Distribution of population by group of citizenship and tenure status (population aged 18 and over) by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
78.3
Latvia
Lowest
17.5
Switzerland
Median
43
Years covered
17
2009–2025
Data points
557
What the numbers show
Distribution of population by group of citizenship and tenure status (population aged 18 and over) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 78.3 in Latvia; the lowest is 17.5 in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 43, and the mean is 45.99.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 102.3%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 42.2%).
Distribution of population by group of citizenship and tenure status: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 78.3 | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 1 | Latvia | 78.3 | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 3 | Serbia | 77.1 | 2019 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 77.1 | 2019 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 5 | Estonia | 69.2 | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 5 | Estonia | 69.2 | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 7 | Hungary | 63.7 | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 8 | Türkiye | 61.9 | 2025 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 9 | Slovenia | 53.2 | 2025 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 9 | Slovenia | 53.2 | 2025 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 11 | Norway | 51.8 | 2025 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 12 | Iceland | 51.4 | 2020 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 49.7 | 2025 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 14 | Portugal | 48.5 | 2025 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 46.5 | 2025 | down 16.2% | flat |
| 16 | Czechia | 45.5 | 2025 | up 20.7% | flat |
| 17 | Italy | 43.1 | 2025 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 18 | Malta | 43 | 2025 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 19 | Sweden | 41.4 | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 20 | France | 40.5 | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 21 | Spain | 40 | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 22 | Finland | 36.7 | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 23 | Netherlands | 36.1 | 2025 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 23 | Netherlands | 36.1 | 2025 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 35.3 | 2018 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 35.3 | 2018 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 27 | Cyprus | 34.5 | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 28 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 33.8 | 2019 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 29 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 29.4 | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 30 | Denmark | 28.9 | 2025 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 31 | Austria | 28.2 | 2025 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 32 | Ireland | 28.1 | 2025 | up 99.3% | rising |
| 33 | Greece | 27.1 | 2025 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 34 | Germany | 20 | 2025 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 35 | Switzerland | 17.5 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.