Urban population in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Urban population was 61.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 61.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 62.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 1960.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 18th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.4% | — |
| 1961 | 45.0% | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 45.6% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 46.2% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 46.9% | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 47.6% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 48.2% | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 48.7% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 49.3% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 50.0% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 50.7% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 51.4% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 52.2% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 52.9% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 53.7% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 54.4% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 55.2% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 55.9% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 56.4% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 56.9% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 57.9% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 58.5% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 59.0% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 59.4% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 59.9% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 60.2% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 60.5% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 60.9% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 61.1% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 61.3% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 61.4% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 61.5% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 61.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 61.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 61.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 61.6% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 61.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 61.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 61.5% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 61.4% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 61.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 61.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 61.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 61.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 61.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 61.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 61.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 61.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 61.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 61.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 61.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 61.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 61.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.2% | 44.4% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.0% | 50.7% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.9% | 57.9% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.5% | 61.4% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.7% | 61.4% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 61.7% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 61.5% | 61.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 15 Netherlands 95.9% compare
- 16 Malta 95.7% compare
- 17 Uruguay 95.7% compare
- 18 United States Virgin Islands 95.4% compare
- 19 Luxembourg 94.9% compare
- 20 Turks and Caicos Islands 94.4% compare
- 21 Puerto Rico 94.3% 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)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 32.87 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 13.1% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 31.0% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 28.5% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 15.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Urban population in Central Europe and the Baltics was 61.9% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 1960.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for urban population?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population 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 World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.