Which has higher urban population, Germany or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 83.3% against 82.1% in Germany as of 2025.

What is the difference in urban population between Germany and United Kingdom?

1.2%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?

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.

Germany vs United Kingdom: Urban population (% of total population)

Germany

82.1%

in 2025

United Kingdom

83.3%

in 2025

Germany rank

52nd

United Kingdom rank

50th

Urban population (% of total population) over time

Germany
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 83.3% against 82.1% in Germany, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Germany ranks 52nd and United Kingdom ranks 50th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	77.9%	77.7%	0.1%	Germany
1970s	79.8%	77.5%	2.3%	Germany
1980s	80.0%	78.4%	1.6%	Germany
1990s	80.0%	78.7%	1.4%	Germany
2000s	80.2%	80.4%	0.2%	United Kingdom
2010s	80.7%	81.8%	1.1%	United Kingdom
2020s	81.8%	83.1%	1.3%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Germany or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 83.3% against 82.1% in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Germany and United Kingdom?: 1.2%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for urban population?: Germany ranks 52nd and United Kingdom ranks 50th of 218 countries.
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: 01 October 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.