Which has higher urban population, Europe & Central Asia or Qatar?

Qatar, at 99.4% against 74.1% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Qatar?

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.

Europe & Central Asia vs Qatar: Urban population

Europe & Central Asia

74.1%

in 2025

Qatar

99.4%

in 2025

Europe & Central Asia rank

10th

Qatar rank

13th

Urban population over time

Europe & Central Asia
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 99.4% against 74.1% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 25.3%.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.3 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 10th and Qatar ranks 13th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	57.5%	71.2%	13.7%	Qatar
1970s	62.7%	79.7%	17.0%	Qatar
1980s	66.1%	88.3%	22.2%	Qatar
1990s	67.8%	94.7%	26.9%	Qatar
2000s	69.5%	97.3%	27.7%	Qatar
2010s	72.2%	98.9%	26.7%	Qatar
2020s	73.8%	99.3%	25.5%	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Europe & Central Asia or Qatar?: Qatar, at 99.4% against 74.1% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Europe & Central Asia and Qatar?: 25.3%, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Qatar?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Qatar rank globally for urban population?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 10th and Qatar ranks 13th 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: 03 September 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.