Population on 1 January

39 European countries compared for 2026, eu total 451,990,314. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking
83,467,117
Germany
EU total
451,990,314
27 member states
Median country
5,652,881
half above, half below
Range
41,227 to 83,467,117
Liechtenstein - Germany

How to read it

Across 39 countries, the highest value is in Germany (83,467,117) and the lowest in Liechtenstein (41,227).

Half of the countries are above 5,652,881 and half below.

For the EU as a whole, the value rose from 437,514,477 in 2007 to 451,990,314 in 2026.

Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level · Population on 1 January - total

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Population over time

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Ranking of countries

2026
In chart Share of the highest value
1Germany83,467,117
2United Kingdom non-EU69,554,275
3France69,112,309
4Italy58,942,828
5Spain49,590,099
6Poland36,332,765
7Romania19,041,322
8Netherlands18,130,208
9Belgium11,955,308
10Portugal11,424,031
11Czechia10,915,839
12Sweden10,605,529
13Greece10,366,586
14Hungary9,488,428
15Austria9,215,956
16Switzerland non-EU9,124,288
17Serbia non-EU6,532,019
18Bulgaria6,423,207
19Denmark6,025,603
20Finland5,652,881
21Norway non-EU5,627,400
22Ireland5,510,565
23Slovakia5,409,407
24Georgia non-EU3,941,103
25Croatia3,876,002
26Bosnia and Herzegovina non-EU3,396,134
27Lithuania2,887,592
28Moldova non-EU2,365,645
29Albania non-EU2,335,930
30Slovenia2,135,107
31Latvia1,845,096
32North Macedonia non-EU1,819,074
33Estonia1,360,745
34Cyprus996,571
35Luxembourg690,959
36Montenegro non-EU622,902
37Malta588,254
38Iceland non-EU394,324
39Liechtenstein non-EU41,227
© European Union, source: Eurostat · dataset demo_gind · 2026 Source and licence

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