Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level by country

Countries reporting
49
Highest
142.96 million
Russia
Lowest
33,755
San Marino
Median
5.64 million
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
3,210

What the numbers show

Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 142.96 million in Russia; the lowest is 33,755 in San Marino.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.64 million, and the mean is 16.94 million.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,235.

Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 30.8%), and the largest decrease in Moldova (down 25.3%).

Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Russia 142.96 million 2011 down 2.1% flat
2 Germany 83.52 million 2025 up 2.2% rising
3 United Kingdom 69.47 million 2025 up 6.7% rising
4 France 69.00 million 2025 up 3.7% rising
5 Metropolitan France 63.54 million 2012 up 6.1% rising
6 Italy 58.94 million 2025 down 2.1% rising
7 Spain 49.36 million 2025 up 6.3% rising
8 Ukraine 41.58 million 2020 down 9.0% falling
9 Poland 36.42 million 2025 down 4.1% rising
10 Romania 19.04 million 2025 down 3.9% flat
11 Netherlands 18.09 million 2025 up 6.8% rising
12 Belgium 11.92 million 2025 up 5.7% rising
13 Portugal 11.41 million 2025 up 9.9% rising
14 Czechia 10.91 million 2025 up 3.5% rising
15 Sweden 10.60 million 2025 up 8.1% rising
16 Greece 10.37 million 2025 down 3.8% rising
17 Azerbaijan 10.24 million 2025 up 6.2% rising
18 Hungary 9.51 million 2025 down 2.9% falling
19 Belarus 9.44 million 2019 down 1.4% falling
20 Austria 9.21 million 2025 up 6.5% rising
21 Switzerland 9.09 million 2025 up 9.7% rising
22 Serbia 6.55 million 2025 down 7.7% falling
23 Bulgaria 6.43 million 2025 down 7.9% falling
24 Denmark 6.01 million 2025 up 5.7% rising
25 Finland 5.64 million 2025 up 3.0% rising
26 Norway 5.61 million 2025 up 8.1% rising
27 Ireland 5.48 million 2025 up 16.4% rising
28 Slovakia 5.41 million 2025 down 0.2% rising
29 Croatia 3.88 million 2025 down 6.8% falling
30 Georgia 3.82 million 2025 up 2.6% falling
31 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.40 million 2025 down 7.3% flat
32 Armenia 3.09 million 2025 up 2.7% falling
33 Lithuania 2.89 million 2025 down 0.8% falling
34 Moldova 2.39 million 2025 down 25.3% falling
35 Albania 2.35 million 2025 down 18.4% rising
36 Slovenia 2.13 million 2025 up 3.4% rising
37 Latvia 1.85 million 2025 down 6.3% falling
38 North Macedonia 1.82 million 2025 down 12.0% rising
39 Kosovo* 1.79 million 2021 down 0.1% rising
40 Estonia 1.37 million 2025 up 3.9% flat
41 Cyprus 989,769 2025 up 14.8% rising
42 Luxembourg 686,466 2025 up 20.5% rising
43 Montenegro 623,115 2025 up 0.2% flat
44 Malta 581,252 2025 up 30.8% rising
45 Iceland 391,884 2025 up 18.5% rising
46 Andorra 83,345 2023 up 8.0% rising
47 Liechtenstein 41,057 2025 up 9.5% rising
48 Monaco 38,640 2025 up 1.8% rising
49 San Marino 33,755 2022 up 0.9% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
60 places, 3,210 data points, 1960–2025
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