Population density by NUTS 3 region by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
2,154
Malta
Lowest
3.8
Iceland
Median
105.8
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
56,455
What the numbers show
Population density by NUTS 3 region is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 2,154 in Malta; the lowest is 3.8 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 105.8, and the mean is 193.87.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 567.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Mayotte (up 42.5%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 15.7%).
Population density by NUTS 3 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 2,154 | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 2 | Mayotte | 890.2 | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 529.5 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 529.5 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 5 | Belgium | 389.1 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 6 | Martinique | 326.5 | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 275.3 | 2020 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 275.3 | 2020 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 261.8 | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 10 | Liechtenstein | 256 | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 11 | Guadeloupe | 246.6 | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 12 | Germany | 236.4 | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 13 | Switzerland | 226 | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 14 | Italy | 198 | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 142.4 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 16 | Czechia | 141.2 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 119 | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 17 | Poland | 119 | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 19 | Portugal | 117.6 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 20 | Türkiye | 111.6 | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 111.3 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 21 | Slovakia | 111.3 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 21 | Austria | 111.3 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 24 | France | 108.5 | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 25 | Cyprus | 105.8 | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 105.6 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 105.6 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 28 | Hungary | 104.8 | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 29 | Spain | 97.2 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 30 | Albania | 84.6 | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 31 | Romania | 81.3 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 32 | Greece | 79.8 | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 33 | Ireland | 78.6 | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 73.3 | 2024 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 73.3 | 2024 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 36 | Croatia | 69.2 | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 36 | Croatia | 69.2 | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 58.6 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 39 | Lithuania | 46.1 | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 39 | Lithuania | 46.1 | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 41 | Montenegro | 45.8 | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 42 | Estonia | 31.8 | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 42 | Estonia | 31.8 | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 44 | Latvia | 30 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 44 | Latvia | 30 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 46 | Sweden | 26 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 47 | Finland | 18.5 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 48 | Norway | 15.3 | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 49 | Iceland | 3.8 | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Paris 20,148
- Tower Hamlets (NUTS 2021) 15,794
- Lambeth (NUTS 2021) 12,123
- Westminster (NUTS 2021) 11,901
- Kensington and Chelsea & Hammersmith and Fulham (NUTS 2021) 11,699
- Haringey & Islington (NUTS 2021) 11,690
- Hackney & Newham (NUTS 2021) 11,545
- Inner London - East (NUTS 2021) 11,509
- Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon 11,143
- Inner London - West (NUTS 2021) 10,845
- Camden & City of London (NUTS 2021) 10,666
- Lewisham & Southwark (NUTS 2021) 9,756
- Hauts-de-Seine 9,680
- Wandsworth (NUTS 2021) 9,595
- Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 7,827
- Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad 7,827
- Brent (NUTS 2021) 7,693
- Bucureşti 7,426
- Bucureşti 7,426
- Notios Tomeas Athinon 7,410
- Seine-Saint-Denis 7,309
- Dytikos Tomeas Athinon 6,833
- Ciudad de Melilla 6,180
- Melilla 6,180
- Redbridge & Waltham Forest (NUTS 2021) 6,162
- Ealing (NUTS 2021) 6,158
- Val-de-Marne 5,921
- London (NUTS 2021) 5,691
- Basel-Stadt 5,575
- Portsmouth (NUTS 2021) 5,392
- Wien 5,094
- Southampton (NUTS 2021) 5,078
- Luton (NUTS 2021) 5,064
- Merton, Kingston upon Thames & Sutton (NUTS 2021) 4,966
- Bexley & Greenwich (NUTS 2021) 4,965
- Leicester (NUTS 2021) 4,880
- München, Kreisfreie Stadt 4,829
- Manchester (NUTS 2021) 4,754
- Byen København 4,753
- Barnet (NUTS 2021) 4,525