Urban population, annual growth rate in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Urban population, annual growth rate was -0.0715 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population, annual growth rate in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, annual growth rate in Central Europe and the Baltics is -0.0715 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 272.6% on the previous year and up 74.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 2.49 % change on previous year in 1964 and was at its lowest, -1.13 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 47th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.28 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 2.13 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 2.49 % change on previous year | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 1966 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 1967 | 2.11 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 2.13 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 2.22 % change on previous year | +18.1% |
| 1973 | 2.23 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 2.37 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 1976 | 2.4 % change on previous year | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 1978 | 1.61 % change on previous year | -22.5% |
| 1979 | 1.62 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 2.22 % change on previous year | +37.2% |
| 1981 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -29.9% |
| 1982 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9581 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 1986 | 1.01 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9827 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8082 % change on previous year | -17.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4098 % change on previous year | -49.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0768 % change on previous year | -81.3% |
| 1991 | -0.1082 % change on previous year | -240.9% |
| 1992 | -0.2279 % change on previous year | +110.6% |
| 1993 | -0.0286 % change on previous year | -87.4% |
| 1994 | -0.0108 % change on previous year | -62.4% |
| 1995 | -0.1677 % change on previous year | +1456.3% |
| 1996 | -0.2801 % change on previous year | +67.0% |
| 1997 | -0.2465 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 1998 | -0.1991 % change on previous year | -19.2% |
| 1999 | -0.1847 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 2000 | -0.5662 % change on previous year | +206.5% |
| 2001 | -0.5816 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2002 | -0.5637 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2003 | -0.3343 % change on previous year | -40.7% |
| 2004 | -0.2692 % change on previous year | -19.5% |
| 2005 | -0.1204 % change on previous year | -55.3% |
| 2006 | -0.1063 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 2007 | -0.3672 % change on previous year | +245.5% |
| 2008 | -0.1772 % change on previous year | -51.8% |
| 2009 | -0.1398 % change on previous year | -21.1% |
| 2010 | -0.2392 % change on previous year | +71.2% |
| 2011 | -0.1996 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 2012 | -0.2869 % change on previous year | +43.7% |
| 2013 | -0.3655 % change on previous year | +27.4% |
| 2014 | -0.2771 % change on previous year | -24.2% |
| 2015 | -0.2853 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2016 | -0.4258 % change on previous year | +49.2% |
| 2017 | -0.3524 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 2018 | -0.3547 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2019 | -0.3126 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 2020 | -0.8187 % change on previous year | +161.9% |
| 2021 | -1.13 % change on previous year | +38.1% |
| 2022 | -0.0615 % change on previous year | -94.6% |
| 2023 | 0.28 % change on previous year | -555.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0414 % change on previous year | -85.2% |
| 2025 | -0.0715 % change on previous year | -272.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, annual growth rate in Central Europe and the Baltics changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -1456.3% | -0.0108 % change on previous year | -0.1677 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +555.7% | -0.0615 % change on previous year | 0.28 % change on previous year |
| 2025 | -272.6% | 0.0414 % change on previous year | -0.0715 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | -245.5% | -0.1063 % change on previous year | -0.3672 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | -240.9% | 0.0768 % change on previous year | -0.1082 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | -206.5% | -0.1847 % change on previous year | -0.5662 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.18 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | 2.49 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.04 % change on previous year | 1.61 % change on previous year | 2.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2 % change on previous year | 0.4098 % change on previous year | 2.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1377 % change on previous year | -0.2801 % change on previous year | 0.0768 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3226 % change on previous year | -0.5816 % change on previous year | -0.1063 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3099 % change on previous year | -0.4258 % change on previous year | -0.1996 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2935 % change on previous year | -1.13 % change on previous year | 0.28 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 44 Cameroon 3.09 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Ukraine 3.05 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Namibia 3 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Kenya 2.97 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Kiribati 2.96 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Bangladesh 2.96 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Eswatini 2.89 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 99.81 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 61.79 million (2025)
- Urban population 61.9% (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6191 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.2472 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 55.93 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, annual growth rate in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Central Europe and the Baltics was -0.0715 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 % change on previous year in 1964.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.13 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.