Share of urban population in total population
in percentage
This indicator shows the proportion of residents living in urban versus rural areas, broken down by country for the period 2019–2021. The rows in the list correspond to different countries, allowing for a comparison of urbanization levels. Data are presented in percent and cover thirty-one countries, including Austria, Belarus, and Belgium
Chart of urban population share by country for 2019–2021, in percent
Set in numbers
The table is a snapshot — 31 series in in percentage shown across 7 breakdowns. 153 values in total.
“Romania” leads the table with 92.2 in percentage, “Denmark” closes it with 28.9 in percentage. The gap between them is 3.2-fold.
All table numbers are series: 31
| Series | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Россия | 74,70 | 74,70 | 74,80 | — | — | — | — |
| Европа | — | — | — | — | 53,00 | 52,50 | 52,50 |
| Австрия | 58,50 | 58,70 | 59,00 | — | 64,00 | 63,30 | 63,30 |
| Беларусь | 77,90 | 77,70 | 78,50 | — | 33,90 | 34,20 | 35,40 |
| Бельгия | 98,00 | 98,10 | 98,10 | — | 55,70 | 56,40 | 57,30 |
| Болгария | 73,70 | 73,70 | 76,00 | — | 58,70 | 58,60 | 59,30 |
| Венгрия | 70,50 | 71,90 | 72,20 | — | 34,40 | 33,80 | 34,80 |
| Германия | 77,40 | 77,50 | 77,50 | — | 60,10 | 61,40 | 62,50 |
| Греция | 79,40 | 79,70 | 80,00 | — | 81,40 | 81,40 | 81,40 |
| Дания | 88,00 | 88,10 | 88,20 | — | 26,20 | 25,80 | 28,90 |
| Ирландия | 63,40 | 63,70 | 63,90 | — | 88,50 | 76,10 | 76,60 |
| Испания | 80,60 | 80,80 | 81,10 | — | 50,60 | 50,40 | 50,60 |
| Италия | 70,70 | 71,00 | 71,30 | — | 91,70 | 91,80 | 91,90 |
| Латвия | 68,50 | 68,50 | 68,40 | — | — | — | — |
| Литва | 67,20 | 67,50 | 68,20 | — | 73,20 | 73,70 | 74,30 |
| Нидерланды | 91,90 | 92,20 | 92,60 | — | 42,80 | 42,90 | 42,90 |
| Норвегия | 82,60 | 83,00 | 83,30 | — | — | — | — |
| Польша | 60,10 | 60,00 | 60,10 | — | 66,90 | 67,40 | 67,80 |
| Португалия | 65,80 | 66,30 | 66,80 | — | — | — | — |
| Румыния | 54,00 | 54,10 | 54,30 | — | 91,90 | 92,00 | 92,20 |
| Республика Молдова | 40,70 | 42,30 | 42,30 | — | 86,80 | 87,10 | 87,30 |
| Словакия | 53,30 | 53,80 | 53,80 | — | 81,50 | 81,60 | 81,70 |
| Словения | 55,50 | 55,10 | 55,40 | — | 80,40 | 78,80 | 81,00 |
| Соединенное | — | — | — | — | 86,00 | 82,70 | 82,90 |
| (Великобритания) | 83,70 | 83,90 | 84,20 | — | 86,80 | 86,90 | 86,40 |
| Украина | 69,60 | 69,30 | 69,30 | — | 84,10 | 84,10 | 86,80 |
| Финляндия | 71,90 | 85,50 | 85,60 | — | — | — | — |
| Франция | 80,70 | 81,00 | 81,20 | — | — | — | — |
| Чехия | 67,30 | 67,20 | 74,20 | — | — | — | — |
| Швеция | 87,70 | 88,00 | 88,20 | — | — | — | — |
| Эстония | 69,40 | 69,40 | 69,40 | — | — | — | — |
How to read this table
The data is organized with a separate row for each country to facilitate comparison. Users can track how the share of urban residents in the total population changed within a single country over three years or how settlement patterns differ across different countries. All column values are expressed as a percentage of the total number of residents
What is visible in these numbers
Only 77% of the cells carry a value — empty cells are missing in the source publication and are not filled in here.
The figures are index or percentage values, so they cannot be added up across rows: each one is measured against its own base.
The same indicator in other breakdowns (1)
More in the section Social status and standard of living of the population»
Period and application
Data for 2019, 2020, and 2021 are relevant for studying global demographic and urbanization processes. The percentage-based information is useful for sociologists, demographers, and those engaged in the analysis of human settlement. Rosstat data is regularly updated as part of international statistical comparisons
1) На конец года; 2022 г. – 74,9%.
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