Urban population, per square kilometre in Euro area
Euro area: Urban population, per square kilometre was 96.97 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per square kilometre in Euro area, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per square kilometre in Euro area is 96.97 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per square kilometre in Euro area peaked at 96.97 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.32 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Euro area ranks 3rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Urban population, per square kilometre in Euro area, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68.32 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 69.6 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 70.99 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 72.53 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 74.1 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 75.57 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 76.89 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 78.09 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 79.27 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 80.28 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 81.25 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 82.26 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 83.21 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 84.1 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 84.78 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 85.41 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 86.05 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 86.68 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 87.32 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 87.96 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 88.59 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 89.07 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 89.5 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 89.89 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 90.22 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 90.66 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 91.13 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 91.66 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 92.23 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 92.78 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 93.3 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 85.55 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 84.57 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 84.99 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 85.34 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 85.77 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 86.27 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 86.66 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 87.03 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 86.5 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 87.07 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 87.72 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 88.37 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 89.02 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 89.67 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 90.29 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 90.9 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 91.48 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 91.93 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 92.3 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 92.29 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 92.66 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 92.99 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 93.35 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 93.86 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.4 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 94.74 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 95.13 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 95.56 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.81 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 95.98 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.4 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 96.97 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.93 units per square kilometre | 68.32 units per square kilometre | 79.27 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 84.13 units per square kilometre | 80.28 units per square kilometre | 87.32 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.09 units per square kilometre | 87.96 units per square kilometre | 92.23 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.23 units per square kilometre | 84.57 units per square kilometre | 93.3 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.3 units per square kilometre | 86.5 units per square kilometre | 91.93 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.73 units per square kilometre | 92.29 units per square kilometre | 95.56 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.29 units per square kilometre | 95.81 units per square kilometre | 96.97 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Macau, China 20,570 units per square kilometre compare
- 2 Monaco 18,693 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Singapore 8,242 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Hong Kong, China 7,177 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Gibraltar 3,847 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Bahrain 1,971 units per square kilometre compare
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, per capita 0.7748 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 77.5% (2025)
- Urban population 277.88 million (2025)
- Population, total 358.66 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per square kilometre in Euro area?
- Urban population, per square kilometre in Euro area was 96.97 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 96.97 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.32 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Euro area rank for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Euro area ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is urban population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.