Population in Europe

46 countries in Europe, 2025. Unit: people. World ranking →

First in the ranking
143.5 mn
Russia
Median country
5.6 mn
half above, half below
World total
8.2 bn
World Bank aggregate
Range
34.1k to 143.5 mn
San Marino - Russia

How to read it

Across 46 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Russia (143,513,328) and the lowest in San Marino (34,109).

The median country is at 5,628,653: half are above, half below.

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wpp/, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications… · via World Bank WDI (SP.POP.TOTL) · licence

Population over time

Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Russia143.5 mn
2Germany83.5 mn
3United Kingdom69.5 mn
4France68.7 mn
5Italy58.9 mn
6Spain49.4 mn
7Ukraine39 mn
8Poland36.4 mn
9Romania19 mn
10Netherlands18.1 mn
11Belgium11.9 mn
12Czechia10.9 mn
13Portugal10.8 mn
14Sweden10.6 mn
15Greece10.4 mn
16Hungary9.5 mn
17Austria9.2 mn
18Switzerland9.1 mn
19Belarus9.1 mn
20Serbia6.5 mn
21Bulgaria6.4 mn
22Denmark6 mn
23Finland5.6 mn
24Norway5.6 mn
25Ireland5.5 mn
26Slovakia5.4 mn
27Croatia3.9 mn
28Bosnia and Herzegovina3.1 mn
29Lithuania2.9 mn
30Moldova2.4 mn
31Albania2.3 mn
32Slovenia2.1 mn
33Latvia1.8 mn
34North Macedonia1.8 mn
35Kosovo1.6 mn
36Estonia1.4 mn
37Luxembourg687k
38Montenegro623.1k
39Malta579.7k
40Iceland392.4k
41Isle of Man84.1k
42Andorra82.9k
43Faroe Islands54.9k
44Liechtenstein41k
45Monaco38.3k
46San Marino34.1k
World Bank, WDI · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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