Urban population, per capita in Euro area
Euro area: Urban population, per capita was 0.7748 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Euro area, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in Euro area stood at 0.7748 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Euro area peaked at 0.7748 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6063 units per person, in 1960.
That places Euro area 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Euro area, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6063 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6121 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.6183 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6251 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6332 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.6414 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6489 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6557 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6615 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.6669 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6716 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.6758 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6795 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6831 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6866 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6887 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6909 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6932 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6955 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6977 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6998 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7019 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.704 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7059 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7078 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7092 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7109 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7127 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7145 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7162 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7175 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7189 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7202 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7216 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7232 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7245 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7266 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7293 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7312 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7327 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7349 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7376 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7396 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7412 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7428 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7444 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7459 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7472 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7483 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7496 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7512 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7525 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7541 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7563 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7581 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7602 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7629 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7641 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7658 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7675 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7686 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7697 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7709 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7721 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7734 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.7748 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.637 units per person | 0.6063 units per person | 0.6669 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6863 units per person | 0.6716 units per person | 0.6977 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7083 units per person | 0.6998 units per person | 0.7162 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7246 units per person | 0.7175 units per person | 0.7327 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7431 units per person | 0.7349 units per person | 0.7496 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7593 units per person | 0.7512 units per person | 0.7675 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7716 units per person | 0.7686 units per person | 0.7748 units per person | 6 |
More climate change data for Euro area
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.2967 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4718 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 77.5% (2025)
- Urban population 277.88 million (2025)
- Population, total 358.66 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 96.97 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Euro area?
- Urban population, per capita in Euro area was 0.7748 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7748 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6063 units per person in 1960.
- How does Euro area rank for urban population, per capita?
- Euro area ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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)
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
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.