European Countries by population 2023

European Countries by Population 2022

Europe is the second smallest continent in the world. It covers about 3,930,000 sq mi, or 2% of the Earth’s surface (6.8% of land area) & 9.78% of the world population lives in Europe. The population density in Europe is 188 people per sq mi.

As per the UN Population estimate, Europe’s population in 2022 is 747,543,827 (747 million). There are 44 Countries & 4 Dependencies in Europe. Russia, Germany, and United Kingdom remain the top three populous countries in Europe.

Source: UN Population Division – World Population Prospects

#	Countries	Population 2022
1	Russian Federation	145,805,944
2	Germany	83,883,587
3	United Kingdom	68,497,913
4	France	65,584,514
5	Italy	60,262,779
6	Spain	46,719,147
7	Ukraine	43,192,120
8	Poland	37,739,779
9	Romania	19,031,330
10	Netherlands	17,211,449
11	Belgium	11,668,276
12	Czechia	10,736,782
13	Greece	10,316,641
14	Sweden	10,218,972
15	Portugal	10,140,568
16	Hungary	9,606,252
17	Belarus	9,432,804
18	Austria	9,066,712
19	Switzerland	8,773,640
20	Serbia	8,653,017
21	Bulgaria	6,844,591
22	Denmark	5,834,952
23	Finland	5,554,956
24	Norway	5,511,372
25	Slovakia	5,460,193
26	Ireland	5,020,203
27	Croatia	4,059,285
28	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,249,313
29	Albania	2,866,378
30	Lithuania	2,661,704
31	Republic of Moldova	2,597,100
32	North Macedonia	2,081,305
33	Slovenia	2,078,031
34	Latvia	1,848,834
35	Estonia	1,321,905
36	Luxembourg	642,367
37	Montenegro	627,951
38	Malta	444,030
39	Iceland	345,400
40	Channel Islands*	176,461
41	Isle of Man*	85,737
42	Andorra	77,460
43	Faroe Islands*	49,230
44	Monaco	39,778
45	Liechtenstein	38,389
46	San Marino	34,076
47	Gibraltar*	33,714
48	Holy See	808

Source: UN Population Division – World Population Prospects

*Overseas Territory or Dependencies

Most populated European Countries

There are 44 Countries & 4 Dependencies in Europe. Russia (146 million) is the most populated European nation followed by Germany (84 million), and the United Kingdom(68.5 million).

In European Union, Germany is the most populous country followed by France and Italy.

Let’s look at the list of the 10 most populated European countries.

#	Countries	Population 2022
1	Russian Federation	146 million
2	Germany	84 million
3	United Kingdom	68.5 million
4	France	65.6 million
5	Italy	60 million
6	Spain	47 million
7	Ukraine	43 million
8	Poland	38 million
9	Romania	19 million
10	Netherlands	17.2 million

Source: UN Population Division – World Population Prospects

Least populated European Countries

There are 44 Countries & 4 Dependencies in Europe. Holy See is the least populated European nation followed by San Marino and Liechtenstein.

Let’s look at the list of the 10 least populated European countries.

#	Countries	Population 2022
1	Holy See	808
2	San Marino	34,076
3	Liechtenstein	38,389
4	Monaco	39,778
5	Andorra	77,460
6	Iceland	345,400
7	Malta	444,030
8	Montenegro	627,951
9	Luxembourg	642,367
10	Estonia	1,321,905

European Countries by Land Area

Russia is the largest European country by area followed by Ukraine and France. Holy See is the smallest country in the land area followed by Monaci and San Marino.

Let’s look at the list of countries by Land area and density

#	Country	Land Area (mi²)	Density (P/mi²)
1	Russia	6,323,116	23
2	Ukraine	223,676	194
3	France	211,412	308
4	Spain	192,587	243
5	Sweden	158,432	65
6	Norway	141,030	39
7	Germany	134,579	622
8	Poland	118,236	321
9	Finland	117,332	47
10	Italy	113,568	534
11	United Kingdom	93,409	728
12	Romania	88,869	218
13	Belarus	78,344	122
14	Greece	49,768	210
15	Bulgaria	41,915	166
16	Iceland	38,707	8
17	Portugal	35,363	287
18	Hungary	34,954	277
19	Serbia	33,768	259
20	Austria	31,818	282
21	Czechia	29,822	360
22	Ireland	26,598	186
23	Lithuania	24,198	111
24	Latvia	24,015	78
25	Croatia	21,606	189
26	Bosnia and Herzegovina	19,691	166
27	Slovakia	18,567	295
28	Denmark	16,382	355
29	Estonia	16,367	80
30	Switzerland	15,257	567
31	Netherlands	13,019	1316
32	Moldova	12,683	319
33	Belgium	11,691	992
34	Albania	10,579	272
35	North Macedonia	9,737	215
36	Slovenia	7,776	267
37	Montenegro	5,193	122
38	Luxembourg	1,000	627
39	Faeroe Islands*	539	91
40	Isle of Man*	220	386
41	Andorra	181	425
42	Malta	124	3574
43	Channel Islands*	73	2370
44	Liechtenstein	62	616
45	San Marino	23	1466
46	Gibraltar*	3.86	8726
47	Monaco	0.77	68213
48	Holy See	0.17	5188

*Overseas Territory or Dependencies

European Countries by population 2023

European Countries by Population 2022

Most populated European Countries

Least populated European Countries

European Countries by Land Area

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