Liechtenstein — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Liechtenstein, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Liechtenstein was 14.63% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 20.44% in 1960. The lowest was 14.41% in 2011 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.51% per year.
Liechtenstein ranks 217 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 100%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 69.60%, so Liechtenstein sits below it. It peaked in 1960 and has fallen 28% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 1%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 58 of 58 economies; Tajikistan (26.16%) is just above it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 148th of 217 in 1960 → 174th of 217 in 1970 → 189th of 217 in 1980 → 203rd of 217 in 1990 → 211th of 217 in 2000 → 215th of 217 in 2010 → 216th of 217 in 2020 → 217th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 14.66% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 14.68% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 14.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 14.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 14.67% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 14.61% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 14.56% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 14.51% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 14.48% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 14.45% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 14.43% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 14.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 14.41% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 14.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 14.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 14.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 14.46% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 14.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 14.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 14.59% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 14.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 14.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 14.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 14.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 14.99% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 15.18% | -0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 15.5% | -0.4 pp |
| 1997 | 15.87% | -0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 16.21% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 16.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 16.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 16.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 16.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 16.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 16.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 17.06% | -0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 17.22% | -0.2 pp |
| 1987 | 17.4% | -0.2 pp |
| 1986 | 17.58% | -0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 17.76% | -0.2 pp |
| 1984 | 17.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 18.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 18.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 18.25% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 18.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 18.29% | -0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 18.3% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 18.31% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 18.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 18.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 18.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 18.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 18.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 18.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 18.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 18.5% | -0.2 pp |
| 1968 | 18.7% | -0.3 pp |
| 1967 | 18.96% | -0.3 pp |
| 1966 | 19.25% | -0.3 pp |
| 1965 | 19.56% | -0.3 pp |
| 1964 | 19.85% | -0.3 pp |
| 1963 | 20.11% | -0.2 pp |
| 1962 | 20.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 20.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 1960 | 20.44% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Liechtenstein’s Urban population in 1961?
20.42% (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Liechtenstein’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -28.4% in total — about 0.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 14.63%; 2024: 14.66%; 2023: 14.68%; 2022: 14.69%; 2021: 14.7%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.