Urban population growth (annual %) in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Urban population growth (annual %) was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population growth in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population growth in Central Europe and the Baltics is -0.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 273.0% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population growth in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 2.5% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -1.1%, in 2021.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population growth (annual %) in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.3% | — |
| 1962 | 2.1% | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 2.1% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 2.5% | +16.5% |
| 1965 | 2.2% | -8.6% |
| 1966 | 2.0% | -13.3% |
| 1967 | 2.1% | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 2.1% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 2.1% | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 1.9% | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 2.2% | +17.9% |
| 1973 | 2.2% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 2.3% | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | -12.8% |
| 1976 | 2.4% | +15.9% |
| 1977 | 2.1% | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -22.3% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | +36.8% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | -29.7% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | -25.0% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -17.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -49.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -81.2% |
| 1991 | -0.1% | -241.0% |
| 1992 | -0.2% | +110.5% |
| 1993 | -0.0% | -87.4% |
| 1994 | -0.0% | -62.3% |
| 1995 | -0.2% | +1450.1% |
| 1996 | -0.3% | +67.2% |
| 1997 | -0.2% | -12.0% |
| 1998 | -0.2% | -19.3% |
| 1999 | -0.2% | -7.2% |
| 2000 | -0.6% | +206.9% |
| 2001 | -0.6% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | -0.6% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | -0.3% | -40.8% |
| 2004 | -0.3% | -19.6% |
| 2005 | -0.1% | -55.3% |
| 2006 | -0.1% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | -0.4% | +246.1% |
| 2008 | -0.2% | -51.8% |
| 2009 | -0.1% | -21.1% |
| 2010 | -0.2% | +71.2% |
| 2011 | -0.2% | -16.6% |
| 2012 | -0.3% | +43.7% |
| 2013 | -0.4% | +27.5% |
| 2014 | -0.3% | -24.2% |
| 2015 | -0.3% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | -0.4% | +49.3% |
| 2017 | -0.4% | -17.3% |
| 2018 | -0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | -0.3% | -11.9% |
| 2020 | -0.8% | +162.7% |
| 2021 | -1.1% | +38.3% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | -94.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -554.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -85.2% |
| 2025 | -0.1% | -273.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population growth (annual %) 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 | -1450.1% | -0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | +554.4% | -0.1% | 0.3% |
| 2025 | -273.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | -246.1% | -0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | -241.0% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | -206.9% | -0.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3% | -0.6% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3% | -0.4% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -1.1% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More climate change data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.2472 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 99.81 million (2025)
- Urban population 61.79 million (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (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 square kilometre 90.66 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 55.93 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population growth in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Urban population growth in Central Europe and the Baltics was -0.1% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population growth recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1964.
- What is the lowest urban population growth recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1% in 2021.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for urban population growth?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population growth rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. 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 World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.