Share of urban population in total population, 2010–2022
The share of the urban population varies by country, and this indicator is presented in columns from 2010 to 2022. The table contains 34 rows, each corresponding to a separate country, allowing for a comparison of urbanization levels across different parts of the world. Values are expressed in percentages and cover a wide range of countries, including Austria, Belarus, and Belgium
Chart of urban population share by country from 2010 to 2022
Set in numbers
The table is a snapshot — 34 series shown across 7 breakdowns. 186 values in total.
The largest value belongs to “Italy” — 100; the smallest is “Latvia” at 28.8. The gap between them is 3.5-fold.
All table numbers are series: 34
| Series | 2010 | 2015 | 2022 | 2022 | 2010 | 2015 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Россия | 73,60 | 74,20 | 74,80 | — | — | — | — |
| Европа | — | — | — | — | 53,10 | 53,10 | 54,60 |
| Австрия | 57,40 | 57,70 | 59,30 | — | 64,00 | 63,50 | 63,80 |
| Беларусь | 74,50 | 77,30 | 78,40 | — | 30,40 | 33,80 | 38,80 |
| Бельгия | 97,70 | 97,90 | 98,20 | — | 30,90 | 32,80 | 35,90 |
| Болгария | 72,30 | 74,00 | 76,40 | — | 49,90 | 53,30 | 57,90 |
| Венгрия | 68,90 | 70,50 | 72,60 | — | 70,60 | 73,40 | 76,80 |
| Германия | 77,00 | 77,20 | 77,60 | — | 54,30 | 56,70 | 61,80 |
| Греция | 76,30 | 78,00 | 80,40 | — | 34,10 | 33,70 | 34,90 |
| Дания | 86,80 | 87,50 | 88,40 | — | 49,20 | 55,50 | 63,60 |
| Ирландия | 61,50 | 62,50 | 64,20 | — | 35,00 | 36,00 | 37,70 |
| Испания | 78,40 | 79,60 | 81,30 | — | 81,90 | 81,60 | 81,40 |
| Италия | 68,30 | 69,60 | 71,70 | — | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 |
| Латвия | 67,80 | 68,00 | 68,50 | — | 26,60 | 26,50 | 28,80 |
| Литва | 66,80 | 67,20 | 68,50 | — | 43,90 | 47,70 | 52,90 |
| Люксембург | 88,50 | 90,20 | 91,90 | — | 50,80 | — | — |
| Нидерланды | 87,10 | 90,20 | 92,90 | — | 70,80 | 73,60 | 77,00 |
| Норвегия | 79,10 | 81,10 | 83,70 | — | 51,50 | 51,00 | 50,90 |
| Польша | 60,90 | 60,30 | 60,10 | — | 45,30 | 46,30 | 48,00 |
| Португалия | 60,60 | 63,50 | 67,40 | — | 90,80 | 91,40 | 92,00 |
| Республика Молдова | 41,40 | — | 43,00 | — | — | — | — |
| Румыния | 53,80 | 53,90 | 54,50 | — | 67,50 | 70,80 | 74,80 |
| Северная Македония | 57,10 | 57,40 | 59,10 | — | 43,00 | 42,80 | 43,00 |
| Сербия | 55,00 | 55,70 | 56,90 | — | 62,20 | 64,80 | 68,30 |
| Словакия | 54,70 | 53,90 | 53,90 | — | — | — | — |
| Словения | 52,70 | 53,80 | 55,80 | — | 90,80 | 91,50 | 92,30 |
| Соединенное Королевство (Великобритания) | 81,30 | 82,60 | 84,40 | — | 84,30 | 85,80 | 87,60 |
| Украина | 68,30 | 69,10 | 69,40 | — | 80,90 | 81,30 | 81,80 |
| Финляндия | 83,80 | 85,20 | 85,70 | — | 77,80 | 79,30 | 81,30 |
| Франция | 78,40 | 79,70 | 81,50 | — | 80,80 | 81,70 | 83,10 |
| Чехия | 73,30 | 73,50 | 74,40 | — | 87,10 | 87,40 | 87,90 |
| Швейцария | 73,60 | 73,70 | 74,10 | — | — | — | — |
| Швеция | 85,10 | 86,60 | 88,50 | — | 85,20 | 85,70 | 86,50 |
| Эстония | 68,10 | 68,40 | 69,60 | — | 86,20 | 86,30 | 86,90 |
How to read this table
Comparing countries is facilitated by the fact that data for each state is presented in a separate row. One can track how urban concentration within a single country has changed over twelve years or how significantly the urbanization level in Austria differs from Belarus. For analysis, simply refer to the percentages in the columns for each year
What is visible in these numbers
The table is 86% filled: Rosstat does not publish every cell, and the gaps are left as they are rather than interpolated.
More in the section Russia and countries of the world»
Period and application
The data is current and covers a twelve-year period. Information in the Russia and the World section helps assess global demographic processes and urbanization rates. The statistics will be useful for demographers, economists, and researchers studying migration and urban infrastructure development worldwide
1) На 1 января соответствующего года.
2) 2023 г. – 74,8%; 2024 г. – 74,9%. Данные за 2015 пересчитаны с учетом итогов ВПН-2020.
3) На начало 2023 г.
4) 2011 г.
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