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EU countries by deaths

Germany had the highest deaths of 27 EU countries in 2024, at 1.01 million. Malta had the lowest, at 4,181. The median was 91,268 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 4.81 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,007,758Germany
Lowest4,181Malta
Median91,26827 EU countries
European Union (27)4,811,984History

All EU countries, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

GermanyGermany: 1,007,758 count1,007,758ItalyItaly: 653,109 count653,109FranceFrance: 643,332 count643,332SpainSpain: 433,311 count433,311PolandPoland: 408,504 count408,504RomaniaRomania: 244,575 count244,575NetherlandsNetherlands: 172,165 count172,165HungaryHungary: 128,079 count128,079GreeceGreece: 125,873 count125,873PortugalPortugal: 118,396 count118,396CzechiaCzechia: 112,211 count112,211BelgiumBelgium: 112,098 count112,098BulgariaBulgaria: 100,736 count100,736SwedenSweden: 91,268 count91,268AustriaAustria: 88,486 count88,486FinlandFinland: 58,267 count58,267DenmarkDenmark: 57,071 count57,071SlovakiaSlovakia: 53,876 count53,876CroatiaCroatia: 51,080 count51,080LithuaniaLithuania: 37,453 count37,453IrelandIreland: 35,030 count35,030LatviaLatvia: 26,661 count26,661SloveniaSlovenia: 21,506 count21,506EstoniaEstonia: 15,756 count15,756CyprusCyprus: 6,753 count6,753LuxembourgLuxembourg: 4,471 count4,471MaltaMalta: 4,181 count4,181
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2024
count		Change on 2023
1Germany1,007,758-2%
2Italy653,109-2.7%
3France643,332+0.6%
4Spain433,311-0%
5Poland408,504-0.1%
6Romania244,575+0.2%
7Netherlands172,165+1.6%
8Hungary128,079-0.6%
9Greece125,873-1%
10Portugal118,3960%
11Czechia112,211-0.5%
12Belgium112,098+0.7%
13Bulgaria100,736-0.3%
14Sweden91,268-3.3%
15Austria88,486-1.4%
16Finland58,267-5%
17Denmark57,071-2.2%
18Slovakia53,876-0.5%
19Croatia51,080-0.4%
20Lithuania37,453+1.2%
21Ireland35,030+0.1%
22Latvia26,661-4.9%
23Slovenia21,506-0.2%
24Estonia15,756-1.5%
25Cyprus6,753+0.2%
26Luxembourg4,471+0.9%
27Malta4,181+3.7%

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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 1.01 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest deaths?

Malta, with 4,181 in 2024.

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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