Countries in the EU by population (2026)
The European Union has 27 member countries. Click on each country to view current estimates (live population clock), historical data, and projected figures.
| # | 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 | 83,644,258 | −0.51% | −430,817 | 240 | 348,672 | 158,442 | 1.46 | 45.7 | 82.3%[1] | 1.0% | |
| 2 | 66,746,401 | +0.14% | 95,597 | 121 | 549,970 | 88,533 | 1.64 | 42.5 | 78.9% | 0.80% | |
| 3 | 58,926,166 | −0.37% | −220,094 | 200 | 294,140 | 58,272 | 1.22 | 48.6 | 69.8% | 0.71% | |
| 4 | 47,850,793 | −0.08% | −39,165 | 96 | 498,980 | 85,305 | 1.24 | 46.3 | 80.7%[2] | 0.58% | |
| 5 | 37,843,188 | −0.78% | −297,722 | 124 | 304,255 | −7,971 | 1.31 | 43.0 | 60.2% | 0.46% | |
| 6 | 18,800,605 | −0.57% | −108,045 | 82 | 229,891 | −28,982 | 1.71 | 43.5 | 52.2% | 0.23% | |
| 7 | 18,448,775 | +0.56% | 101,956 | 544 | 33,893 | 89,379 | 1.44 | 41.5 | 96.2% | 0.22% | |
| 8 | 11,774,642 | +0.14% | 16,039 | 389 | 30,278 | 29,607 | 1.40 | 42.1 | 87.7% | 0.14% | |
| 9 | 10,701,046 | +0.42% | 44,413 | 26 | 410,335 | 42,755 | 1.44 | 40.4 | 89.3% | 0.13% | |
| 10 | 10,527,780 | −0.77% | −81,460 | 136 | 77,247 | 13,400 | 1.47 | 44.3 | 73.0%[3] | 0.13% | |
| 11 | 10,395,362 | −0.16% | −16,472 | 114 | 91,470 | 16,968 | 1.52 | 47.2 | 61.7%[4] | 0.13% | |
| 12 | 9,897,116 | −0.42% | −41,728 | 76 | 130,647 | 14,649 | 1.34 | 47.1 | 79.5%[5] | 0.12% | |
| 13 | 9,585,818 | −0.48% | −46,469 | 107 | 89,608 | 12,936 | 1.50 | 44.2 | 70.9% | 0.12% | |
| 14 | 9,107,266 | −0.07% | −6,308 | 110 | 82,445 | 13,212 | 1.34 | 43.9 | 70.0% | 0.11% | |
| 15 | 6,667,660 | −0.70% | −46,900 | 61 | 108,489 | −5,722 | 1.74 | 45.0 | 74.4% | 0.08% | |
| 16 | 6,023,520 | +0.35% | 21,013 | 142 | 42,434 | 18,360 | 1.52 | 41.3 | 89.0%[6] | 0.07% | |
| 17 | 5,621,739 | −0.03% | −1,591 | 19 | 302,259 | 12,666 | 1.30 | 43.4 | 74.8% | 0.07% | |
| 18 | 5,451,342 | −0.43% | −23,539 | 113 | 48,105 | 134 | 1.57 | 42.8 | 53.2% | 0.07% | |
| 19 | 5,356,950 | +0.92% | 48,911 | 78 | 68,883 | 32,022 | 1.60 | 39.2 | 64.8%[8] | 0.06% | |
| 20 | 3,822,345 | −0.67% | −25,815 | 68 | 55,974 | −2,491 | 1.47 | 45.5 | 58.1%[9] | 0.05% | |
| 21 | 2,797,338 | −1.16% | −32,806 | 45 | 62,680 | −4,846 | 1.22 | 42.6 | 69.3% | 0.03% | |
| 22 | 2,114,574 | −0.12% | −2,498 | 105 | 20,151 | 2,609 | 1.58 | 45.0 | 56.2% | 0.03% | |
| 23 | 1,835,935 | −0.95% | −17,624 | 29 | 62,249 | −360 | 1.35 | 43.8 | 68.8%[10] | 0.02% | |
| 24 | 1,382,334 | +0.84% | 11,580 | 150 | 9,241 | 7,210 | 1.37 | 39.1 | 66.7% | 0.02% | |
| 25 | 1,331,062 | −0.98% | −13,170 | 31 | 42,388 | −716 | 1.38 | 43.2 | 70.7% | 0.02% | |
| 26 | 687,448 | +1.03% | 6,994 | 266 | 2,586 | 4,938 | 1.41 | 39.7 | 94.9% | 0.01% | |
| 27 | 549,011 | +0.66% | 3,606 | 1,737 | 316 | 2,157 | 1.12 | 41.5 | 95.7% | 0.01% |
- [1]Germany
Urban: Localities with 2,000 or more inhabitants.
- [2]Spain
Urban: Municipalities (municipios) with 10,000 inhabitants or more.
- [3]Czech Republic (Czechia)
Urban: Localities of 2,000 or more inhabitants.
- [4]Portugal
Urban: Localities with 2,000 or more inhabitants.
- [5]Greece
Urban: Areas with more than 2,000 usual residents.
- [6]Denmark
Urban: Agglomerations of 200 or more inhabitants.
- [7]Finland
Population includes Åland Islands. Density divides it by their combined land, 303,815 km².
- [8]Ireland
Urban: Population clusters with 1,500 inhabitants or more (aggregate town areas, including suburbs).
- [9]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.
- [10]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.
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).