Population density of the region by NUTS 1 region

111 European regions compared for 2024. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking

7,827.4 /km²

Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest · Belgium

Median region

115.5 /km²

of 111 regions

Last in the ranking

3.8 /km²

Ísland · Iceland

How to read it

Across European NUTS 1 regions the values range from 3.8 /km² (Ísland) to 7,827.4 /km² (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest).

Differences between regions of one country are often larger than differences between countries - which is why regions are compared across Europe, not only at home.

Population density by NUTS 3 region
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Ranking

2024


1	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	Belgium	7,827.4
2	Berlin	Germany	4,342.6
3	İstanbul	Türkiye	3,021.5
4	Hamburg	Germany	2,615.6
5	Malta	Malta	1,817.4
6	Bremen	Germany	1,799.9
7	Ile de France	France	1,048.2
8	Attiki	Greece	994.8
9	West-Nederland	Netherlands	979.7
10	Comunidad de Madrid	Spain	885.8
11	Zuid-Nederland	Netherlands	533.8
12	Nordrhein-Westfalen	Germany	532.7
13	Vlaams Gewest	Belgium	511.0
14	Közép-Magyarország	Hungary	444.8
15	Saarland	Germany	395.0
16	Oost-Nederland	Netherlands	388.0
17	Região Autónoma da Madeira	Portugal	322.9
18	Baden-Württemberg	Germany	317.9
19	Canarias	Spain	303.0
20	Hessen	Germany	298.2
21	Nord-Ovest	Italy	279.8
22	Makroregion południowy	Poland	276.8
23	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	261.8
24	Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	256.0
25	Este	Spain	244.4
26	Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera	Switzerland	226.0
27	Sachsen	Germany	222.7
28	Région wallonne	Belgium	220.7
29	Noord-Nederland	Netherlands	213.9
30	Rheinland-Pfalz	Germany	209.3
31	Centro (IT)	Italy	203.9
32	Schleswig-Holstein	Germany	191.9
33	Nord-Est	Italy	191.2
34	Bayern	Germany	189.0
35	Hauts-de-France	France	188.0
36	Sud	Italy	182.6
37	Doğu Marmara	Türkiye	177.3
38	Ostösterreich	Austria	175.2
39	Niedersachsen	Germany	169.0
40	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	France	168.7
41	Makroregion województwo mazowieckie	Poland	155.6
42	Macroregiunea Trei	Romania	144.3
43	Danmark	Denmark	142.4
44	Česko	Czechia	141.2
45	Thüringen	Germany	130.8
46	Isole	Italy	128.2
47	Bretagne	France	127.1
48	Makroregion południowo-zachodni	Poland	126.9
49	Güneydoğu Anadolu	Türkiye	126.2
50	Akdeniz	Türkiye	124.3
51	Ege	Türkiye	124.1
52	Pays de la Loire	France	122.2
53	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	France	117.4
54	Continente	Portugal	116.0
55	Makroregion centralny	Poland	115.6
56	Batı Anadolu	Türkiye	115.5
57	Normandie	France	111.7
58	Slovensko	Slovakia	111.3
59	Sur	Spain	106.0
60	Kýpros	Cyprus	105.8
61	Sachsen-Anhalt	Germany	105.7
62	Slovenija	Slovenia	105.6
63	Região Autónoma dos Açores	Portugal	104.8
64	Westösterreich	Austria	97.4
65	Grand Est	France	96.9
66	Noroeste	Spain	95.4
67	Makroregion północny	Poland	94.7
68	Östra Sverige	Sweden	94.1
69	Makroregion północno-zachodni	Poland	91.5
70	Batı Marmara	Türkiye	89.9
71	Brandenburg	Germany	88.1
72	Occitanie	France	85.0
73	Shqipëria	Albania	84.6
74	Dunántúl	Hungary	80.8
75	Macroregiunea Doi	Romania	79.3
76	Makroregion wschodni	Poland	79.1
77	Ireland	Ireland	78.6
78	Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria	Bulgaria	78.6
79	Doğu Karadeniz	Türkiye	77.9
80	Alföld és Észak	Hungary	75.0
81	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	France	73.6
82	Severna Makedonija	North Macedonia	73.3
83	Südösterreich	Austria	71.9
84	Macroregiunea Unu	Romania	71.1
85	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Germany	69.8
86	Hrvatska	Croatia	69.2
87	Nisia Aigaiou, Kriti	Greece	66.4
88	Centre — Val de Loire	France	66.0
89	Noreste	Spain	65.7
90	Batı Karadeniz	Türkiye	64.2
91	Södra Sverige	Sweden	60.0
92	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	France	58.6
93	Macroregiunea Patru	Romania	58.2
94	Voreia Elláda	Greece	57.2
95	Ortadoğu Anadolu	Türkiye	50.7
96	Lietuva	Lithuania	46.1
97	Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria	Bulgaria	46.0
98	Orta Anadolu	Türkiye	45.9
99	Crna Gora	Montenegro	45.8
100	Kentriki Elláda	Greece	43.9
101	Corse	France	41.5
102	Eesti	Estonia	31.8
103	Kuzeydoğu Anadolu	Türkiye	30.6
104	Latvija	Latvia	30.0
105	Centro (ES)	Spain	26.0
106	RUP FR — Régions Ultrapériphériques Françaises	France	25.8
107	Åland	Finland	19.7
108	Manner-Suomi	Finland	18.5
109	Norge	Norway	15.3
110	Norra Sverige	Sweden	6.1
111	Ísland	Iceland	3.8

The ranking is for the latest period in which most regions have a value; the most recent year is often published by only some countries.