Urban population share in Germany
82.1% of people in Germany lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Germany, 2025
82.1%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
75.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
70.7%
Position in 2025
52nd of 217
Urban population share in Germany over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82.1% | 75.2% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | 75.0% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | 74.9% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | 74.8% |
| 2021 | 81.6% | 74.6% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | 74.5% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | 74.5% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | 74.3% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | 74.2% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | 74.1% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | 73.9% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | 73.7% |
| 2013 | 80.5% | 73.5% |
| 2012 | 80.4% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | 80.3% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | 80.3% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | 80.2% | 72.7% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | 72.6% |
| 2005 | 80.2% | 72.4% |
| 2004 | 80.2% | 72.2% |
| 2003 | 80.1% | 72.1% |
| 2002 | 80.1% | 71.9% |
| 2001 | 80.1% | 71.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 82.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 80.7%, the figure has changed by +1.4 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Germany has the 52nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 75.2%.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Population on 1 January
83,577,140 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
83,577,140 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
7.8 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
12.1 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Total fertility rate
1.36 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat
Population aged 65 and over
22.7%
2025 · Eurostat