Urban population, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Urban population, per capita was 0.6833 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 0.6833 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.6833 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3692 units per person, in 1960.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3692 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3761 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.3812 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3866 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3923 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3984 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4047 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4116 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.419 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4262 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4329 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4396 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4469 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4538 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4604 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.467 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4734 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4791 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4853 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4904 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4955 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5006 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5057 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.511 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5162 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5211 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5259 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5309 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5359 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.54 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5432 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5463 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5489 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5514 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5534 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5552 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5568 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5589 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5609 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5639 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5673 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5704 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5738 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5776 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5814 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5852 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5892 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5932 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5976 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6022 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6073 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6132 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6227 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6385 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6557 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6681 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.672 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6729 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6745 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6775 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6795 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6815 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6816 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6816 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6827 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6833 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3965 units per person | 0.3692 units per person | 0.4262 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4629 units per person | 0.4329 units per person | 0.4904 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5183 units per person | 0.4955 units per person | 0.54 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5539 units per person | 0.5432 units per person | 0.5639 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5838 units per person | 0.5673 units per person | 0.6022 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6502 units per person | 0.6073 units per person | 0.6775 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6817 units per person | 0.6795 units per person | 0.6833 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 13 Qatar 0.9936 units per person compare
- 14 San Marino 0.9719 units per person compare
- 15 Netherlands 0.9594 units per person compare
More climate change data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 68.3% (2025)
- Urban population 173.06 million (2025)
- Population, total 253.28 million (2025)
- Population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 28.7 units per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Urban population, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.6833 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6833 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3692 units per person in 1960.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for urban population, per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.