Which has higher urban population, Central Europe and the Baltics or Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico, at 94.3% against 61.9% in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Puerto Rico?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central Europe and the Baltics vs Puerto Rico: Urban population (% of total population)

Central Europe and the Baltics

61.9%

in 2025

Puerto Rico

94.3%

in 2025

Central Europe and the Baltics rank

18th

Puerto Rico rank

21st

Urban population (% of total population) over time

Central Europe and the Baltics
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 94.3% against 61.9% in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 32.4%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.5 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 18th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 47 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Europe and the Baltics	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1960s	47.2%	49.5%	2.3%	Puerto Rico
1970s	54.0%	61.3%	7.4%	Puerto Rico
1980s	59.9%	74.2%	14.3%	Puerto Rico
1990s	61.5%	90.2%	28.7%	Puerto Rico
2000s	61.7%	94.1%	32.4%	Puerto Rico
2010s	61.9%	93.8%	31.9%	Puerto Rico
2020s	61.7%	94.2%	32.5%	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Central Europe and the Baltics or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 94.3% against 61.9% in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Central Europe and the Baltics and Puerto Rico?: 32.4%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Puerto Rico?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Central Europe and the Baltics and Puerto Rico rank globally for urban population?: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 18th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

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.