{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"de-urban-population-pct","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-urban-population-pct","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-urban-population-pct/","title":"Germany Urban Population Share (2025)","description":"Germany's Urban Population Share: 82.1 % of total population in 2025, +0.1pp YoY. World Bank (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS), 1976–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Germany","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Germany","temporal_coverage":"1976/2025","unit":"% of total population","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Germany Urban Population Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS?locations=DE"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1976–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Germany"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Germany (2025)","value":"82.1","unit":"% of total population","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Germany Urban Population Share"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1976","value":79.8416740841331},{"period":"1977","value":79.8634643891014},{"period":"1978","value":79.8832049826069},{"period":"1979","value":79.9010417614138},{"period":"1980","value":79.9171206222865},{"period":"1981","value":79.9315874619892},{"period":"1982","value":79.9445881772863},{"period":"1983","value":79.956268664942},{"period":"1984","value":79.9667748217206},{"period":"1985","value":79.9762525443865},{"period":"1986","value":79.9848477297039},{"period":"1987","value":79.9927062744372},{"period":"1988","value":79.9999740753505},{"period":"1989","value":80.0067970292083},{"period":"1990","value":80.0133210327747},{"period":"1991","value":80.0196919828142},{"period":"1992","value":80.026055776091},{"period":"1993","value":80.0325583093694},{"period":"1994","value":80.0393454794137},{"period":"1995","value":80.0465631829882},{"period":"1996","value":80.0543573168571},{"period":"1997","value":80.0628737777848},{"period":"1998","value":80.0722584625357},{"period":"1999","value":80.0826572678738},{"period":"2000","value":80.0942160905637},{"period":"2001","value":80.1070808273695},{"period":"2002","value":80.1213973750556},{"period":"2003","value":80.1373116303862},{"period":"2004","value":80.1549694901257},{"period":"2005","value":80.1745168510383},{"period":"2006","value":80.1960996098884},{"period":"2007","value":80.2198636634402},{"period":"2008","value":80.2459549084581},{"period":"2009","value":80.2745192417062},{"period":"2010","value":80.305702559949},{"period":"2011","value":80.3405762928198},{"period":"2012","value":80.393447520218},{"period":"2013","value":80.4732318400362},{"period":"2014","value":80.57574023743},{"period":"2015","value":80.6974371632814},{"period":"2016","value":80.8347870684725},{"period":"2017","value":80.9842544038853},{"period":"2018","value":81.1423036204018},{"period":"2019","value":81.3053991689039},{"period":"2020","value":81.4700055002738},{"period":"2021","value":81.6325870653934},{"period":"2022","value":81.7867852780995},{"period":"2023","value":81.9034366692129},{"period":"2024","value":82.0211432579125},{"period":"2025","value":82.13822205362}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"82.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"82.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"81.9","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"81.8","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"81.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"81.5","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"81.3","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"81.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"81.0","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"80.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"80.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"80.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"80.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"80.4","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"80.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2010","value":"80.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"80.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"80.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2007","value":"80.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2006","value":"80.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the urban population as a share of total population in Germany from 1990 to present. Urbanisation is a structural driver of consumer spending, infrastructure investment, and financial services adoption. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 82.1 % of total population in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 79.8 in 1976. The latest reading of 82.1 in 2025 represents a change of +0.1pp."}]}