Which country in Europe has the most urban population?

Monaco has the most urban population in Europe: 100% urban (2025). Next come San Marino (97% urban) and the Netherlands (96% urban).

Which country in Europe has the most rural population?

Liechtenstein, with 15% urban (2025).

What is the typical urban population of a country in Europe?

The median of the 43 countries in Europe is 73% urban: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.

Where do the figures come from?

The share of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them — the World Bank does not impose one definition. Source: World Bank, 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Countries in Europe by urban population

The share of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them — the World Bank does not impose one definition. 43 countries in Europe, highest first. World Bank, 2025

See it on the map

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Highest

100%

Monaco

Median country

73%

half above, half below

Lowest

15%

Liechtenstein

Countries in Europe by urban population, World Bank, 2025
#	Country	% urban	Region
1	Monaco	100%	Western Europe
2	San Marino	97%	Southern Europe
3	Netherlands	96%	Western Europe
4	Malta	96%	Southern Europe
5	Luxembourg	95%	Western Europe
6	Iceland	94%	Northern Europe
7	Sweden	89%	Northern Europe
8	Andorra	89%	Southern Europe
9	Denmark	89%	Northern Europe
10	Belgium	88%	Western Europe
11	Switzerland	86%	Western Europe
12	Norway	84%	Northern Europe
13	United Kingdom	83%	Northern Europe
14	Germany	82%	Western Europe
15	Spain	81%	Southern Europe
16	Belarus	80%	Eastern Europe
17	Greece	79%	Southern Europe
18	France	79%	Western Europe
19	Russia	75%	Eastern Europe
20	Finland	75%	Northern Europe
21	Bulgaria	74%	Eastern Europe
22	Czechia	73%	Eastern Europe
=23	Estonia	71%	Northern Europe
=23	Hungary	71%	Eastern Europe
=25	Austria	70%	Western Europe
=25	Italy	70%	Southern Europe
27	Ukraine	70%	Eastern Europe
28	Lithuania	69%	Northern Europe
29	Latvia	69%	Northern Europe
30	Montenegro	66%	Southern Europe
31	Ireland	65%	Northern Europe
32	North Macedonia	63%	Southern Europe
33	Serbia	63%	Southern Europe
34	Portugal	62%	Southern Europe
35	Poland	60%	Eastern Europe
36	Albania	59%	Southern Europe
37	Croatia	58%	Southern Europe
38	Slovenia	56%	Southern Europe
39	Slovakia	53%	Eastern Europe
40	Bosnia and Herzegovina	53%	Southern Europe
41	Romania	52%	Eastern Europe
42	Moldova	44%	Eastern Europe
43	Liechtenstein	15%	Western Europe

No World Bank figure for Vatican City.

Territories and other places

Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed. Highest first.

Place	% urban	Status
Isle of Man	52%	Territory of United Kingdom
Faroe Islands	40%	Territory of Denmark

Questions

Which country in Europe has the most urban population?: Monaco has the most urban population in Europe: 100% urban (2025). Next come San Marino (97% urban) and the Netherlands (96% urban).
Which country in Europe has the most rural population?: Liechtenstein, with 15% urban (2025).
What is the typical urban population of a country in Europe?: The median of the 43 countries in Europe is 73% urban: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
Where do the figures come from?: The share of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them — the World Bank does not impose one definition. Source: World Bank, 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.