Countries in the EU by population (2026)

The European Union has 27 member countries. Click on each country to view current estimates (live population clock), historical data, and projected figures.

#	Country (or dependency)	Population 2026	Yearly Change	Net Change	Density (P/Km²)	Land Area (Km²)	Migrants (net)	Fert. Rate	Median Age	Urban Pop %	World Share
1	Germany	83,644,258	−0.51%	−430,817	240	348,560	158,442	1.5	46	77%	1.01%
2	France	66,746,401	0.14%	95,597	122	547,557	88,533	1.6	42	83%	0.80%
3	Italy	58,926,166	−0.37%	−220,094	200	294,140	58,272	1.2	49	72%	0.71%
4	Spain	47,850,793	−0.08%	−39,165	96	498,800	85,305	1.2	46	80%	0.58%
5	Poland	37,843,188	−0.78%	−297,722	124	306,230	−7,971	1.3	43	60%	0.46%
6	Romania	18,800,605	−0.57%	−108,045	82	230,170	−28,982	1.7	43	55%	0.23%
7	Netherlands	18,448,775	0.56%	101,956	547	33,720	89,379	1.4	42	89%	0.22%
8	Belgium	11,774,642	0.14%	16,039	389	30,280	29,607	1.4	42	99%	0.14%
9	Sweden	10,701,047	0.42%	44,414	26	410,340	42,755	1.4	40	88%	0.13%
10	Czech Republic (Czechia)	10,527,781	−0.77%	−81,458	136	77,240	13,400	1.5	44	76%	0.13%
11	Portugal	10,395,362	−0.16%	−16,472	113	91,590	16,968	1.5	47	67%	0.13%
12	Greece	9,897,115	−0.42%	−41,729	77	128,900	14,649	1.3	47	90%	0.12%
13	Hungary	9,585,818	−0.48%	−46,469	106	90,530	12,936	1.5	44	72%	0.12%
14	Austria	9,107,266	−0.07%	−6,308	111	82,409	13,212	1.3	44	59%	0.11%
15	Bulgaria	6,667,659	−0.7%	−46,901	61	108,560	−5,722	1.7	45	77%	0.080%
16	Denmark	6,023,520	0.35%	21,013	142	42,430	18,360	1.5	41	88%	0.073%
17	Finland	5,621,739	−0.03%	−1,590	18	303,890	12,666	1.3	43	87%	0.068%
18	Slovakia	5,451,342	−0.43%	−23,539	113	48,088	134	1.6	43	54%	0.066%
19	Ireland	5,356,950	0.92%	48,911	78	68,890	32,022	1.6	39	62%	0.065%
20	Croatia	3,822,345	−0.67%	−25,815	68	55,960	−2,491	1.5	46	62%	0.046%
21	Lithuania	2,797,338	−1.16%	−32,806	45	62,674	−4,846	1.2	43	69%	0.034%
22	Slovenia	2,114,573	−0.12%	−2,499	105	20,140	2,609	1.6	45	56%	0.025%
23	Latvia	1,835,935	−0.95%	−17,624	30	62,200	−360	1.4	44	68%	0.022%
24	Cyprus	1,382,334	0.84%	11,580	150	9,240	7,210	1.4	39	61%	0.017%
25	Estonia	1,331,062	−0.98%	−13,170	31	42,390	−716	1.4	43	68%	0.016%
26	Luxembourg	687,448	1.03%	6,995	265	2,590	4,938	1.4	40	87%	0.0083%
27	Malta	549,011	0.66%	3,606	1,716	320	2,157	1.1	41	76%	0.0066%

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).