European Countries by population 2024

European Countries by Population

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) and 9.78% of the world population lives in Europe. The population density in Europe is 188 people per sq. mi. As per the UN World Population Estimate Report, Europe’s population in 2024 is 741,651,866 (741 million). There are 44 Countries and 4 Dependencies in Europe. Russia, Germany, and the United Kingdom remain Europe’s top three populous countries.

Source: UN Population Division – World Population Prospects

#	Countries	Population 2024
1	Russian Federation	143,957,078
2	Germany	83,252,474
3	United Kingdom	67,961,440
4	France	64,881,830
5	Italy	58,697,744
6	Spain	47,473,373
7	Poland	40,221,726
8	Ukraine	37,937,820
9	Romania	19,618,996
10	Netherlands	17,671,125
11	Belgium	11,715,774
12	Sweden	10,673,670
13	Czechia	10,503,733
14	Greece	10,302,720
15	Portugal	10,223,348
16	Hungary	9,994,992
17	Belarus	9,455,036
18	Austria	8,977,139
19	Switzerland	8,851,431
20	Serbia	7,097,028
21	Bulgaria	6,618,615
22	Denmark	5,939,696
23	Slovakia	5,702,832
24	Finland	5,549,886
25	Norway	5,514,477
26	Ireland	5,089,478
27	Croatia	3,986,627
28	Republic of Moldova	3,329,865
29	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,194,378
30	Albania	2,826,020
31	Lithuania	2,692,798
32	Slovenia	2,118,965
33	North Macedonia	2,082,706
34	Latvia	1,810,240
35	Estonia	1,319,041
36	Luxembourg	661,594
37	Montenegro	626,102
38	Malta	536,740
39	Iceland	377,689
40	Channel Islands*	176,461
41	Isle of Man*	84,904
42	Andorra	80,341
43	Faroe Islands*	53,444
44	Liechtenstein	39,822
45	Monaco	36,157
46	San Marino	33,614
47	Gibraltar*	32,718
48	Holy See	526

Source: UN Population Division – World Population Prospects

*Overseas Territory or Dependencies

Most populated European Countries

There are 44 Countries & 4 Dependencies in Europe. Russia (144 million) is the most populated European nation followed by Germany (84 million), and the United Kingdom(68 million). In the 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 2024
1	Russian Federation	143,957,078
2	Germany	83,252,474
3	United Kingdom	67,961,440
4	France	64,881,830
5	Italy	58,697,744
6	Spain	47,473,373
7	Poland	40,221,726
8	Ukraine	37,937,820
9	Romania	19,618,996
10	Netherlands	17,671,125

Least populated European Countries

There are 44 Countries and 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 2024
1	Holy See	526
2	San Marino	33,614
3	Monaco	36,157
4	Liechtenstein	39,822
5	Andorra	80,341
6	Iceland	377,689
7	Malta	536,740
8	Montenegro	626,102
9	Luxembourg	661,594
10	Estonia	1,319,041

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 2024