Urban population, per capita in European Union
European Union: Urban population, per capita was 0.7517 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in European Union, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in European Union is 0.7517 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in European Union peaked at 0.7517 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5843 units per person, in 1960.
European Union ranks 9th 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 European Union, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5843 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.59 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.5959 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6024 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6098 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.6173 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6242 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.6305 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6361 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.6414 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6463 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.6508 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6551 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6592 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6632 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6661 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6692 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6722 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6747 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6773 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6809 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6836 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6859 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6881 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6903 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.692 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6939 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6957 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6975 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6992 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7005 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7019 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7032 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7045 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7058 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7069 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7085 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7107 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7121 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7133 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7152 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7176 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7194 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7209 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7223 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.724 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7256 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7269 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7282 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7295 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7311 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7322 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7335 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7354 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.737 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7387 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7409 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7419 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7433 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7446 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7455 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7465 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7477 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7489 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7503 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.7517 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6132 units per person | 0.5843 units per person | 0.6414 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6634 units per person | 0.6463 units per person | 0.6773 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6907 units per person | 0.6809 units per person | 0.6992 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7067 units per person | 0.7005 units per person | 0.7133 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.723 units per person | 0.7152 units per person | 0.7295 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7379 units per person | 0.7311 units per person | 0.7446 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7484 units per person | 0.7455 units per person | 0.7517 units per person | 6 |
More climate change data for European Union
- Urban population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.1997 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3919 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 75.2% (2025)
- Urban population 339.13 million (2025)
- Population, total 451.13 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 84.3 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in European Union?
- Urban population, per capita in European Union was 0.7517 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7517 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5843 units per person in 1960.
- How does European Union rank for urban population, per capita?
- European Union ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.