Urban population rose 0.193% to 336 mil in the European Union in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in the European Union reached an all time high of 336 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 209 mil in 1960. When compared to European Union's main peers, urban population in China amounted to 883 mil, 115 mil in Japan, 107 mil in Russia and 275 mil in USA in 2021.
European Union has been ranked th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of urban population.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Canada | mil | 30.2 | 30.7 | 31.0 | 31.2 | 31.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 830 | 849 | 867 | 883 | 898 | ||||||||||||||||
| European Union | mil | 333 | 334 | 335 | 336 | 338 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 64.1 | 64.3 | 64.4 | 64.5 | 65.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 468 | 479 | 490 | 501 | 511 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 116 | 116 | 116 | 115 | 115 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | mil | 99.9 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 105 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 108 | 108 | 109 | 108 | 108 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | mil | 42.0 | 42.2 | 42.2 | 42.1 | 42.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 270 | 272 | 274 | 275 | 278 |
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