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EU regions (NUTS 2) by population density
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest had the highest population density of 234 regions in 2019, at 7,526.7 inhabitants per km². Övre Norrland had the lowest, at 3.4 inhabitants per km². The median was 119.4 inhabitants per km² and the figure for the European Union (27) was 109 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru… Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 7,526.7 inhabitants per km² 7,526.7 Melilla Melilla: 6,041.5 inhabitants per km² 6,041.5 Wien Wien: 4,808.9 inhabitants per km² 4,808.9 Berlin Berlin: 4,322.9 inhabitants per km² 4,322.9 Ceuta Ceuta: 4,222.9 inhabitants per km² 4,222.9 Budapest Budapest: 3,433.8 inhabitants per km² 3,433.8 Praha Praha: 2,714.3 inhabitants per km² 2,714.3 Hamburg Hamburg: 2,597.5 inhabitants per km² 2,597.5 Bremen Bremen: 1,744.5 inhabitants per km² 1,744.5 Malta Malta: 1,595.1 inhabitants per km² 1,595.1 Bucureşti-Ilfov Bucureşti-Ilfov: 1,321.9 inhabitants per km² 1,321.9 Noord-Holland Noord-Holland: 1,041.2 inhabitants per km² 1,041.2 Ile-de-France Ile-de-France: 1,026.8 inhabitants per km² 1,026.8 Düsseldorf Düsseldorf: 1,006.7 inhabitants per km² 1,006.7 Attiki Attiki: 987.5 inhabitants per km² 987.5 Community of Madrid Community of Madrid: 839.7 inhabitants per km² 839.7 Hovedstaden Hovedstaden: 756 inhabitants per km² 756 Mayotte Mayotte: 750.8 inhabitants per km² 750.8 Prov. Antwerpen Prov. Antwerpen: 665.8 inhabitants per km² 665.8 Köln Köln: 613.4 inhabitants per km² 613.4 Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 544.7 inhabitants per km² 544.7 Darmstadt Darmstadt: 542.2 inhabitants per km² 542.2 Limburg (NL) Limburg (NL): 517.7 inhabitants per km² 517.7 Noord-Brabant Noord-Brabant: 514.8 inhabitants per km² 514.8 Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 512.3 inhabitants per km² 512.3 Warszawski stołeczny Warszawski stołeczny: 510.2 inhabitants per km² 510.2 Arnsberg Arnsberg: 449.1 inhabitants per km² 449.1 Lombardia Lombardia: 435.8 inhabitants per km² 435.8 Campania Campania: 422.2 inhabitants per km² 422.2 Gelderland Gelderland: 415.8 inhabitants per km² 415.8 Karlsruhe Karlsruhe: 409.3 inhabitants per km² 409.3 Stuttgart Stuttgart: 393.3 inhabitants per km² 393.3 Saarland Saarland: 385.5 inhabitants per km² 385.5 Prov. West-Vlaanderen Prov. West-Vlaanderen: 380.8 inhabitants per km² 380.8 Münster Münster: 380.1 inhabitants per km² 380.1 Prov. Brabant wallon Prov. Brabant wallon: 369.7 inhabitants per km² 369.7 Śląskie Śląskie: 368.8 inhabitants per km² 368.8 Prov. Limburg (BE) Prov. Limburg (BE): 367.5 inhabitants per km² 367.5 Stockholm Stockholm: 361.8 inhabitants per km² 361.8 Prov. Hainaut Prov. Hainaut: 354.8 inhabitants per km² 354.8 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat . Retrieved 2026-10-08. Full ranking Rank Regions 2019inhabitants per km² Change on 2018 1 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 7,526.7 +0.7% 2 Melilla 6,041.5 -0.1% 3 Wien 4,808.9 +0.6% 4 Berlin 4,322.9 +0.8% 5 Ceuta 4,222.9 -0.7% 6 Budapest 3,433.8 0% 7 Praha 2,714.3 +1.1% 8 Hamburg 2,597.5 +0.5% 9 Bremen 1,744.5 0% 10 Malta 1,595.1 +3% 11 Bucureşti-Ilfov 1,321.9 +0.4% 12 Noord-Holland 1,041.2 +0.9% 13 Ile-de-France 1,026.8 +0.3% 14 Düsseldorf 1,006.7 +0.1% 15 Attiki 987.5 -0.2% 16 Community of Madrid 839.7 +1.5% 17 Hovedstaden 756 +0.6% 18 Mayotte 750.8 +3.6% 19 Prov. Antwerpen 665.8 +0.6% 20 Köln 613.4 +0.3% 21 Prov. Vlaams-Brabant 544.7 +0.8% 22 Darmstadt 542.2 +0.5% 23 Limburg (NL) 517.7 0% 24 Noord-Brabant 514.8 +0.7% 25 Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen 512.3 +0.7% 26 Warszawski stołeczny 510.2 +0.9% 27 Arnsberg 449.1 -0% 28 Lombardia 435.8 -0% 29 Campania 422.2 -1% 30 Gelderland 415.8 +0.6% 31 Karlsruhe 409.3 +0.3% 32 Stuttgart 393.3 +0.3% 33 Saarland 385.5 -0.4% 34 Prov. West-Vlaanderen 380.8 +0.4% 35 Münster 380.1 +0.1% 36 Prov. Brabant wallon 369.7 +0.7% 37 Śląskie 368.8 -0.3% 38 Prov. Limburg (BE) 367.5 +0.5% 39 Stockholm 361.8 +1.5% 40 Prov. Hainaut 354.8 +0.3% 41 La Réunion 345.7 +0.1% 42 Overijssel 344.9 +0.5% 43 Lazio 343 -1.2% 44 Bratislavský kraj 328.8 +1.4% 45 Martinique 328.6 -1.2% 46 Nord-Pas de Calais 327.4 -0.2% 47 Região Autónoma da Madeira 318 -0% 48 Detmold 316.3 0% 49 Basque Country 303.7 +0.4% 50 Rheinhessen-Pfalz 303.2 +0.3% 51 Canary Islands 299.4 +1.4% 52 Flevoland 292.5 +1.4% 53 Prov. Liège 289.7 +0.2% 54 Liguria 284.3 -1% 55 Veneto 282 -0.3% 56 Oberbayern 273.4 +0.7% 57 Leipzig 268.4 +0.6% 58 Groningen 247.9 +0.3% 59 Guadeloupe 247 -1.1% 60 Mittelfranken 245.7 +0.4% 61 Freiburg 244.9 +0.4% 62 Balearic Islands 241.2 +1.9% 63 Luxembourg 239.8 +2% 64 Hannover 239 +0.1% 65 Catalonia 238.1 +1.1% 66 Alsace 230.6 +0.3% 67 Moravskoslezsko 226.2 -0.2% 68 Małopolskie 224 +0.4% 69 Chemnitz 219.9 -0.6% 70 Valencian Community 216.2 +0.8% 71 Tübingen 214.2 +0.5% 72 Zeeland 212.6 +0.2% 73 Puglia 206.8 -1.2% 74 Dresden 205.6 -0% 75 Pest 205.1 +1.4% 76 Emilia-Romagna 201.9 +0.1% 77 Braunschweig 197.3 -0.1% 78 Gießen 194.9 +0.1% 79 Sicilia 192.1 -1.5% 80 Schwaben 191.5 +0.7% 81 Friesland (NL) 191 +0.2% 82 Schleswig-Holstein 188.2 +0.2% 83 Koblenz 186.7 +0.2% 84 Helsinki-Uusimaa 184.7 +1% 85 Drenthe 184.5 +0.1% 86 Piemonte 172.3 -0.7% 87 Eastern and Midland 169.8 +1.6% 87 Weser-Ems 169.8 +0.4% 89 Norte 169.3 0% 90 Toscana 162.7 -0.6% 91 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur 162.4 +0.2% 92 Marche 161.9 -0.6% 93 Friuli-Venezia Giulia 159.9 -0.4% 94 Vorarlberg 156.3 +0.7% 95 Unterfranken 155.1 +0.2% 96 Haute-Normandie 151.2 -0.1% 97 Rhône-Alpes 150.9 +0.5% 98 Oberfranken 147.8 -0.1% 99 Kassel 147.5 0% 100 Dolnośląskie 144.9 0% 101 Prov. Namur 135.9 +0.4% 102 Łódzkie 135.2 -0.4% 103 Střední Morava 133.2 -0.1% 104 Region of Murcia 132.4 +1% 104 Thüringen 132.4 -0.5% 106 Severozápad 131.7 0% 107 Pomorskie 130.6 +0.5% 108 Střední Čechy 128.5 +1.2% 109 Zahodna Slovenija 126.9 +1% 110 Oberösterreich 126.8 +0.6% 111 Calabria 126.5 -1.6% 112 Jihovýchod 124 +0.3% 113 Severovýchod 123.7 +0.2% 114 Západné Slovensko 123 -0.1% 115 Bretagne 122.4 +0.3% 116 Niederbayern 121 +0.6% 117 Abruzzo 120.5 -0.8% 118 Pays de la Loire 118.3 +0.5% 118 Sjælland 118.3 +0.2% 120 Wielkopolskie 117.9 +0.3% 121 Podkarpackie 117.8 0% 122 Kujawsko-pomorskie 116.8 -0.3% 123 Oberpfalz 115.2 +0.3% 124 Lüneburg 111.4 +0.4% 125 Cantabria 110.5 +0.1% 126 Sydsverige 110.1 +1.1% 127 Sachsen-Anhalt 108.7 -0.6% 128 Trier 108.5 +0.3% 129 Umbria 105.5 -0.8% 130 Região Autónoma dos Açores 105.3 -0.3% 131 Świętokrzyskie 105.1 -0.5% 132 Languedoc-Roussillon 104.4 +0.6% 133 Východné Slovensko 103.9 +0.1% 134 Midtjylland 103.7 +0.5% 134 Yugozapaden 103.7 -0.4% 136 Syddanmark 102 +0.1% 137 Opolskie 101.4 -0.3% 138 Kentriki Makedonia 101.2 -0.1% 139 Picardie 99.4 -0.1% 140 Közép-Dunántúl 99.1 +0.2% 141 Lorraine 98.6 -0.3% 142 Andalusia 97.4 +0.4% 143 Asturias 96.6 -0.4% 144 Kýpros 95.7 +1.4% 145 Galicia 92 0% 146 Ionia Nisia 89.4 -0.3% 147 Vzhodna Slovenija 89 +0.6% 148 Algarve 88.9 -0.1% 148 Niederösterreich 88.9 +0.5% 150 Nyugat-Dunántúl 88.6 +0.5% 151 Provincia Autonoma di Trento 88.2 +0.5% 152 Nord-Est 87.5 -0.6% 153 Brandenburg 86.7 +0.3% 154 Sostinės regionas 86.6 +0.9% 155 Sud-Muntenia 86.1 -1.1% 156 Észak-Magyarország 84.4 -0.7% 157 Lubelskie 84 -0.4% 158 Aquitaine 83.9 +0.6% 159 Észak-Alföld 83.1 -0.6% 160 Stredné Slovensko 82.7 -0.1% 161 Basse-Normandie 82.6 -0.2% 162 Mazowiecki regionalny 79.5 -0.4% 163 Salzburg 78.9 +0.5% 164 Burgenland 77.8 +0.4% 165 Steiermark 76.6 +0.3% 165 Zachodniopomorskie 76.6 -0.3% 167 Kriti 76.5 +0.1% 168 Nordjylland 76.4 0% 169 Nord-Vest 75 -0.3% 170 Franche-Comté 72.6 -0.1% 170 Lubuskie 72.6 -0.1% 172 Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen 72.2 +0.6% 173 Jihozápad 71.8 +0.6% 174 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 71.3 0% 175 Sud-Est 70.9 -1% 176 Västsverige 70.1 +1% 177 Poitou-Charentes 70 +0.1% 178 Sardegna 68.3 -1.2% 179 Centru 68.2 -0.3% 179 Molise 68.2 -1.3% 181 Dél-Alföld 68.1 -0.6% 182 Midi-Pyrénées 67.8 +0.4% 183 Sud-Vest Oltenia 66.9 -1% 184 Notio Aigaio 66.1 +0.9% 185 Centre - Val de Loire 65.4 -0.2% 186 Prov. Luxembourg (BE) 64.6 +0.8% 187 Dél-Dunántúl 63.7 -0.8% 187 Severoiztochen 63.7 -0.5% 187 Yuzhen tsentralen 63.7 -0.3% 190 Navarre 63.1 +1% 191 La Rioja 62.6 +0.5% 192 Warmińsko-mazurskie 61.1 -0.3% 193 Tirol 60.4 +0.3% 194 Kärnten 59.9 0% 195 Voreio Aigaio 59.3 +4.2% 196 Dytiki Elláda 59.2 -0.7% 197 Podlaskie 57.5 -0.3% 198 Jadranska Hrvatska 56 -0.2% 199 Basilicata 55.7 -1.2% 199 Vest 55.7 -0.4% 201 Southern 55.6 +1.3% 202 Severen tsentralen 53.1 -1.5% 203 Auvergne 52.6 +0.2% 204 Yugoiztochen 52.5 -0.8% 205 Champagne-Ardenne 51.5 -0.4% 206 Thessalia 51.4 -0.6% 207 Bourgogne 51.3 -0.4% 208 Östra Mellansverige 44.7 +1.1% 209 Limousin 42.9 -0.2% 210 Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki 42.8 -0.2% 211 Corse 39.6 +1% 212 Severozapaden 39 -2% 213 Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste 38.6 -0.5% 214 Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas 37.2 -0.8% 215 Peloponnisos 37.1 -0.3% 216 Ipeiros 36.8 0% 217 Etelä-Suomi 36.6 -0.3% 218 Sterea Elláda 36.1 +0.3% 219 Northern and Western 35 +1.4% 220 Eesti 30.5 +0.3% 221 Latvija 30.2 -0.7% 222 Dytiki Makedonia 28.8 -1% 223 Aragon 27.9 +0.7% 224 Småland med öarna 26.2 +0.8% 225 Extremadura 26 -0.4% 226 Castilla-La Mancha 25.8 +0.4% 227 Castile and León 25.6 -0.4% 228 Länsi-Suomi 23.7 0% 229 Åland 19.2 +0.5% 230 Norra Mellansverige 13.5 +0.7% 231 Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi 6.3 0% 232 Mellersta Norrland 5.3 0% 233 Guyane 3.4 +3% 233 Övre Norrland 3.4 0%
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About this ranking Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
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Questions Which region has the highest population density? Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, with 7,526.7 inhabitants per km² in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest population density? Övre Norrland, with 3.4 inhabitants per km² in 2019.
Where does this ranking come from? Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). Retrieved 2026-10-08. 8 regions have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.
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