Belarus vs Germany: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Belarus
79.8%
in 2025
Germany
79.3%
in 2025
Belarus rank
56th
Germany rank
57th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Belarus
- Germany
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 79.8% against 79.3% in Germany, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Germany ahead.
Belarus ranks 56th and Germany ranks 57th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 2.2% | 2.2% | Germany |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 3.3% | 3.3% | Germany |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 4.9% | 4.9% | Germany |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 7.4% | 7.4% | Germany |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 11.1% | 11.1% | Germany |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 8.2% | 8.1% | Germany |
| 1600s | 0.2% | 8.5% | 8.3% | Germany |
| 1700s | 0.5% | 7.7% | 7.2% | Germany |
| 1710s | 0.5% | 8.1% | 7.6% | Germany |
| 1720s | 0.5% | 8.5% | 8.0% | Germany |
| 1730s | 0.5% | 8.9% | 8.4% | Germany |
| 1740s | 0.5% | 9.4% | 8.9% | Germany |
| 1750s | 0.5% | 9.8% | 9.4% | Germany |
| 1760s | 0.5% | 10.3% | 9.9% | Germany |
| 1770s | 0.5% | 10.8% | 10.4% | Germany |
| 1780s | 0.5% | 11.4% | 10.9% | Germany |
| 1790s | 0.5% | 11.9% | 11.5% | Germany |
| 1800s | 0.5% | 12.5% | 12.1% | Germany |
| 1810s | 0.5% | 13.2% | 12.7% | Germany |
| 1820s | 0.6% | 13.4% | 12.8% | Germany |
| 1830s | 0.8% | 13.7% | 12.9% | Germany |
| 1840s | 1.1% | 14.0% | 12.9% | Germany |
| 1850s | 1.5% | 14.3% | 12.8% | Germany |
| 1860s | 2.0% | 14.5% | 12.6% | Germany |
| 1870s | 2.6% | 14.8% | 12.2% | Germany |
| 1880s | 3.5% | 15.1% | 11.6% | Germany |
| 1890s | 4.7% | 15.4% | 10.8% | Germany |
| 1900s | 6.2% | 21.8% | 15.6% | Germany |
| 1910s | 8.3% | 27.3% | 19.0% | Germany |
| 1920s | 11.1% | 34.1% | 23.0% | Germany |
| 1930s | 14.8% | 42.6% | 27.8% | Germany |
| 1940s | 19.7% | 53.2% | 33.6% | Germany |
| 1950s | 28.6% | 68.3% | 39.7% | Germany |
| 1960s | 37.7% | 71.5% | 33.8% | Germany |
| 1970s | 50.0% | 72.5% | 22.5% | Germany |
| 1980s | 61.3% | 72.8% | 11.5% | Germany |
| 1990s | 67.8% | 73.2% | 5.4% | Germany |
| 2000s | 72.1% | 73.3% | 1.2% | Germany |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 75.6% | 0.7% | Belarus |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 78.5% | 0.5% | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Belarus or Germany?
- Belarus, at 79.8% against 79.3% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Belarus and Germany?
- 0.5%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Germany?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Germany rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Belarus ranks 56th and Germany ranks 57th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.