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Urbanization in Germany 2017

Germany: Urbanization from 2007 to 2017

The data displays the degree of urbanization in Germany from 2007 to 2017. Urbanization means the share of urban population in the total population of a country. In 2017, 75.72% of Germany's total population lived in urban areas and cities.

Urbanization in Germany Currently, about three quarter of the German population live in urban areas and cities, which is more than in most nations around the world. Urbanization, as it can be seen in this graph, refers to the number of people living in an urban area and has nothing to do with the actual geographical size or footprint of an area or country.

2007 73.7
2008 73.9
2009 74.09
2010 74.29
2011 74.49
2012 74.69
2013 74.89
2014 75.09
2015 75.3
2016 75.51
2017 75.72