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European countries by percentage of urban population

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This is a list of European countries of urban population. The three most urban countries as of 2023 were Monaco (100% urban), Belgium (98%), and San Marino (98%), whereas the three least urban countries as of 2023 were Liechtenstein (15%), Moldova (43%), and Bosnia and Herzegovina (50%).

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The map data is for the year 2014 from the World Bank.[1] Numbers are in percentage.


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The table uses 2014, 2015 and 2018 data from the World Bank.[1] Numbers are as a percentage.

Country 2014 2015 2018 2023
Albania Albania 56 57 Increase 1 60 Increase 3 65 Increase 5
Andorra Andorra 86 85 Decrease 1 88 Increase 3 88 Steady
Austria Austria 66 66 Steady 66 Steady 60 Decrease 6
Belarus Belarus 75 77 Increase 2 78 Increase 1 81 Increase 3
Belgium Belgium 98 98 Steady 98 Steady 98 Steady
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 40 40 Steady 48 Increase 8 50 Increase 2
Bulgaria Bulgaria 72 74 Increase 2 75 Increase 1 77 Increase 2
Croatia Croatia 58 59 Increase 1 57 Decrease 2 59 Increase 2
Cyprus Cyprus 68 67 Decrease 1 67 Steady 67 Steady
Czech Republic Czechia 73 73 Steady 74 Increase 1 75 Increase 1
Denmark Denmark 87 88 Increase 1 88 Steady 88 Steady
Estonia Estonia 68 68 Steady 69 Increase 1 70 Increase 1
Finland Finland 84 84 Steady 85 Increase 1 86 Increase 1
France France 78 80 Increase 2 80 Steady 82 Increase 2
Georgia (country) Georgia 57 57 Steady 58 Increase 1 61 Increase 3
Germany Germany 74 75 Increase 1 77 Increase 2 78 Increase 1
Greece Greece 76 78 Increase 2 79 Increase 1 81 Increase 2
Hungary Hungary 69 71 Increase 2 71 Steady 73 Increase 2
Iceland Iceland 94 94 Steady 94 Steady 94 Steady
Republic of Ireland Ireland 62 63 Increase 1 63 Steady 64 Increase 1
Italy Italy 68 69 Increase 1 70 Increase 1 72 Increase 2
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 55 56 Increase 1 58 Increase 2 58 Steady
Latvia Latvia 68 67 Decrease 1 68 Increase 1 69 Increase 1
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 14 14 Steady 14 Steady 15 Increase 1
Lithuania Lithuania 67 67 Steady 68 Increase 1 69 Increase 1
Luxembourg Luxembourg 89 90 Increase 1 91 Increase 1 92 Increase 1
Malta Malta 95 95 Steady 95 Steady 95 Steady
Moldova Moldova 45 45 Steady 43 Decrease 2 43 Steady
Monaco Monaco 100 100 Steady 100 Steady 100 Steady
Montenegro Montenegro 63 64 Increase 1 67 Increase 3 69 Increase 2
Netherlands Netherlands 87 90 Increase 3 91 Increase 1 93 Increase 2
North Macedonia North Macedonia 57 57 Steady 58 Increase 1 59 Increase 1
Norway Norway 79 80 Increase 1 82 Increase 2 84 Increase 2
Poland Poland 61 61 Steady 60 Decrease 1 60 Steady
Portugal Portugal 61 63 Increase 2 65 Increase 2 68 Increase 3
Romania Romania 54 55 Increase 1 54 Decrease 1 55 Increase 1
Russia Russia 74 74 Steady 74 Steady 75 Increase 1
San Marino San Marino 94 94 Steady 97 Increase 3 98 Increase 1
Serbia Serbia 55 56 Increase 1 56 Steady 57 Increase 1
Slovakia Slovakia 54 54 Steady 54 Steady 54 Steady
Slovenia Slovenia 50 50 Steady 55 Increase 5 56 Increase 1
Spain Spain 78 80 Increase 2 80 Steady 82 Increase 2
Sweden Sweden 86 86 Steady 87 Increase 1 89 Increase 2
Switzerland Switzerland 74 74 Steady 74 Steady 74 Steady
Turkey Turkey 71 73 Increase 2 75 Increase 2 77 Increase 2
Ukraine Ukraine 69 70 Increase 1 69 Decrease 1 70 Increase 1
United Kingdom United Kingdom 82 83 Increase 1 83 Steady 85 Increase 2

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Urban population (% of total)". The World Bank. Retrieved 11 August 2015.