Population on 1 January by sex, country of birth and group of citizenship by country

Countries reporting
39
Highest
83.58 million Number
Germany
Lowest
40,886 Number
Liechtenstein
Median
5.64 million Number
Years covered
17
2009–2025
Data points
508

What the numbers show

Population on 1 January by sex, country of birth and group of citizenship is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 83.58 million Number in Germany; the lowest is 40,886 Number in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.64 million Number, and the mean is 13.79 million Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,044.

Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 30.9%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 8.4%).

Population on 1 January by sex, country of birth and group of: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 83.58 million Number 2025 flat
2 France 68.88 million Number 2025 up 2.4% flat
3 Italy 58.94 million Number 2025 down 2.2% flat
4 Spain 49.13 million Number 2025 up 5.8% rising
5 Poland 36.50 million Number 2025 down 4.1% flat
5 Poland 36.50 million Number 2025 down 4.1% flat
7 Romania 19.04 million Number 2025 flat
8 Netherlands 18.04 million Number 2025 up 7.2% rising
8 Netherlands 18.04 million Number 2025 up 7.2% rising
10 Belgium 11.88 million Number 2025 up 5.8% rising
11 Czechia 10.91 million Number 2025 flat
12 Portugal 10.75 million Number 2025 up 3.4% flat
13 Sweden 10.59 million Number 2025 up 8.6% rising
14 Greece 10.37 million Number 2025 down 4.1% falling
15 Hungary 9.54 million Number 2025 down 2.8% flat
16 Austria 9.20 million Number 2025 up 8.8% rising
17 Switzerland 9.05 million Number 2025 up 9.9% rising
18 Bulgaria 6.44 million Number 2025 down 8.4% falling
19 Denmark 5.99 million Number 2025 up 5.9% rising
20 Finland 5.64 million Number 2025 up 3.0% flat
21 Norway 5.59 million Number 2025 up 8.3% rising
22 Ireland 5.44 million Number 2025 up 18.5% rising
23 Slovakia 5.42 million Number 2025 down 0.0% flat
23 Slovakia 5.42 million Number 2025 down 0.0% flat
25 Croatia 3.87 million Number 2025 down 7.3% falling
25 Croatia 3.87 million Number 2025 down 7.3% falling
27 Lithuania 2.89 million Number 2025 down 1.2% flat
27 Lithuania 2.89 million Number 2025 down 1.2% flat
29 Slovenia 2.13 million Number 2025 up 3.3% flat
29 Slovenia 2.13 million Number 2025 up 3.3% flat
31 Latvia 1.86 million Number 2025 down 6.3% falling
31 Latvia 1.86 million Number 2025 down 6.3% falling
33 Estonia 1.37 million Number 2025 up 4.3% flat
33 Estonia 1.37 million Number 2025 up 4.3% flat
35 Cyprus 982,966 Number 2025 up 14.2% rising
36 Luxembourg 681,973 Number 2025 up 15.5% rising
37 Malta 574,250 Number 2025 up 30.9% rising
38 Iceland 389,444 Number 2025 up 17.1% rising
39 Liechtenstein 40,886 Number 2025 up 10.1% 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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Indicator
Population on 1 January by sex, country of birth and group of citizenship
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 508 data points, 2009–2025
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