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Countries in Europe Ranked by Urban population (2025)

Urban population: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Russian Federation ranks #1 with 107.99 million people. That is 1.6 times Germany in second place (68.58 million people). The top five are Russian Federation, Germany, United Kingdom, France and Italy. Together the top 10 account for 79.3% of the total across the 49 countries in Europe listed. The median across all 49 is 3.54 million people; Liechtenstein is last at 6,002 people. Russian Federation's figure has risen 1% since 2001 (106.9 million people to 107.99 million people in 2025).

#1
Russian Federation · 107.99 million people
Median
3.54 million people
Coverage
49 countries in Europe
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Urban populationBar chart of the top 10: 1. Russian Federation 107.99 million; 2. Germany 68.58 million; 3. United Kingdom 57.9 million; 4. France 54.18 million; 5. Italy 41.05 million; 6. Spain 39.74 million; 7. Ukraine 27.13 million; 8. Poland 21.89 million; 9. Netherlands 17.35 million; 10. Belgium 10.47 million.Russian Federation107.99 millionGermany68.58 millionUnited Kingdom57.9 millionFrance54.18 millionItaly41.05 millionSpain39.74 millionUkraine27.13 millionPoland21.89 millionNetherlands17.35 millionBelgium10.47 million
Top 10: Urban population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Russian Federation 107.99 million; 2. Germany 68.58 million; 3. United Kingdom 57.9 million; 4. France 54.18 million; 5. Italy 41.05 million; 6. Spain 39.74 million; 7. Ukraine 27.13 million; 8. Poland 21.89 million; 9. Netherlands 17.35 million; 10. Belgium 10.47 million.
Urban population over time, top 5Russian Federation: 106.9 million in 2001 to 107.99 million in 2025; Germany: 65.97 million in 2001 to 68.58 million in 2025; United Kingdom: 47.29 million in 2001 to 57.9 million in 2025; France: 47.19 million in 2001 to 54.18 million in 2025; Italy: 38.33 million in 2001 to 41.05 million in 2025.027.14 million54.27 million81.41 million108.54 million200120132025Russian FederationGermanyUnited KingdomFranceItaly
Urban population over time, top 5 (people). Russian Federation: 106.9 million in 2001 to 107.99 million in 2025; Germany: 65.97 million in 2001 to 68.58 million in 2025; United Kingdom: 47.29 million in 2001 to 57.9 million in 2025; France: 47.19 million in 2001 to 54.18 million in 2025; Italy: 38.33 million in 2001 to 41.05 million in 2025.
Share of the total: Urban populationRussian Federation 19.2%; Germany 12.2%; United Kingdom 10.3%; France 9.6%; Italy 7.3%; All others 41.4%19%12%10%10%41%

Russian Federation 19.2%Germany 12.2%United Kingdom 10.3%France 9.6%Italy 7.3%All others 41.4%

Share of the total: Urban population, as a share of 49 countries in Europe. Russian Federation 19.2%; Germany 12.2%; United Kingdom 10.3%; France 9.6%; Italy 7.3%; All others 41.4%.

Full ranking

Countries in Europe Ranked by Urban population, 2025
RankCountryUrban population (people)
1Russian Federation107,990,000
2Germany68,578,000
3United Kingdom57,899,000
4France54,183,000
5Italy41,053,000
6Spain39,738,000
7Ukraine27,129,000
8Poland21,893,000
9Netherlands17,353,000
10Belgium10,470,000
11Romania9,923,400
12Sweden9,439,200
13Greece8,250,400
14Czechia7,933,900
15Switzerland7,794,700
16Belarus7,222,900
17Hungary6,726,000
18Portugal6,644,500
19Austria6,419,500
20Denmark5,338,900
21Bulgaria4,771,800
22Norway4,689,000
23Finland4,208,000
24Serbia4,102,300
25Ireland3,542,200
26Slovak Republic2,879,800
27Croatia2,241,000
28Lithuania1,995,600
29Bosnia and Herzegovina1,654,600
30Albania1,383,200
31Latvia1,268,200
32Slovenia1,193,200
33North Macedonia1,145,200
34Moldova1,032,300
35Estonia966,380
36Cyprus914,230
37Kosovo803,040
38Luxembourg651,830
39Malta554,660
40Montenegro408,830
41Iceland369,720
42Andorra73,743
43Channel Islands54,993
44Isle of Man43,856
45Gibraltar40,126
46Monaco38,341
47San Marino33,150
48Faroe Islands21,764
49Liechtenstein6,002

About the top 10

#3 United Kingdom

United Kingdom ranks #3 on this list with 57.9 million people.

Capital
London
Continent
Europe
Income group
High income
Population
69.49 million people (2025)
GDP
US$4 trillion (2025)
GDP per person
US$57,602 (2025)
Life expectancy
81.4 years (2024)
Urban population
83.3% of population (2025)

Largest cities: London, Birmingham, Glasgow.

Also ranks #2 in government debt share of gdp · #2 in new businesses registered · #4 in exports of goods and services.

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#4 France

France ranks #4 on this list with 54.18 million people.

Capital
Paris
Continent
Europe
Income group
High income
Population
68.72 million people (2025)
GDP
US$3.37 trillion (2025)
GDP per person
US$48,986 (2025)
Life expectancy
83 years (2024)
Urban population
78.8% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Paris, Metropolis of Lyon, Bordeaux Métropole.

Also ranks #1 in tourism arrivals · #1 in account ownership (female) share · #3 in remittances received.

Full country profile Weather in Paris (Purr Weather)

Profile facts: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0); weather links go to Purr Weather, another ChowChow Labs site.

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Source and method

Urban population: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SP.URB.TOTL. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Urban population: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospe.

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.