Population density by NUTS 3 region by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
2,154 Persons per square kilometre
Malta
Lowest
3.8 Persons per square kilometre
Iceland
Median
107.15 Persons per square kilometre
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
54,908
What the numbers show
Population density by NUTS 3 region is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 2,154 Persons per square kilometre in Malta; the lowest is 3.8 Persons per square kilometre in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 107.15 Persons per square kilometre, and the mean is 196.38 Persons per square kilometre.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 567.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 18 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 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 2 | Mayotte | 890.2 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 529.5 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 529.5 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 5 | Belgium | 389.1 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 6 | Martinique | 326.5 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 275.3 Persons per square kilometre | 2020 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 275.3 Persons per square kilometre | 2020 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 261.8 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 10 | Liechtenstein | 256 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 11 | Guadeloupe | 246.6 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 12 | Germany | 236.4 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 13 | Switzerland | 226 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 14 | Italy | 198 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 142.4 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 16 | Czechia | 141.2 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 119 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 17 | Poland | 119 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 19 | Portugal | 117.6 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 20 | Türkiye | 111.6 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 111.3 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 21 | Slovakia | 111.3 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 21 | Austria | 111.3 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 24 | France | 108.5 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 25 | Cyprus | 105.8 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 105.6 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 105.6 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 28 | Hungary | 104.8 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 29 | Spain | 97.2 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 30 | Albania | 84.6 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 31 | Romania | 81.3 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 32 | Greece | 79.8 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 33 | Ireland | 78.6 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 73.3 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 35 | Croatia | 69.2 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 69.2 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 58.6 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 38 | Lithuania | 46.1 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 38 | Lithuania | 46.1 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 40 | Montenegro | 45.8 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 41 | Estonia | 31.8 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 41 | Estonia | 31.8 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 43 | Latvia | 30 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 43 | Latvia | 30 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 45 | Sweden | 26 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 46 | Finland | 18.5 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 47 | Norway | 15.3 Persons per square kilometre | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 48 | Iceland | 3.8 Persons per square kilometre | 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 Persons per square kilometre
- Tower Hamlets (NUTS 2021) 15,794 Persons per square kilometre
- Lambeth (NUTS 2021) 12,123 Persons per square kilometre
- Westminster (NUTS 2021) 11,901 Persons per square kilometre
- Kensington and Chelsea & Hammersmith and Fulham (NUTS 2021) 11,699 Persons per square kilometre
- Haringey & Islington (NUTS 2021) 11,690 Persons per square kilometre
- Hackney & Newham (NUTS 2021) 11,545 Persons per square kilometre
- Inner London - East (NUTS 2021) 11,509 Persons per square kilometre
- Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon 11,143 Persons per square kilometre
- Inner London - West (NUTS 2021) 10,845 Persons per square kilometre
- Camden & City of London (NUTS 2021) 10,666 Persons per square kilometre
- Lewisham & Southwark (NUTS 2021) 9,756 Persons per square kilometre
- Hauts-de-Seine 9,680 Persons per square kilometre
- Wandsworth (NUTS 2021) 9,595 Persons per square kilometre
- Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 7,827 Persons per square kilometre
- Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad 7,827 Persons per square kilometre
- Brent (NUTS 2021) 7,693 Persons per square kilometre
- Bucureşti 7,426 Persons per square kilometre
- Notios Tomeas Athinon 7,410 Persons per square kilometre
- Seine-Saint-Denis 7,309 Persons per square kilometre
- Dytikos Tomeas Athinon 6,833 Persons per square kilometre
- Ciudad de Melilla 6,180 Persons per square kilometre
- Melilla 6,180 Persons per square kilometre
- Redbridge & Waltham Forest (NUTS 2021) 6,162 Persons per square kilometre
- Ealing (NUTS 2021) 6,158 Persons per square kilometre
- Val-de-Marne 5,921 Persons per square kilometre
- London (NUTS 2021) 5,691 Persons per square kilometre
- Basel-Stadt 5,575 Persons per square kilometre
- Portsmouth (NUTS 2021) 5,392 Persons per square kilometre
- Wien 5,094 Persons per square kilometre
- Southampton (NUTS 2021) 5,078 Persons per square kilometre
- Luton (NUTS 2021) 5,064 Persons per square kilometre
- Merton, Kingston upon Thames & Sutton (NUTS 2021) 4,966 Persons per square kilometre
- Bexley & Greenwich (NUTS 2021) 4,965 Persons per square kilometre
- Leicester (NUTS 2021) 4,880 Persons per square kilometre
- München, Kreisfreie Stadt 4,829 Persons per square kilometre
- Manchester (NUTS 2021) 4,754 Persons per square kilometre
- Byen København 4,753 Persons per square kilometre
- Barnet (NUTS 2021) 4,525 Persons per square kilometre
- Croydon (NUTS 2021) 4,518 Persons per square kilometre