Population on 1 January by age and sex by country

Countries reporting
48
Highest
143.67 million
Russian Federation
Lowest
34,453
San Marino
Median
5.81 million
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
3,022

What the numbers show

Population on 1 January by age and sex is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 143.67 million in Russian Federation; the lowest is 34,453 in San Marino.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.81 million, and the mean is 17.23 million.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,170.

Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 30.9%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 18.1%).

Population on 1 January by age and sex: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Russian Federation 143.67 million 2014 down 0.3% flat
2 Germany 83.58 million 2025 up 2.9% rising
3 France 68.88 million 2025 up 3.6% rising
4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 67.03 million 2020 up 7.2% rising
5 Metropolitan France 63.70 million 2013 up 6.0% rising
6 Italy 58.94 million 2025 down 2.2% rising
7 Spain 49.13 million 2025 up 5.8% rising
8 Ukraine 41.00 million 2022 down 9.8% falling
9 Poland 36.50 million 2025 down 4.0% rising
10 Romania 19.04 million 2025 down 4.2% flat
11 Netherlands 18.04 million 2025 up 6.8% rising
12 Belgium 11.88 million 2025 up 5.8% rising
13 Czechia 10.91 million 2025 up 3.5% rising
14 Portugal 10.75 million 2025 up 3.4% rising
15 Sweden 10.59 million 2025 up 8.6% rising
16 Greece 10.37 million 2025 down 4.1% rising
17 Azerbaijan 10.22 million 2025 up 6.6% rising
18 Hungary 9.54 million 2025 down 2.8% falling
19 Belarus 9.48 million 2019 down 2.0% falling
20 Austria 9.20 million 2025 up 7.1% rising
21 Switzerland 9.05 million 2025 up 9.9% rising
22 Serbia 6.57 million 2025 down 7.7% falling
23 Bulgaria 6.44 million 2025 down 8.4% falling
24 Denmark 5.99 million 2025 up 5.9% rising
25 Finland 5.64 million 2025 up 3.0% rising
26 Norway 5.59 million 2025 up 8.3% rising
27 Ireland 5.44 million 2025 up 16.3% rising
28 Slovakia 5.42 million 2025 down 0.0% rising
29 Croatia 3.87 million 2025 down 7.3% falling
30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.84 million 2012 up 0.7% rising
31 Georgia 3.70 million 2025 down 0.7% falling
32 Armenia 2.99 million 2024 down 0.6% falling
33 Lithuania 2.89 million 2025 down 1.2% flat
34 Republic of Moldova 2.42 million 2025 down 15.8% falling
35 Albania 2.36 million 2025 down 18.1% rising
36 Slovenia 2.13 million 2025 up 3.3% rising
37 Latvia 1.86 million 2025 down 6.3% falling
38 North Macedonia 1.82 million 2025 down 11.9% rising
39 Kosovo* 1.77 million 2022 down 1.1% falling
40 Estonia 1.37 million 2025 up 4.3% flat
41 Cyprus 982,966 2025 up 14.2% rising
42 Luxembourg 681,973 2025 up 21.1% rising
43 Montenegro 623,327 2025 up 0.2% flat
44 Malta 574,250 2025 up 30.9% rising
45 Iceland 389,444 2025 up 18.3% rising
46 Andorra 76,177 2019 down 9.8% rising
47 Liechtenstein 40,886 2025 up 9.4% rising
48 San Marino 34,453 2018 up 7.5% rising

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Population on 1 January by age and sex
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
57 places, 3,022 data points, 1960–2025
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