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Just over 40% of the EU population lives in cities. Urban population in the Nordic Member States most satisfied with public spaces.

Out of 100 persons in the European Union (EU) in 2014, 40 were living in densely-populated areas (or cities), 28 in thinly-populated (or rural) areas and 32 in intermediate areas (or towns and suburbs). There are significant discrepancies between the EU Member States, some of them having a mainly urban population while in others the population is mainly rural.

Full text available on EUROSTAT website.

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