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EU countries by deaths

Germany had the highest deaths of 27 EU countries in 2020, at 985,572. Malta had the lowest, at 4,091. The median was 98,124 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 5.19 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest985,572Germany
Lowest4,091Malta
Median98,12427 EU countries
European Union (27)5,185,351History

All EU countries, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

GermanyGermany: 985,572 count985,572ItalyItaly: 740,317 count740,317FranceFrance: 669,064 count669,064SpainSpain: 492,447 count492,447PolandPoland: 477,355 count477,355RomaniaRomania: 299,524 count299,524NetherlandsNetherlands: 168,678 count168,678HungaryHungary: 141,326 count141,326GreeceGreece: 131,047 count131,047CzechiaCzechia: 129,289 count129,289BelgiumBelgium: 126,896 count126,896BulgariaBulgaria: 124,735 count124,735PortugalPortugal: 123,396 count123,396SwedenSweden: 98,124 count98,124AustriaAustria: 91,599 count91,599SlovakiaSlovakia: 59,089 count59,089CroatiaCroatia: 57,023 count57,023FinlandFinland: 55,488 count55,488DenmarkDenmark: 54,645 count54,645LithuaniaLithuania: 43,547 count43,547IrelandIreland: 32,387 count32,387LatviaLatvia: 28,854 count28,854SloveniaSlovenia: 24,016 count24,016EstoniaEstonia: 15,811 count15,811CyprusCyprus: 6,422 count6,422LuxembourgLuxembourg: 4,609 count4,609MaltaMalta: 4,091 count4,091
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2020
count		Change on 2019
1Germany985,572+4.9%
2Italy740,317+16.7%
3France669,064+9.1%
4Spain492,447+18.3%
5Poland477,355+16.5%
6Romania299,524+15.3%
7Netherlands168,678+11.1%
8Hungary141,326+8.8%
9Greece131,047+4.9%
10Czechia129,289+15.1%
11Belgium126,896+16.7%
12Bulgaria124,735+15.4%
13Portugal123,396+10.3%
14Sweden98,124+10.5%
15Austria91,599+9.8%
16Slovakia59,089+11%
17Croatia57,023+10.1%
18Finland55,488+2.9%
19Denmark54,645+1.3%
20Lithuania43,547+13.8%
21Ireland32,387+4.6%
22Latvia28,854+4.1%
23Slovenia24,016+16.7%
24Estonia15,811+2.7%
25Cyprus6,422+2.9%
26Luxembourg4,609+7.6%
27Malta4,091+10.9%

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About this ranking

Deaths of residents in the area during the year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Deaths during the year (demo_gind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_gind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which EU country has the highest deaths?

Germany, with 985,572 in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest deaths?

Malta, with 4,091 in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Deaths during the year (demo_gind). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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