Austria vs Ukraine: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050

Austria
69.7%
in 2025
Ukraine
69.6%
in 2025
Austria rank
107th
Ukraine rank
109th

Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time

  • Austria
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 69.7% against 69.6% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ukraine ahead.

Austria ranks 107th and Ukraine ranks 109th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 31 and Ukraine in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Ukraine Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Ukraine
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Ukraine
1200s 0.5% 0.0% 0.5% Austria
1300s 1.0% 0.0% 1.0% Austria
1400s 1.3% 0.0% 1.3% Austria
1500s 1.3% 0.1% 1.2% Austria
1600s 3.0% 0.3% 2.7% Austria
1700s 4.8% 1.0% 3.8% Austria
1710s 5.3% 1.0% 4.3% Austria
1720s 5.8% 1.0% 4.8% Austria
1730s 6.3% 1.0% 5.3% Austria
1740s 6.8% 1.0% 5.8% Austria
1750s 7.3% 1.0% 6.3% Austria
1760s 7.5% 1.0% 6.5% Austria
1770s 7.7% 0.6% 7.1% Austria
1780s 8.0% 0.8% 7.2% Austria
1790s 9.0% 1.0% 8.0% Austria
1800s 10.0% 1.2% 8.8% Austria
1810s 11.0% 1.6% 9.4% Austria
1820s 12.0% 2.0% 10.0% Austria
1830s 13.0% 2.4% 10.6% Austria
1840s 15.0% 3.0% 12.0% Austria
1850s 18.0% 3.8% 14.2% Austria
1860s 23.0% 4.8% 18.2% Austria
1870s 26.0% 6.0% 20.0% Austria
1880s 29.0% 7.4% 21.6% Austria
1890s 33.0% 9.3% 23.7% Austria
1900s 36.0% 11.6% 24.4% Austria
1910s 40.0% 14.5% 25.5% Austria
1920s 52.9% 18.2% 34.7% Austria
1930s 56.4% 22.7% 33.7% Austria
1940s 60.0% 28.4% 31.6% Austria
1950s 49.4% 40.5% 9.0% Austria
1960s 50.6% 50.6% 0.0% Ukraine
1970s 52.8% 58.4% 5.5% Ukraine
1980s 58.6% 64.7% 6.1% Ukraine
1990s 65.6% 67.7% 2.1% Ukraine
2000s 66.9% 67.8% 0.8% Ukraine
2010s 67.6% 69.0% 1.5% Ukraine
2020s 69.1% 69.5% 0.3% Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Austria or Ukraine?
Austria, at 69.7% against 69.6% in Ukraine as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Austria and Ukraine?
0.1%, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Ukraine?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Austria and Ukraine rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
Austria ranks 107th and Ukraine ranks 109th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.