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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

#CountriesPopulation 2022
1Russian Federation145,805,944
2Germany83,883,587
3United Kingdom68,497,913
4France65,584,514
5Italy60,262,779
6Spain46,719,147
7Ukraine43,192,120
8Poland37,739,779
9Romania19,031,330
10Netherlands17,211,449
11Belgium11,668,276
12Czechia10,736,782
13Greece10,316,641
14Sweden10,218,972
15Portugal10,140,568
16Hungary9,606,252
17Belarus9,432,804
18Austria9,066,712
19Switzerland8,773,640
20Serbia8,653,017
21Bulgaria6,844,591
22Denmark5,834,952
23Finland5,554,956
24Norway5,511,372
25Slovakia5,460,193
26Ireland5,020,203
27Croatia4,059,285
28Bosnia and Herzegovina3,249,313
29Albania2,866,378
30Lithuania2,661,704
31Republic of Moldova2,597,100
32North Macedonia2,081,305
33Slovenia2,078,031
34Latvia1,848,834
35Estonia1,321,905
36Luxembourg642,367
37Montenegro627,951
38Malta444,030
39Iceland345,400
40Channel Islands*176,461
41Isle of Man*85,737
42Andorra77,460
43Faroe Islands*49,230
44Monaco39,778
45Liechtenstein38,389
46San Marino34,076
47Gibraltar*33,714
48Holy See808

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.

#CountriesPopulation 2022
1Russian Federation146 million
2Germany84 million
3United Kingdom68.5 million
4France65.6 million
5Italy60 million
6Spain47 million
7Ukraine43 million
8Poland38 million
9Romania19 million
10Netherlands17.2 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.

#CountriesPopulation 2022
1Holy See808
2San Marino34,076
3Liechtenstein38,389
4Monaco39,778
5Andorra77,460
6Iceland345,400
7Malta444,030
8Montenegro627,951
9Luxembourg642,367
10Estonia1,321,905

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

#CountryLand Area (mi²)Density (P/mi²)
1Russia6,323,11623
2Ukraine223,676194
3France211,412308
4Spain192,587243
5Sweden158,43265
6Norway141,03039
7Germany134,579622
8Poland118,236321
9Finland117,33247
10Italy113,568534
11United Kingdom93,409728
12Romania88,869218
13Belarus78,344122
14Greece49,768210
15Bulgaria41,915166
16Iceland38,7078
17Portugal35,363287
18Hungary34,954277
19Serbia33,768259
20Austria31,818282
21Czechia29,822360
22Ireland26,598186
23Lithuania24,198111
24Latvia24,01578
25Croatia21,606189
26Bosnia and Herzegovina19,691166
27Slovakia18,567295
28Denmark16,382355
29Estonia16,36780
30Switzerland15,257567
31Netherlands13,0191316
32Moldova12,683319
33Belgium11,691992
34Albania10,579272
35North Macedonia9,737215
36Slovenia7,776267
37Montenegro5,193122
38Luxembourg1,000627
39Faeroe Islands*53991
40Isle of Man*220386
41Andorra181425
42Malta1243574
43Channel Islands*732370
44Liechtenstein62616
45San Marino231466
46Gibraltar*3.868726
47Monaco0.7768213
48Holy See0.175188

*Overseas Territory or Dependencies

European Countries by population 2023