Urban population, per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Urban population, per capita was 0.6191 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 0.6191 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 0.6201 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4444 units per person, in 1960.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4444 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4504 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.456 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4616 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4688 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4758 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4816 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4872 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4932 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.507 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5139 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5215 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5292 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5373 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5435 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5516 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5586 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5637 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5695 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5789 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5847 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5896 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5942 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5989 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6018 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6052 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6086 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6113 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6132 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.614 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6148 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6154 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6156 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6157 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6155 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6151 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6148 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6146 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6144 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6144 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6153 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6158 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6157 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6157 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6167 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6176 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6176 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6187 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6191 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6198 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6201 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6197 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6196 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6196 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6197 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.619 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6187 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6181 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6175 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6163 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6155 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6159 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.617 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.618 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6191 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4719 units per person | 0.4444 units per person | 0.5 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5396 units per person | 0.507 units per person | 0.5695 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5986 units per person | 0.5789 units per person | 0.6132 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.615 units per person | 0.614 units per person | 0.6157 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6167 units per person | 0.6144 units per person | 0.6191 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6192 units per person | 0.6175 units per person | 0.6201 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.617 units per person | 0.6155 units per person | 0.6191 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 15 Netherlands 0.9594 units per person compare
- 16 Malta 0.9568 units per person compare
- 17 Uruguay 0.9565 units per person compare
- 18 United States Virgin Islands 0.9539 units per person compare
- 19 Luxembourg 0.9488 units per person compare
- 20 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.944 units per person compare
- 21 Puerto Rico 0.9434 units per person 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 unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (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, per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Urban population, per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics was 0.6191 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6201 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4444 units per person in 1960.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for urban population, per capita?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.