This list of European countries by population comprises the 51 countries and 6 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 146 million. Turkey straddles both Europe and Asia, and lies almost entirely in Middle East, with most of its population in the intermediate region; though within its small territory in Europe, a small amount of its population is situated.[1] Excluding Turkey, Germany is the second-most populous country in the continent.
Table
The ranking here is determined by the given populations, which are the latest available national figures. For some countries, these are estimates or somewhat out of date, so that the ranking of countries that are very close in population is approximate.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[update],[2][3] which are based on censuses, population registers, surveys, and other statistics.[4]
- Transcontinental countries that straddle Europe and Asia.
- Transcontinental countries with overseas territories outside Europe.
- Countries entirely within Asia that may be considered European because of their political, cultural, and sporting ties with Europe.
Rank [Note 1] |
Country (or dependent territory) |
UN estimate |
National statistic | Regional grouping |
Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estimate | Date | |||||
1 | Russia[Note 2] | 145,287,315 | 146,877,088 | 1 Jan 2018 | EAEU | National estimate[5] |
2 | Turkey | 87,504,328 | 83,614,362 | 31 Dec 2020 | National estimate[6] | |
3 | Germany | 85,059,368 | 83,122,889 | 30 Jun 2020 | EU | National estimate[7] |
4 | France[Note 3] | 66,616,830 | 67,076,000 | 1 Mar 2020 | EU | Monthly national estimate[8] |
5 | United Kingdom[Note 4] | 69,241,272 | 66,796,807 | 24 Jun 2019 | National annual estimate[9] | |
6 | Italy | 59,368,102 | 60,390,560 | 30 Sep 2018 | EU | National Statistics estimate[10] |
7 | Spain | 48,003,263 | 46,733,038 | 1 Jul 2018 | EU | National estimate[11] |
8 | Ukraine[Note 5] | 34,393,845 | 41,588,354 | 1 Jan 2021 | DCFTA | Monthly national estimate[12] |
9 | Poland | 39,181,940 | 38,433,600 | 31 Dec 2017 | EU | National estimate[13] |
10 | Romania | 19,065,497 | 19,523,621 | 1 Jan 2018 | EU | National annual estimate[14] |
11 | Kazakhstan | 20,660,185 | 18,356,900 | 1 Nov 2018 | EAEU | National estimate[15] |
12 | Netherlands | 18,301,721 | 17,417,600 | 3 Jan 2020 | EU | National population clock[16] |
13 | Belgium | 11,791,575 | 11,449,656 | 1 Nov 2018 | EU | Monthly national estimate[17] |
14 | Greece | 10,059,567 | 10,768,193 | 1 Jan 2017 | EU | National estimate[18] |
15 | Czech Republic | 10,961,887 | 10,627,794 | 30 Sep 2018 | EU | National quarterly estimate[19] |
16 | Sweden | 10,622,519 | 10,319,601 | 31 Oct 2019 | EU | National monthly estimate[20] |
17 | Portugal | 10,445,790 | 10,276,617 | 31 Dec 2018 | EU | National annual estimate[21] |
18 | Azerbaijan | 10,343,459 | 10,127,874 | 1 Jan 2018 | National annual estimate[22] | |
19 | Hungary | 9,389,775 | 9,771,000 | 1 Jan 2018 | EU | National annual estimate[23] |
20 | Belarus | 9,052,784 | 9,477,100 | 1 Oct 2018 | EAEU | National quarterly estimate[24] |
21 | Austria | 9,203,307 | 8,857,960 | 1 Oct 2018 | EU | Quarterly provisional figure[25] |
22 | Switzerland | 8,957,585 | 8,526,932 | 30 Sep 2018 | EFTA | National provisional figure[26] |
23 | Bulgaria | 6,762,889 | 7,000,039 | 31 Dec 2018 | EU | National estimate[27] |
24 | Serbia[Note 6] | 6,753,443 | 6,963,764 | 1 Jan 2019 | National annual estimate[28] | |
25 | Denmark | 5,998,292 | 5,837,213 | 1 Oct 2020 | EU | National quarterly estimate[29] |
26 | Finland | 5,636,470 | 5,522,015 | 30 Nov 2018 | EU | Monthly national estimate[30] |
27 | Slovakia | 5,567,824 | 5,445,087 | 30 Jun 2018 | EU | National estimate[31] |
28 | Norway | 5,587,467 | 5,323,933 | 1 Oct 2018 | EFTA | National quarterly estimate[32] |
29 | Ireland | 5,293,602 | 4,921,500 | 1 Apr 2019 | EU | National estimate[33] |
30 | Croatia | 3,883,954 | 4,105,493 | 31 Dec 2017 | EU | National estimate[34] |
31 | Georgia[Note 7] | 3,821,520 | 3,729,600 | 1 Jan 2018 | DCFTA | National annual estimate[35] |
32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,163,511 | 3,511,372 | 30 Jun 2016 | National estimate[36] | |
33 | Armenia | 3,013,732 | 2,956,900 | 1 Jan 2018 | EAEU | National annual estimate[37] |
34 | Albania | 2,794,211 | 2,878,549 | 1 Jan 2018 | National annual estimate[38] | |
35 | Lithuania | 2,895,564 | 2,794,090 | 1 Jan 2020 | EU | Monthly national estimate[39] |
36 | Moldova | 3,097,142 | 2,681,735 | 1 Jan 2019 | DCFTA | National estimate[40] |
37 | North Macedonia | 1,822,573 | 2,075,301 | 31 Dec 2017 | National estimate[41] | |
38 | Slovenia | 2,121,886 | 2,070,050 | 1 Jul 2018 | EU | National estimate[42] |
39 | Latvia | 1,883,863 | 1,921,300 | 1 Dec 2018 | EU | Monthly national estimate[43] |
40 | Kosovo[Note 8] | 1,798,506 | 31 Dec 2017 | National annual estimate[44] | ||
41 | Estonia | 1,386,262 | 1,328,976 | 1 Jan 2020 | EU | National estimate[45] |
42 | Cyprus | 1,360,103 | 864,200 | 31 Dec 2017 | EU | National annual estimate[46] |
43 | Luxembourg | 678,307 | 626,108 | 1 Apr 2020 | EU | National estimate[47] |
44 | Montenegro | 655,019 | 622,359 | 1 Jan 2018 | National estimate[48] | |
45 | Malta | 514,564 | 514,564 | 31 Dec 2019 | EU | National estimate[49] |
46 | Iceland | 395,638 | 355,620 | 30 Sep 2018 | EFTA | National quarterly estimate[50] |
Jersey (UK) | 105,500 | 31 Dec 2017 | National estimate[51] | |||
Isle of Man (UK) | 84,201 | 83,314 | 24 Apr 2016 | 2016 census result[52] | ||
47 | Andorra | 82,141 | 74,794 | 31 Dec 2017 | National estimate[53] | |
Guernsey (UK) | 62,063 | 31 Dec 2017 | National estimate[54] | |||
Faroe Islands (Denmark) | 55,498 | 51,237 | 1 Nov 2018 | Monthly national estimate[55] | ||
48 | Monaco | 38,984 | 38,300 | 31 Dec 2017 | National annual estimate[56] | |
49 | Liechtenstein | 39,909 | 38,201 | 30 Jun 2018 | EFTA | National semi annual estimate[57] |
Gibraltar (UK) | 39,442 | 33,573 | 31 Dec 2015 | National estimate[58] | ||
50 | San Marino | 33,345 | 33,407 | 30 Nov 2018 | National monthly estimate[59] | |
Åland (Finland) | 29,489 | 31 Dec 2017 | EU | National estimate[60] | ||
51 | Vatican City | 486 | 799 | 3 Jul 2019 | National estimate[61] |
See also
- List of European countries by area
- Area and population of European countries
- List of countries by population
- List of African countries by population
- List of countries in the Americas by population
- List of Arab countries by population
- List of Asian countries by population
- List of Caribbean island countries by population
- List of Eurasian countries by population
- List of European Union member states by population
- List of Latin American countries by population
- List of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations by population
- List of Middle East countries by population
- List of North American countries by population
- List of Oceania countries by population
- List of South American countries by population
- List of countries by past and future population
- List of countries by population in 2000
- List of countries by population in 2010
- List of population concern organizations
- List of European countries
- List of European countries by population growth rate
- Largest urban areas of the European Union
Notes
- ^ Only for widely recognized and independent territories
- ^ Including the disputed territory of the Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol
- ^ Population of the 18 regions of France. 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 Donbass region where there are ongoing insurgencies by separatist forces.
- ^ Excludes Kosovo.
- ^ Excludes Abkhazia (242,862, census 2011) and South Ossetia (53,559, census 2015).
- ^ Template:Kosovo-note
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