Which European Country Has the Highest Portion of People Living in Urban Areas?

Which European country has the highest portion of people living in urban areas? While there are many large, famous and well-populated cities throughout Europe, the answer to this question is Germany.

According to City Mayors, the European country with the highest percentage of people living in urban areas is actually Germany. 

• Because of the development of Germany before and after World War I and World War II, the German population has been pushed into certain urban centers.
• Due to these high levels of urban growth, over 51 of the major cities in Germany have a population higher than 150,000 individuals in each city.
• This makes the population density of Germany the highest urban population in the European Union.

Other High Density Areas

Outside of the European Union, Russia, Poland, and some of the former Soviet Union breakaway republics are fairly high density urban centers as well, but nowhere close to the urban population densities of Germany.  For example, Russia has eight million people living in the city of Moscow. However, large portions of Russia are comprised of almost uninhabitable areas that are too cold, such as the Siberian Tundra, to even be populated by anyone except people passing through or other nomadic or small tribes. 

Because of the population density of Germany as a mainly urban and manufacturing population base, their employment rates are generally higher than other farming or agriculture based economies throughout Europe.  This leads to higher incomes per capita as well.

So, now you know which European country has the highest portion of people living in urban areas, and you also have some information on why those areas have a higher population density.