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.
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The most populous European country is Russia, with a population of over 145 million. Turkey, with a population of about 85 million, straddles both Europe and Asia, with most of its population living within its Asian part; though within its territory in Europe, some one-tenth of its population is situated.[1] Excluding Turkey, Germany is the second-most populous country on the continent, with a population of about 84 million.
Table
The ranking here is according to the national figures, which may be estimates or somewhat out of date so the ranking of countries that are very close in population is approximate. The United Nations estimates are those published in the UN's World Population Prospects as of 2019,[2][3] which are based on censuses, population registers, surveys, and other statistics.[4] This list also includes the partially recognized country of Kosovo.
Rank/ type |
Country / territory | UN estimate (2021)[5][6] |
Official figure |
Official date |
|
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1 T | ![]() | 145,102,755 | 146,447,424 | 1 Jan 2023[7] | [lower-alpha 1] |
2 T | ![]() | 84,775,404 | 85,279,553 | 31 Dec 2022[8] | |
3 | ![]() | 83,408,554 | 84,432,670 | 31 Mar 2023[9] | |
4 T | ![]() | 64,531,444 | 68,107,000 | 1 Jun 2023[10] | [lower-alpha 2] |
5 T | ![]() | 67,281,039 | 67,026,292 | 30 Jun 2021[11] | [lower-alpha 3] |
6 | ![]() |
59,240,329 | 58,803,163 | 1 Apr 2023[12] | |
7 T | ![]() |
47,486,935 | 48,345,223 | 1 Jul 2023[13] | |
8 | ![]() | 43,531,422 | 41,130,432 | 1 Feb 2022[14] | [lower-alpha 4] |
9 | ![]() |
38,307,726 | 37,749,000 | 31 Jan 2023[15] | |
10 | ![]() |
19,328,560 | 19,053,815 | 1 Jan 2022[16] | |
11 T | ![]() |
19,196,465 | 19,854,083 | 1 May 2023[17] | |
12 T | ![]() |
17,501,696 | 17,861,351 | 31 May 2023[18] | |
13 | ![]() |
11,611,419 | 11,697,557 | 1 Jan 2023[19] | |
14 | ![]() |
10,445,365 | 10,482,487 | 22 Oct 2021[20] | |
15 | ![]() |
10,510,751 | 10,850,620 | 31 Mar 2023[21] | |
16 | ![]() |
10,467,097 | 10,540,886 | 31 May 2023[22] | |
17 T | ![]() |
10,290,103 | 10,444,240 | 31 Dec 2022[23] | |
18 T | ![]() |
10,312,992 | 10,135,373 | 1 Mar 2023[24] | |
19 | ![]() |
9,709,786 | 9,597,085 | 1 Jan 2023[25] | |
20 | ![]() |
9,578,167 | 9,200,600 | 1 Jan 2023[26] | |
21 | ![]() |
8,922,082 | 9,120,091 | 1 Apr 2023[27] | |
22 | ![]() |
8,691,406 | 8,902,308 | 30 Jun 2023[28] | |
23 | ![]() |
7,296,769 | 6,641,197 | 1 Jan 2023[29] | [lower-alpha 5] |
24 | ![]() |
6,885,868 | 6,447,710 | 31 Dec 2022[30] | |
25 T | ![]() |
5,854,240 | 5,941,388 | 1 Apr 2023[31] | |
26 | ![]() |
5,535,992 | 5,574,801 | 31 May 2023[32] | |
27 T | ![]() |
5,403,021 | 5,504,329 | 31 Mar 2023[33] | |
28 | ![]() |
5,447,622 | 5,426,248 | 1 Apr 2023[34] | |
29 | ![]() |
4,986,526 | 5,149,139 | 3 Apr 2022[35] | |
30 | ![]() |
4,060,135 | 3,879,074 | 31 Dec 2021[36] | |
31 T | ![]() |
3,757,980 | 3,688,600 | 1 Jan 2022[37] | [lower-alpha 6] |
32 | ![]() |
3,270,943 | 3,219,415 | 15 Jun 2020[38] | |
33 C | ![]() |
2,790,974 | 2,961,600 | 1 Jan 2022[39] | |
34 | ![]() |
2,786,651 | 2,864,906 | 1 Jul 2023[40] | |
35 | ![]() |
2,854,710 | 2,793,592 | 1 Jan 2022[41] | |
36 | ![]() |
3,061,506 | 2,597,100 | 1 Jan 2021[42] | |
37 | ![]() |
2,119,410 | 2,107,180 | 1 Jan 2022[43] | |
38 | ![]() |
2,103,330 | 1,836,713 | 31 Dec 2021[44] | |
39 | ![]() |
1,873,919 | 1,886,300 | 1 May 2022[45] | |
40 | ![]() |
1,662,009 | 1,773,971 | 31 Dec 2021[46] | |
41 | ![]() |
1,328,701 | 1,331,796 | 1 Jan 2022[47] | |
42 C | ![]() |
1,244,188 | 918,100 | 31 Oct 2021[48] | |
43 | ![]() |
639,321 | 645,397 | 1 Jan 2022[49] | |
44 | ![]() |
627,859 | 617,683 | 1 Jan 2022[50] | |
45 | ![]() |
526,748 | 520,971 | 31 Dec 2021[51] | |
46 | ![]() |
370,335 | 385,230 | 30 Sep 2022[52] | |
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109,618 | 103,267 | 21 Mar 2021[53] | ||
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84,263 | 84,069 | 24 Apr 2021[54] | ||
47 | ![]() |
79,034 | 80,120 | 1 May 2022[55] | |
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63,065 | 63,155 | 31 Mar 2020[56] | ||
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52,889 | 54,081 | 1 Sep 2022[57] | ||
48 | ![]() |
39,039 | 39,315 | 31 Dec 2021[58] | |
49 | ![]() |
36,686 | 39,150 | 31 Dec 2021[59] | |
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32,669 | 34,003 | 26 Jun 2022[60] | ||
50 | ![]() |
33,745 | 33,785 | 30 Sep 2022[61] | |
51 | ![]() |
799 | 3 Jul 2019[62] |
See also
- Area and population of European countries
- List of European countries by area
- List of European countries by life expectancy
- List of European countries by population growth rate
- List of European Union member states by population
- List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Europe
- List of urban areas of the European Union
Notes
- Including the disputed territories of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.
- Population of the 18 regions of France including overseas regions. Excluding Overseas Territories and Collectivities: French Polynesia, New Caledonia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Clipperton Island, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna.
- Including the constituent countries of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Excluding the 14 Overseas Territories and 3 Crown Dependencies. Gibraltar, Jersey, the Isle of Man, and Guernsey shown separately below.
- Excluding the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and City of Sevastopol, Ukraine's administrative areas on the Crimean Peninsula which are disputed with and de facto administered by Russia. However includes the entire population of territory in the Donbas region where there are ongoing insurgencies by separatist forces, and does not include any changes due to the Russian invasion in 2022.
- Excludes Kosovo.
- Excludes Abkhazia (242,862, census 2011) and South Ossetia (53,559, census 2015).
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- "Total Population - Both Sexes". World Population Prospects, the 2019 Revision. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Population Estimates and Projections Section. June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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- National annual estimate "Hungarian Central Statistical Office". www.ksh.hu.
- National quarterly estimate "National Statistical portal of the Republic of Belarus". www.belstat.gov.by.
- Quarterly provisional figure "Bevölkerung zu Jahres-/Quartalsanfang". www.statistik.at.
- National provisional figure "Bevölkerungsstand am Ende des 2. Quartals 2023". www.bfs.admin.ch.
- National annual estimate "Home | Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia". www.stat.gov.rs.
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- National quarterly estimate "Population in Denmark". www.dst.dk.
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- National estimate "Data" (PDF). www.bhas.ba. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- National annual estimate "Time series / Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia".
- National monthly estimate "Pradžia - Oficialiosios statistikos portalas". osp.stat.gov.lt.
- National annual estimate "Population of Albania" (PDF). www.instat.gov.al.
- National estimate Statistică, Biroul Naţional de (January 1, 2021). "// Noutăţi". statistica.gov.md.
- National estimate "SURS". www.stat.si.
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- National annual estimate "Statistics Portal - Luxembourg". statistiques.public.lu.
- National estimate "Statistical Office of Montenegro - MONSTAT". www.monstat.org.
- National annual estimate "Economic and Financial Data For Malta". nso.gov.mt. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- National quarterly estimate "The population increased by 3,860 in the third quarter of 2022". Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- National estimate "Population estimate" (PDF). www.gov.je. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- 2021 census result "Isle of Man census" (PDF). www.gov.im. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
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- National estimate "Data". www.gov.gg. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
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- National semi-annual estimate "Bevölkerungsstatistik". www.llv.li.
- National annual estimate "Population and employment / IMSEE - Monaco IMSEE" (PDF). www.monacostatistics.mc.
- National estimate "Key indicators". www.gibraltar.gov.gi.
- National monthly estimate "San Marino - Population - Upeceds" (PDF). www.statistica.sm.
- National estimate "Home".