020, while its lowest value was 58.68 in 1960.
Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 58.68 |
| 1961 | 59.22 |
| 1962 | 59.75 |
| 1963 | 60.34 |
| 1964 | 60.92 |
| 1965 | 61.51 |
| 1966 | 62.08 |
| 1967 | 62.62 |
| 1968 | 63.13 |
| 1969 | 63.58 |
| 1970 | 64.02 |
| 1971 | 64.47 |
| 1972 | 64.88 |
| 1973 | 65.27 |
| 1974 | 65.65 |
| 1975 | 65.99 |
| 1976 | 66.30 |
| 1977 | 66.62 |
| 1978 | 66.96 |
| 1979 | 67.28 |
| 1980 | 67.59 |
| 1981 | 67.86 |
| 1982 | 68.06 |
| 1983 | 68.22 |
| 1984 | 68.36 |
| 1985 | 68.48 |
| 1986 | 68.63 |
| 1987 | 68.84 |
| 1988 | 69.05 |
| 1989 | 69.20 |
| 1990 | 69.37 |
| 1991 | 69.56 |
| 1992 | 69.72 |
| 1993 | 69.85 |
| 1994 | 69.99 |
| 1995 | 70.13 |
| 1996 | 70.27 |
| 1997 | 70.40 |
| 1998 | 70.53 |
| 1999 | 70.67 |
| 2000 | 70.83 |
| 2001 | 71.01 |
| 2002 | 71.24 |
| 2003 | 71.46 |
| 2004 | 71.68 |
| 2005 | 71.90 |
| 2006 | 72.12 |
| 2007 | 72.34 |
| 2008 | 72.56 |
| 2009 | 72.76 |
| 2010 | 72.97 |
| 2011 | 73.17 |
| 2012 | 73.36 |
| 2013 | 73.54 |
| 2014 | 73.72 |
| 2015 | 73.91 |
| 2016 | 74.11 |
| 2017 | 74.31 |
| 2018 | 74.52 |
| 2019 | 74.74 |
| 2020 | 74.96 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
