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EU countries by deaths

Germany had the highest deaths of 27 EU countries in 2022, at 1.07 million. Malta had the lowest, at 4,230. The median was 94,737 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 5.16 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,066,341Germany
Lowest4,230Malta
Median94,73727 EU countries
European Union (27)5,158,828History

All EU countries, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

GermanyGermany: 1,066,341 count1,066,341ItalyItaly: 715,077 count715,077FranceFrance: 675,271 count675,271SpainSpain: 461,954 count461,954PolandPoland: 448,448 count448,448RomaniaRomania: 273,382 count273,382NetherlandsNetherlands: 170,112 count170,112GreeceGreece: 139,921 count139,921HungaryHungary: 136,823 count136,823PortugalPortugal: 124,361 count124,361CzechiaCzechia: 120,219 count120,219BulgariaBulgaria: 118,814 count118,814BelgiumBelgium: 116,424 count116,424SwedenSweden: 94,737 count94,737AustriaAustria: 93,332 count93,332FinlandFinland: 63,219 count63,219SlovakiaSlovakia: 59,583 count59,583DenmarkDenmark: 59,435 count59,435CroatiaCroatia: 56,979 count56,979LithuaniaLithuania: 42,884 count42,884IrelandIreland: 35,000 count35,000LatviaLatvia: 30,731 count30,731SloveniaSlovenia: 22,492 count22,492EstoniaEstonia: 17,315 count17,315CyprusCyprus: 7,295 count7,295LuxembourgLuxembourg: 4,449 count4,449MaltaMalta: 4,230 count4,230
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2022
count		Change on 2021
1Germany1,066,341+4.2%
2Italy715,077+2%
3France675,271+2%
4Spain461,954+2.9%
5Poland448,448-13.7%
6Romania273,382-18.5%
7Netherlands170,112-0.5%
8Greece139,921-2.8%
9Hungary136,823-12.4%
10Portugal124,361-0.4%
11Czechia120,219-14.1%
12Bulgaria118,814-20.3%
13Belgium116,424+3.6%
14Sweden94,737+3%
15Austria93,332+1.5%
16Finland63,219+9.6%
17Slovakia59,583-18.9%
18Denmark59,435+4%
19Croatia56,979-9.1%
20Lithuania42,884-10.2%
21Ireland35,000+2.1%
22Latvia30,731-11.2%
23Slovenia22,492-3.3%
24Estonia17,315-6.8%
25Cyprus7,295+1.3%
26Luxembourg4,449-0.9%
27Malta4,230+1.6%

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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 1.07 million in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest deaths?

Malta, with 4,230 in 2022.

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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