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EU countries by deaths

Germany had the highest deaths of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 1.02 million. Malta had the lowest, at 4,163. The median was 91,962 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 5.3 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,023,687Germany
Lowest4,163Malta
Median91,96227 EU countries
European Union (27)5,297,333History

All EU countries, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

GermanyGermany: 1,023,687 count1,023,687ItalyItaly: 701,346 count701,346FranceFrance: 661,779 count661,779PolandPoland: 519,517 count519,517SpainSpain: 449,149 count449,149RomaniaRomania: 335,527 count335,527NetherlandsNetherlands: 170,972 count170,972HungaryHungary: 156,131 count156,131BulgariaBulgaria: 148,995 count148,995GreeceGreece: 143,923 count143,923CzechiaCzechia: 139,891 count139,891PortugalPortugal: 124,841 count124,841BelgiumBelgium: 112,331 count112,331AustriaAustria: 91,962 count91,962SwedenSweden: 91,958 count91,958SlovakiaSlovakia: 73,461 count73,461CroatiaCroatia: 62,712 count62,712FinlandFinland: 57,659 count57,659DenmarkDenmark: 57,152 count57,152LithuaniaLithuania: 47,746 count47,746LatviaLatvia: 34,600 count34,600IrelandIreland: 34,292 count34,292SloveniaSlovenia: 23,261 count23,261EstoniaEstonia: 18,587 count18,587CyprusCyprus: 7,202 count7,202LuxembourgLuxembourg: 4,489 count4,489MaltaMalta: 4,163 count4,163
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
count		Change on 2020
1Germany1,023,687+3.9%
2Italy701,346-5.3%
3France661,779-1.1%
4Poland519,517+8.8%
5Spain449,149-8.8%
6Romania335,527+12%
7Netherlands170,972+1.4%
8Hungary156,131+10.5%
9Bulgaria148,995+19.4%
10Greece143,923+9.8%
11Czechia139,891+8.2%
12Portugal124,841+1.2%
13Belgium112,331-11.5%
14Austria91,962+0.4%
15Sweden91,958-6.3%
16Slovakia73,461+24.3%
17Croatia62,712+10%
18Finland57,659+3.9%
19Denmark57,152+4.6%
20Lithuania47,746+9.6%
21Latvia34,600+19.9%
22Ireland34,292+5.9%
23Slovenia23,261-3.1%
24Estonia18,587+17.6%
25Cyprus7,202+12.1%
26Luxembourg4,489-2.6%
27Malta4,163+1.8%

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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 1.02 million in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest deaths?

Malta, with 4,163 in 2021.

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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