Population on 1 January by five year age group, sex and other typologies by country
Countries reporting
34
Highest
38.16 million
Germany
Lowest
40,886
Liechtenstein
Median
1.62 million
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
420
What the numbers show
Population on 1 January by five year age group, sex and other typologies is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 38.16 million in Germany; the lowest is 40,886 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.62 million, and the mean is 6.44 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 933.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 30.9%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 3.2%).
Population on 1 January by five year age group, sex and other: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 38.16 million | 2025 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 2 | Spain | 30.71 million | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 30.54 million | 2025 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 4 | France | 24.82 million | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 14.12 million | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 14.12 million | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 8.33 million | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 8.33 million | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 9 | Belgium | 7.61 million | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 10 | Portugal | 5.08 million | 2025 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 11 | Greece | 4.85 million | 2025 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 12 | Switzerland | 4.71 million | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 13 | Sweden | 4.25 million | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 14 | Austria | 3.13 million | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 15 | Romania | 2.31 million | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 16 | Finland | 1.78 million | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 1.69 million | 2025 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 18 | Ireland | 1.56 million | 2025 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 1.41 million | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 20 | Czechia | 1.40 million | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 1.30 million | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 22 | Lithuania | 876,727 | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 22 | Lithuania | 876,727 | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 24 | Latvia | 850,455 | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 25 | Croatia | 777,359 | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 25 | Croatia | 777,359 | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 27 | Estonia | 777,180 | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 27 | Estonia | 777,180 | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 736,385 | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 736,385 | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 31 | Norway | 724,290 | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 32 | Malta | 574,250 | 2025 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 33 | Iceland | 249,054 | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 34 | Liechtenstein | 40,886 | 2025 | up 9.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 187.66 million