# EU countries by population density, 2024

All 27 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-07
- Citation: Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-density/eu-countries
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population-density/eu-countries.csv

| Rank | Place | inhabitants per km² |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Malta | 1,817.4 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 529.5 |
| 3 | Belgium | 389.1 |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 261.8 |
| 5 | Germany | 236.4 |
| 6 | Italy | 198 |
| 7 | Denmark | 142.4 |
| 8 | Czechia | 141.2 |
| 9 | Poland | 119 |
| 10 | Portugal | 117.6 |
| 11 | Austria | 111.3 |
| 11 | Slovakia | 111.3 |
| 13 | France | 108.5 |
| 14 | Cyprus | 105.8 |
| 15 | Slovenia | 105.6 |
| 16 | Hungary | 104.8 |
| 17 | Spain | 97.2 |
| 18 | Romania | 81.3 |
| 19 | Greece | 79.8 |
| 20 | Ireland | 78.6 |
| 21 | Croatia | 69.2 |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 58.6 |
| 23 | Lithuania | 46.1 |
| 24 | Estonia | 31.8 |
| 25 | Latvia | 30 |
| 26 | Sweden | 26 |
| 27 | Finland | 18.5 |