European Countries by Population (2026)

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#	Country or other entity	Population (2026)	Yearly Change	Net Change	Density (P/km²)	Land Area (km²)	Migrants (net)	Fert. Rate	Median Age	Urban Pop %	World Share
1	Russia	143,394,458	−0.42%	−602,935	9	16,377,742	324,924	1.47	40.7	75.4%^[1]	1.7%
2	Germany	83,644,258	−0.51%	−430,817	240	348,672	158,442	1.46	45.7	82.3%^[2]	1.0%
3	United Kingdom	69,931,528	+0.55%	380,196	289	241,930	364,099	1.53	40.2	83.4%	0.84%
4	France	66,746,401	+0.14%	95,597	121	549,970	88,533	1.64	42.5	78.9%	0.80%
5	Italy	58,926,166	−0.37%	−220,094	200	294,140	58,272	1.22	48.6	69.8%	0.71%
6	Spain	47,850,793	−0.08%	−39,165	96	498,980	85,305	1.24	46.3	80.7%^[3]	0.58%
7	Ukraine	39,535,848	+1.43%	555,472	68	579,330	−6,229	1.00	41.8	69.7%	0.48%
8	Poland	37,843,188	−0.78%	−297,722	124	304,255	−7,971	1.31	43.0	60.2%	0.46%
9	Romania	18,800,605	−0.57%	−108,045	82	229,891	−28,982	1.71	43.5	52.2%	0.23%
10	Netherlands	18,448,775	+0.56%	101,956	544	33,893	89,379	1.44	41.5	96.2%	0.22%
11	Belgium	11,774,642	+0.14%	16,039	389	30,278	29,607	1.40	42.1	87.7%	0.14%
12	Sweden	10,701,046	+0.42%	44,413	26	410,335	42,755	1.44	40.4	89.3%	0.13%
13	Czech Republic (Czechia)	10,527,780	−0.77%	−81,460	136	77,247	13,400	1.47	44.3	73.0%^[4]	0.13%
14	Portugal	10,395,362	−0.16%	−16,472	114	91,470	16,968	1.52	47.2	61.7%^[5]	0.13%
15	Greece	9,897,116	−0.42%	−41,728	76	130,647	14,649	1.34	47.1	79.5%^[6]	0.12%
16	Hungary	9,585,818	−0.48%	−46,469	107	89,608	12,936	1.50	44.2	70.9%	0.12%
17	Austria	9,107,266	−0.07%	−6,308	110	82,445	13,212	1.34	43.9	70.0%	0.11%
18	Switzerland	9,007,798	+0.45%	40,390	225	39,997	34,096	1.45	43.2	86.0%	0.11%
19	Belarus	8,937,018	−0.67%	−60,585	44	202,900	−3,608	1.23	41.8	79.8%	0.11%
20	Bulgaria	6,667,660	−0.70%	−46,900	61	108,489	−5,722	1.74	45.0	74.4%	0.08%
21	Serbia	6,641,964	−0.70%	−47,075	86	77,474	−5,883	1.51	44.7	62.9%	0.08%
22	Denmark	6,023,520	+0.35%	21,013	142	42,434	18,360	1.52	41.3	89.0%^[7]	0.07%
23	Norway^[8]	5,652,989	+0.53%	29,918	15	304,282	12,047	1.42	40.1	83.8%	0.07%
24	Finland^[9]	5,621,739	−0.03%	−1,591	19	302,259	12,666	1.30	43.4	74.8%	0.07%
25	Slovakia	5,451,342	−0.43%	−23,539	113	48,105	134	1.57	42.8	53.2%	0.07%
26	Ireland	5,356,950	+0.92%	48,911	78	68,883	32,022	1.60	39.2	64.8%^[10]	0.06%
27	Croatia	3,822,345	−0.67%	−25,815	68	55,974	−2,491	1.47	45.5	58.1%^[11]	0.05%
28	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,114,242	−0.82%	−25,854	61	51,187	−7,581	1.50	46.1	53.3%^[12]	0.04%
29	Moldova	2,961,253	−1.16%	−34,853	90	32,891	−16,732	1.72	39.1	43.9%	0.04%
30	Lithuania	2,797,338	−1.16%	−32,806	45	62,680	−4,846	1.22	42.6	69.3%	0.03%
31	Albania	2,751,025	−0.74%	−20,483	100	27,398	−22,595	1.32	37.8	59.2%^[13]	0.03%
32	Slovenia	2,114,574	−0.12%	−2,498	105	20,151	2,609	1.58	45.0	56.2%	0.03%
33	Latvia	1,835,935	−0.95%	−17,624	29	62,249	−360	1.35	43.8	68.8%^[14]	0.02%
34	North Macedonia	1,804,062	−0.54%	−9,729	71	25,433	−5,731	1.47	41.4	63.2%^[15]	0.02%
35	Kosovo	1,666,992	−0.43%	−7,133	153	10,887	−14,025	1.52	33.2	51.6%	0.02%
36	Estonia	1,331,062	−0.98%	−13,170	31	42,388	−716	1.38	43.2	70.7%	0.02%
37	Luxembourg	687,448	+1.03%	6,994	266	2,586	4,938	1.41	39.7	94.9%	0.01%
38	Montenegro	626,233	−1.03%	−6,496	47	13,452	−2,824	1.79	40.4	65.7%	0.01%
39	Malta	549,011	+0.66%	3,606	1,737	316	2,157	1.12	41.5	95.7%	0.01%
40	Iceland	402,329	+1.02%	4,063	4	100,250	2,027	1.49	36.6	94.3%	< 0.01%
41	Jersey	104,106	+0.11%	118	897	116	402	1.38	43.9	34.5%	< 0.01%
42	Isle of Man	84,054	−0.08%	−64	147	572	158	1.53	46.3	52.1%^[16]	< 0.01%
43	Andorra	83,753	+1.02%	849	179	468	751	1.11	44.2	89.0%^[17]	< 0.01%
44	Guernsey	64,610	+0.21%	134	828	78	196	1.37	44.5	29.5%^[18]	< 0.01%
45	Faroe Islands	56,526	+0.94%	524	41	1,393	311	2.19	37.1	39.9%	< 0.01%
46	Gibraltar	40,867	+1.85%	741	6,287	6.50	480	1.88	38.8	100.0%	< 0.01%
47	Liechtenstein	40,368	+0.60%	240	252	160	193	1.54	44.7	14.6%	< 0.01%
48	Monaco	38,087	−0.66%	−254	18,855	2.02	106	2.08	53.1	100.0%	< 0.01%
49	San Marino	33,605	+0.10%	33	551	61	127	1.17	49.1	97.2%	< 0.01%
50	Holy See (Vatican City)	506	+1.00%	5	1,150	0.44	13	1.00	56.2	100.0%	< 0.01%

[1]
Russia
Urban: Settlements approved by legislative acts as cities and urban-type settlements (working, resort and summer cottages).
[2]
Germany
Urban: Localities with 2,000 or more inhabitants.
[3]
Spain
Urban: Municipalities (municipios) with 10,000 inhabitants or more.
[4]
Czech Republic (Czechia)
Urban: Localities of 2,000 or more inhabitants.
[5]
Portugal
Urban: Localities with 2,000 or more inhabitants.
[6]
Greece
Urban: Areas with more than 2,000 usual residents.
[7]
Denmark
Urban: Agglomerations of 200 or more inhabitants.
[8]
Norway
Population includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Density divides it by their combined land, 366,704 km².
[9]
Finland
Population includes Åland Islands. Density divides it by their combined land, 303,815 km².
[10]
Ireland
Urban: Population clusters with 1,500 inhabitants or more (aggregate town areas, including suburbs).
[11]
Croatia
Urban: Administrative seats of towns, settlements with 10,000 inhabitants or more, settlements with between 5,000 and 9,999 inhabitants and at least 25 per cent employed in the secondary or tertiary sectors, and settlements with between 2,000 and 4,999 inhabitants, at least 25 per cent employed in the secondary or tertiary sectors and at least 50 per cent non-agricultural households.
[12]
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Urban: Settlements officially designated as urban.
[13]
Albania
Urban: Towns and other industrial centres with 400 inhabitants or more.
[14]
Latvia
Urban: Cities and towns, which are separate administrative or territorial units whose status is assigned and cancelled by the Saeima (Parliament) under the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas.
[15]
North Macedonia
Urban: Settlements designated as towns by the Law on Territorial Organization of Local Self-Government, which lists every settlement as a town or a village.
[16]
Isle of Man
Urban: Towns of Castletown, Douglas, Peel and Ramsey.
[17]
Andorra
Urban: Parishes of Andorra la Vella, Escaldes-Engordany, Sant Julià de Lòria, Encamp and La Massana.
[18]
Guernsey
Urban: Civil Parish of St. Peter Port.

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision . (Medium-fertility variant).

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European Countries by Population (2026)