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List of European countries by population

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List of European countries by population

This list of European countries by population comprises the 51 countries and 5 territories, and dependencies in Europe, broadly defined, including Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Turkey, and the countries of the Caucasus. The most populous European country is Russia, with a population of over 110 million in its European part (144 million overall). Turkey, with a population of about 85 million, has most of its population living within its Asian part; though within its territory in Europe, some one-tenth of its population is situated. Excluding Turkey, Germany is the second-most populous country on the continent, with a population of about 84 million.

Tables

· Table
1 T
1 T
Col 1
1 T
Location
Russia
UN estimate (2025)
143,997,393
% change
−0 %
Official figure
146,150,789
Official date
1 Jan 2024
2 T
2 T
Col 1
2 T
Location
Turkey
UN estimate (2025)
87,685,426
% change
0 %
Official figure
85,664,944
Official date
31 Dec 2024
3
3
Col 1
3
Location
Germany
UN estimate (2025)
84,075,074
% change
−0 %
Official figure
83,510,950
Official date
30 Jun 2024
4
4
Col 1
4
Location
United Kingdom
UN estimate (2025)
69,551,332
% change
0 %
Official figure
68,265,209
Official date
30 Jun 2023
5 T
5 T
Col 1
5 T
Location
France
UN estimate (2025)
66,650,804
% change
0 %
Official figure
69,082,000
Official date
1 Jan 2026
Notes
Yearly national estimate
6 T
6 T
Col 1
6 T
Location
Italy
UN estimate (2025)
59,146,260
% change
−0 %
Official figure
58,974,433
Official date
31 Jul 2024
7 T
7 T
Col 1
7 T
Location
Spain
UN estimate (2025)
47,889,958
% change
0%
Official figure
49,570,725
Official date
12 Feb 2026
8
8
Col 1
8
Location
Ukraine
UN estimate (2025)
29,000,000
% change
−0 %
Official figure
39,000,000
Official date
1 Feb 2025
9
9
Col 1
9
Location
Poland
UN estimate (2025)
37,332,000
% change
−1 %
Official figure
37,552,000
Official date
31 Jul 2024
10 T
10 T
Col 1
10 T
Location
Kazakhstan
UN estimate (2025)
20,843,754
% change
1 %
Official figure
20,201,849
Official date
1 Sep 2024
11
11
Col 1
11
Location
Romania
UN estimate (2025)
18,908,650
% change
−0 %
Official figure
19,064,409
Official date
1 Jan 2024
12 T
12 T
Col 1
12 T
Location
Netherlands
UN estimate (2025)
18,346,819
% change
0 %
Official figure
18,005,142
Official date
31 Aug 2024
13
13
Col 1
13
Location
Belgium
UN estimate (2025)
11,758,603
% change
0 %
Official figure
11,763,650
Official date
1 Jan 2024
14
14
Col 1
14
Location
Sweden
UN estimate (2025)
10,656,633
% change
0 %
Official figure
10,576,145
Official date
31 Aug 2024
15
15
Col 1
15
Location
Czech Republic
UN estimate (2025)
10,609,240
% change
−1 %
Official figure
10,909,500
Official date
1 Jan 2025
16 T
16 T
Col 1
16 T
Location
Portugal
UN estimate (2025)
10,411,834
% change
−0 %
Official figure
10,639,726
Official date
1 Jan 2024
17 T
17 T
Col 1
17 T
Location
Azerbaijan
UN estimate (2025)
10,397,713
% change
0 %
Official figure
10,180,800
Official date
1 Jan 2024
18 T
18 T
Col 1
18 T
Location
Greece
UN estimate (2025)
9,938,844
% change
−1 %
Official figure
10,248,505
Official date
10 Oct 2024
19
19
Col 1
19
Location
Hungary
UN estimate (2025)
9,632,287
% change
−0 %
Official figure
9,584,627
Official date
1 Jan 2024
20
20
Col 1
20
Location
Austria
UN estimate (2025)
9,113,574
% change
−0 %
Official figure
9,154,514
Official date
1 Oct 2023
21
21
Col 1
21
Location
Belarus
UN estimate (2025)
8,997,603
% change
−0 %
Official figure
9,155,978
Official date
1 Jan 2024
22
22
Col 1
22
Location
Switzerland
UN estimate (2025)
8,967,408
% change
0 %
Official figure
8,931,306
Official date
30 Sep 2023
23
23
Col 1
23
Location
Bulgaria
UN estimate (2025)
6,714,560
% change
−0 %
Official figure
6,447,710
Official date
31 Dec 2022
24
24
Col 1
24
Location
Serbia
UN estimate (2025)
6,689,039
% change
−0 %
Official figure
6,641,197
Official date
1 Jan 2023
25 T
25 T
Col 1
25 T
Location
Denmark
UN estimate (2025)
6,002,507
% change
0 %
Official figure
5,959,464
Official date
1 Oct 2023
26
26
Col 1
26
Location
Finland
UN estimate (2025)
5,623,330
% change
0 %
Official figure
5,599,869
Official date
31 Oct 2023
27 T
27 T
Col 1
27 T
Location
Norway
UN estimate (2025)
5,618,354
% change
0 %
Official figure
5,571,634
Official date
1 Oct 2025
28
28
Col 1
28
Location
Slovakia
UN estimate (2025)
5,474,881
% change
−0 %
Official figure
5,426,248
Official date
1 Apr 2023
29
29
Col 1
29
Location
Ireland
UN estimate (2025)
5,308,039
% change
1 %
Official figure
5,149,139
Official date
3 Apr 2022
30
30
Col 1
30
Location
Croatia
UN estimate (2025)
3,848,160
% change
−0 %
Official figure
3,879,074
Official date
31 Dec 2021
31 T
31 T
Col 1
31 T
Location
Georgia
UN estimate (2025)
3,806,671
% change
0%
Official figure
3,688,600
Official date
1 Jan 2022
32
32
Col 1
32
Location
Bosnia and Herzegovina
UN estimate (2025)
3,140,096
% change
−0 %
Official figure
3,219,415
Official date
15 Jun 2020
33
33
Col 1
33
Location
Moldova
UN estimate (2025)
2,996,106
% change
−1 %
Official figure
2,423,300
Official date
1 Jan 2024
34 C
34 C
Col 1
34 C
Location
Armenia
UN estimate (2025)
2,952,364
% change
−0 %
Official figure
3,075,800
Official date
1 Jan 2024
35
35
Col 1
35
Location
Lithuania
UN estimate (2025)
2,830,144
% change
−1 %
Official figure
2,889,888
Official date
1 Jan 2025
36
36
Col 1
36
Location
Albania
UN estimate (2025)
2,771,508
% change
−0 %
Official figure
2,793,592
Official date
1 Jan 2022
37
37
Col 1
37
Location
Slovenia
UN estimate (2025)
2,117,072
% change
−0 %
Official figure
2,107,180
Official date
1 Jan 2022
38
38
Col 1
38
Location
Latvia
UN estimate (2025)
1,853,559
% change
−1 %
Official figure
1,862,700
Official date
1 May 2024
39
39
Col 1
39
Location
North Macedonia
UN estimate (2025)
1,813,791
% change
−0 %
Official figure
1,836,713
Official date
15 Dec 2024
40
40
Col 1
40
Location
Kosovo
UN estimate (2025)
1,674,125
% change
−0 %
Official figure
1,602,515
Official date
Apr 2024
41 C
41 C
Col 1
41 C
Location
Cyprus
UN estimate (2025)
1,370,754
% change
0 %
Official figure
966,400
Official date
31 Dec 2023
42
42
Col 1
42
Location
Estonia
UN estimate (2025)
1,344,232
% change
−1 %
Official figure
1,369,285
Official date
1 Jan 2025
43
43
Col 1
43
Location
Luxembourg
UN estimate (2025)
680,454
% change
1 %
Official figure
645,397
Official date
1 Jan 2024
44
44
Col 1
44
Location
Montenegro
UN estimate (2025)
632,729
% change
−0 %
Official figure
617,683
Official date
1 Jan 2022
45
45
Col 1
45
Location
Malta
UN estimate (2025)
545,405
% change
1 %
Official figure
520,971
Official date
31 Dec 2021
46
46
Col 1
46
Location
Iceland
UN estimate (2025)
398,266
% change
1 %
Official figure
396,960
Official date
30 Sep 2023
47
47
Col 1
47
Location
Andorra
UN estimate (2025)
82,904
% change
1 %
Official figure
80,120
Official date
1 May 2022
48
48
Col 1
48
Location
Liechtenstein
UN estimate (2025)
40,128
% change
0 %
Official figure
40,900
Official date
31 Dec 2024
49
49
Col 1
49
Location
Monaco
UN estimate (2025)
38,341
% change
−0 %
Official figure
39,150
Official date
31 Dec 2021
50
50
Col 1
50
Location
San Marino
UN estimate (2025)
33,572
% change
0%
Official figure
33,785
Official date
30 Sep 2022
51
51
Col 1
51
Location
Vatican City
UN estimate (2025)
-
% change
-
Official figure
764
Official date
26 Jun 2023
Location
UN estimate (2025)
% change
Official figure
Official date
Notes
Europe
744,398,832
N/A
1 T
Russia
143,997,393
−0 %
146,150,789
1 Jan 2024
2 T
Turkey
87,685,426
0 %
85,664,944
31 Dec 2024
3
Germany
84,075,074
−0 %
83,510,950
30 Jun 2024
4
United Kingdom
69,551,332
0 %
68,265,209
30 Jun 2023
5 T
France
66,650,804
0 %
69,082,000
1 Jan 2026
Yearly national estimate
6 T
Italy
59,146,260
−0 %
58,974,433
31 Jul 2024
7 T
Spain
47,889,958
0%
49,570,725
12 Feb 2026
8
Ukraine
29,000,000
−0 %
39,000,000
1 Feb 2025
9
Poland
37,332,000
−1 %
37,552,000
31 Jul 2024
10 T
Kazakhstan
20,843,754
1 %
20,201,849
1 Sep 2024
11
Romania
18,908,650
−0 %
19,064,409
1 Jan 2024
12 T
Netherlands
18,346,819
0 %
18,005,142
31 Aug 2024
13
Belgium
11,758,603
0 %
11,763,650
1 Jan 2024
14
Sweden
10,656,633
0 %
10,576,145
31 Aug 2024
15
Czech Republic
10,609,240
−1 %
10,909,500
1 Jan 2025
16 T
Portugal
10,411,834
−0 %
10,639,726
1 Jan 2024
17 T
Azerbaijan
10,397,713
0 %
10,180,800
1 Jan 2024
18 T
Greece
9,938,844
−1 %
10,248,505
10 Oct 2024
19
Hungary
9,632,287
−0 %
9,584,627
1 Jan 2024
20
Austria
9,113,574
−0 %
9,154,514
1 Oct 2023
21
Belarus
8,997,603
−0 %
9,155,978
1 Jan 2024
22
Switzerland
8,967,408
0 %
8,931,306
30 Sep 2023
23
Bulgaria
6,714,560
−0 %
6,447,710
31 Dec 2022
24
Serbia
6,689,039
−0 %
6,641,197
1 Jan 2023
25 T
Denmark
6,002,507
0 %
5,959,464
1 Oct 2023
26
Finland
5,623,330
0 %
5,599,869
31 Oct 2023
27 T
Norway
5,618,354
0 %
5,571,634
1 Oct 2025
28
Slovakia
5,474,881
−0 %
5,426,248
1 Apr 2023
29
Ireland
5,308,039
1 %
5,149,139
3 Apr 2022
30
Croatia
3,848,160
−0 %
3,879,074
31 Dec 2021
31 T
Georgia
3,806,671
0%
3,688,600
1 Jan 2022
32
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3,140,096
−0 %
3,219,415
15 Jun 2020
33
Moldova
2,996,106
−1 %
2,423,300
1 Jan 2024
34 C
Armenia
2,952,364
−0 %
3,075,800
1 Jan 2024
35
Lithuania
2,830,144
−1 %
2,889,888
1 Jan 2025
36
Albania
2,771,508
−0 %
2,793,592
1 Jan 2022
37
Slovenia
2,117,072
−0 %
2,107,180
1 Jan 2022
38
Latvia
1,853,559
−1 %
1,862,700
1 May 2024
39
North Macedonia
1,813,791
−0 %
1,836,713
15 Dec 2024
40
Kosovo
1,674,125
−0 %
1,602,515
Apr 2024
41 C
Cyprus
1,370,754
0 %
966,400
31 Dec 2023
42
Estonia
1,344,232
−1 %
1,369,285
1 Jan 2025
43
Luxembourg
680,454
1 %
645,397
1 Jan 2024
44
Montenegro
632,729
−0 %
617,683
1 Jan 2022
45
Malta
545,405
1 %
520,971
31 Dec 2021
46
Iceland
398,266
1 %
396,960
30 Sep 2023
Jersey (United Kingdom)
103,988
0 %
103,267
21 Mar 2021
Isle of Man (United Kingdom)
84,118
0 %
84,975
Q1 2025

References

  1. Includes the disputed territories of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, but does not include further dis
  2. Includes the constituent countries of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Excludes the 14 Overseas Territori
  3. Including the integral 18 regions of France (including five overseas regions). Excluding France's five overseas collecti
  4. Excludes the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and City of Sevastopol, Ukraine's administrative areas on the Crimean Peninsu
  5. Excludes Kosovo.
  6. Excludes Abkhazia (242,862, census 2011) and South Ossetia (53,559, census 2015).
  7. National data only includes the Government-controlled area of Cyprus
  8. The Bailiwick of Guernsey comprises Guernsey proper (64,037), Alderney (2,141) and Sark (562). The UN estimate of 63,544
  9. UN estimate not available. Official figure notes 764 residents regardless of citizenship, 618 citizens regardless of res
  10. Middle Eastern Societies in the 20th Century
  11. "World Population Prospects, 2024 Revision"
    https://population.un.org/wpp/
  12. United Nations Population Division
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  13. "Federal State Statistics Service"
    https://eng.rosstat.gov.ru/
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    https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Bevoelkerung/Bevoelkerungsstand/Tabellen/zensus-geschlecht-staatsangehoerigkeit-2024-basis-2022.html
  16. www
    https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/bulletins/annualmidyearpopulationestimates/latest#population-of-uk-at-mid-2022
  17. www
    https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8721456
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    https://demo.istat.it/app/?l=en&a=2024&i=D7B
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    https://www.ine.es/dyngs/INEbase/es/operacion.htm?c=Estadistica_C&cid=1254736177095&menu=ultiDatos&idp=1254735572981
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