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EU countries by deaths

Germany had the highest deaths of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 1.03 million. Malta had the lowest, at 4,030. The median was 94,385 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 4.86 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,028,206Germany
Lowest4,030Malta
Median94,38527 EU countries
European Union (27)4,856,197History

All EU countries, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

GermanyGermany: 1,028,206 count1,028,206ItalyItaly: 671,065 count671,065FranceFrance: 639,426 count639,426SpainSpain: 433,420 count433,420PolandPoland: 409,036 count409,036RomaniaRomania: 244,061 count244,061NetherlandsNetherlands: 169,521 count169,521HungaryHungary: 128,839 count128,839GreeceGreece: 127,169 count127,169PortugalPortugal: 118,344 count118,344CzechiaCzechia: 112,795 count112,795BelgiumBelgium: 111,311 count111,311BulgariaBulgaria: 101,006 count101,006SwedenSweden: 94,385 count94,385AustriaAustria: 89,760 count89,760FinlandFinland: 61,339 count61,339DenmarkDenmark: 58,384 count58,384SlovakiaSlovakia: 54,133 count54,133CroatiaCroatia: 51,275 count51,275LithuaniaLithuania: 37,005 count37,005IrelandIreland: 34,990 count34,990LatviaLatvia: 28,031 count28,031SloveniaSlovenia: 21,540 count21,540EstoniaEstonia: 16,002 count16,002CyprusCyprus: 6,742 count6,742LuxembourgLuxembourg: 4,431 count4,431MaltaMalta: 4,030 count4,030
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2023
count		Change on 2022
1Germany1,028,206-3.6%
2Italy671,065-6.2%
3France639,426-5.3%
4Spain433,420-6.2%
5Poland409,036-8.8%
6Romania244,061-10.7%
7Netherlands169,521-0.3%
8Hungary128,839-5.8%
9Greece127,169-9.1%
10Portugal118,344-4.8%
11Czechia112,795-6.2%
12Belgium111,311-4.4%
13Bulgaria101,006-15%
14Sweden94,385-0.4%
15Austria89,760-3.8%
16Finland61,339-3%
17Denmark58,384-1.8%
18Slovakia54,133-9.1%
19Croatia51,275-10%
20Lithuania37,005-13.7%
21Ireland34,990-0%
22Latvia28,031-8.8%
23Slovenia21,540-4.2%
24Estonia16,002-7.6%
25Cyprus6,742-7.6%
26Luxembourg4,431-0.4%
27Malta4,030-4.7%

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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 1.03 million in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest deaths?

Malta, with 4,030 in 2023.

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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